Job Market & Career Strategy Expert | Author, Reverse the Search (Penguin Random House) | LinkedIn Top Voice | 1M+ Across LinkedIn, YouTube & TikTok | Featured on WSJ, NYT, ABC News, Bloomberg | Keynote Speaker
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
209K followers
500+ connections
About
As an HR and recruiting leader who has sat on the hiring side of the table, I watched talented professionals sabotage their searches with outdated strategies - mass applications, generic resumes, passive waiting. I built Self Made Millennial to fix that, turning insider hiring knowledge into a methodology that has amassed over 1 million followers across LinkedIn, YouTube, and TikTok.
My book Reverse the Search, published by Penguin Random House, introduces the Job Shopping framework - a system that transforms job seekers from applicants into candidates that companies actively pursue.
Professionals who apply it report landing roles at Fortune 500 companies, negotiating higher compensation packages, and cutting their search timelines dramatically. The approach has been validated by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, ABC News, and Bloomberg.
I bring this expertise to stages and screens as a keynote speaker and media commentator on hiring trends, job market dynamics, and career strategy. My four LinkedIn Learning courses have over 800,000 learners, and Spotify selected me as their first job search instructor for their new course platform. I am recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice, and my content consistently reaches millions of professionals navigating career transitions.
I work with conference organizers, media producers, publishers, and corporate teams who want an expert voice on the modern job market. Whether it is a keynote on the future of hiring, a media segment on job search strategy, or a corporate workshop on talent acquisition, I bring data-driven insights and a methodology that has been tested across hundreds of thousands of career journeys.
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Courses by Madeline
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Job Interview Nano Tips with Madeline Mann3m
Job Interview Nano Tips with Madeline Mann
By: Madeline Mann
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Strategies for Your First 90 Days in a New Job51m
Strategies for Your First 90 Days in a New Job
By: Madeline Mann
Articles by Madeline
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Madeline Mann shared thisI finally found the fastest, cheapest, simplest way to land more job offers. Step 1: Go to your library. Step 2: Check out "Reverse the Search." Step 3: Actually do the actions in the book! I know...this is quite self promotional since I wrote the book. But the book has been out for almost a year and so I am very confident in saying: the strategies WORK. And the success stories are staggering! Seriously...I get emails and comments every week saying the book helped land more interviews and offers. And it feels amazing that Job Shopping stragies are finally in a longform format that is accessible to so many more people. I'll link more information about the book in the comments. Good luck in your job search!
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Madeline Mann shared thisYour interviewer didn't prepare for your interview. This unfortunately happens often. Sometimes it is because they are overloaded with work. Other times it's because they are confident in their interviewing ability, so they rely on their "gut" and just let the interview go where it may. Yet, as someone who has trained thousands of people in companies to be interviewers... ...And quantitatively measured interviewers' ability to interview... ...The "off the cuff" approach bites. Truly is SO ineffecitve! The solution for you is to take control of the interview. Not in an abrupt way, but rather steer the conversation to where you want it to go. You need to go into the interview with a message. Especially because your interviewer may not you the right questions to learn the things they should. And when you do this, the interviewer doesn't see it as you takin control. They don't really notice what you're doing, and instead see it as the best interview they've had all week! Learn more tips and tricks like this with my Unshakeable Interviews Masterclass. Link is in the comments!
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Madeline Mann shared thisThe best person often does not land the job. The person who articulates their value the best gets the job. This is why learning how to interview is such a crucial skill. Because many of us are so close to our own stories that we don't know which details to share. We may want to highlight our favorite parts of our career, or professional moments we loved. Yet, companies don't care about that. They care about how you are going to solve their challenges. Keep your answers relevant to the position, and they will begin to see your value. Need a little help? Take my Unshakable Interviews Masterclass to start showing up with confidence and walking out knowing you've nailed it. Link is in the comments!
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Madeline Mann shared thisIf you want to speed up the job hunting process and start landing offers fast, follow this 30-day blueprint. I have seen my clients go from years of unemployment to getting multiple offers in just one month by making these shifts. Week 1: Clarity Build your clarity statement by answering these questions: 1. What role are you going for? 2. What industry or company type? 3. What value do you bring that matches that role? If you are having a hard time narrowing it down right now, that is one of the major reasons why you are not landing interviews. Swipe to learn more and all the important steps in weeks 2-4. P.S. If you want to develop the skills to help land more job offers, join my free Job Shopping Class. I will link it in the comments!
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Madeline Mann shared thisHere is an easy way to network with people at top companies: 1. Identify your target companies. 2. Reach out to professionals in those roles/companies. 3. Invite them to contribute to an article or blog post you're writing. For example, if you're aiming for a Product Manager role: 1. Contact Product leaders at your target companies. 2. Tell them you're writing a post about Product Managers' favorite apps. 3. Ask for their input, promising to quote them in the piece. This approach works because: 🍊It's building your professional content portfolio while also building your network 🍊It offers value to the professional (they get personal branding exposure). 🍊It naturally opens the door for further conversation. Once you've gathered responses, create and share the post on LinkedIn and other platforms. This showcases your initiative and industry engagement while building relationships with key contacts. If you want to revamp your LinkedIn profile to get more connections, opportunities, and job interviews, click the link in the comments!
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Madeline Mann shared thisHere are 3 LinkedIn hacks that are working right now for the job search. Try these: 1:Refresh “Open to Work” 2: Search “We’re hiring” + target role 3: Hack the time filter
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Madeline Mann shared thisI was on a networking call with someone I had just met. He asked me, “How can I help you?” And I had no idea. I didn’t really know him well enough to answer because I didn't know what he has access to. Nor did I feel completely comfortable asking for a favor. So instead of returning the ineffective question back to him, I asked a different question. I asked, “What are your top priorities? What are your biggest challenges?” He shared and I quickly identified three ways to help him. Here’s the lesson: 🍊 Don’t ask people, “How can I help you?” 🍊 Ask about their priorities and challenges. 🍊 OFFER ways to add value. Don't make them guess what you would be willing to do for them. This is the key to networking that actually works. When you focus on helping others first, opportunities find you naturally. What’s one way you’ve added value to someone recently? P.S For more tips on how I was able to quickly create a large LinkedIn following, check out my presentation on “How to 10x Your Personal Brand Using LinkedIn & Attract Clients, Speaking Engagements, and Jobs.” It’s linked in the comments!
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Madeline Mann shared thisIt's my birthday!! Here are 10 things I would have told myself 10 years ago: 🍊 People who are happy and successful will never try to tear you down (this brings me sympathy for those who do) 🍊 Everything is marketing: getting the promotion, getting the job, getting your kids to clean up - all about how you frame things. 🍊 Make friends through business, but don't do business with friends 🍊 Write the book SOONER (the impact of "Reverse the Search" has been so much larger than what I was imagining) 🍊 The best return on investment is investing in yourself 🍊 People with no real expertise will tell you you're wrong. Don't let it stop you from trying to keep helping people. 🍊 Fast, imperfect action is a super power. Keep learning as you're doing. 🍊 Find people who are doing what you want to do and copy their path. Pay them well or give them lots of value in return. 🍊 Don't blame your situation on others or the general state of the world, focus fiercely on what you can control. 🍊 You're on the right path, keep going! Thanks for being with me this year. I've dedicated myself to career coaching for the past 8+ years in addition to my human resources career, and I'll tell you, things feel vastly different than they did 4 years ago. It's tougher in the job market, but even as a business owner and content creator. I've seen so many of my peers who were around when I started either fold or pivot their business to move away from the job search space since many people in the audience will take their anger out on creators who are trying to help and make a living. But I am firmly not going anywhere. Each time I am feeling attacked, I go read the amazing reviews you all have left for my book "Reverse the Search" - there is nothing more meaningful to me than a positive review from someone whose life has changed because of the book!! Or I focus my attention on my wonderful clients who are working hard everyday to make it happen for themselves, and I am the lucky person they chose to come with them on the adventure. Thank you for your love and support. Here's to another year, wifi high five!!
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Madeline Mann shared thisI have tested different post-interview follow ups across thousands of clients, and now I SWEAR by the follow up! It’s magic. You wouldn’t believe how many times they thought conversations were dead in the water with companies and networking contacts… …only for a well executed follow up email to bring them back from the dead. Yet so many people assume that if they haven’t back from a company, that’s it. And in a way, they self reject. But you would be shocked at how far polite persistence can get you. And in today’s video, you get several follow up approaches (with increasing effectiveness) PLUS an excellent sentence to add that can impress companies. Do you send follow up emails?Send THIS if They Ghost You After a Job Interview [Follow Up Email]Send THIS if They Ghost You After a Job Interview [Follow Up Email]
Experience
Education
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University of Southern California
Master of Science (M.S.) Organizational Development - Applied Psychology
Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi
• Part of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society - only top 10% of the program selected for this honor
• Served as the sole student representative on the program's admissions board
Relevant coursework:
Managing and Developing People, Strategy and Organization Consulting, Statistics, Organizational Psychology, Facilitation Design, Research Methods, Group Dynamics and Leadership.
The program turns psychology insight into business impact with a rigorously applied curriculum that…• Part of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society - only top 10% of the program selected for this honor
• Served as the sole student representative on the program's admissions board
Relevant coursework:
Managing and Developing People, Strategy and Organization Consulting, Statistics, Organizational Psychology, Facilitation Design, Research Methods, Group Dynamics and Leadership.
The program turns psychology insight into business impact with a rigorously applied curriculum that combines research focused material in Dornsife College with MBA courses in the Marshall School of Business. -
University of California, San Diego
Bachelor's degree Psychology Magna Cum Laude
Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Chi Omega
Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Member Of The Board Of Advisors
University of Southern California
- Present 9 years 8 months
Education
Part of the Professional Board of Advisors for the Master of Applied Psychology Program at USC
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Wish Granter
Make-A-Wish America
- 3 years 10 months
Children
Granted wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses. Interacted directly with wish child’s family and friends to plan and host wish-granting parties. Continuously invested time fundraising with Chi Omega members to successfully grant 4 children’s wishes in three years. Fundraising activities included planning philanthropy events at University of California, San Diego, and receiving donations from local businesses.
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Musician
Musicians for Community Service
- 1 year 10 months
Health
Visit people in nursing homes and hospitals in the San Diego area to play guitar and sing for them. Chat with them afterward and take any music requests.
Skills
Honors & Awards
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Rookie of the Year Award
Inspire
Inspire holds an annual awards ceremony at their all company retreat and has 6 awards that recognize performance. One of those 6 is the "Rookie of the Year Award" granted to an employee who had started in the past year and made a significant impact in their short time. I had the honor of receiving this award at the retreat as voted on by my peers.
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Top 10 YouTube Channel for Job Seekers
Jobscan
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Top 50 Person to Follow on LinkedIn
Jobscan
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Craft an Experience Award
Gem
At Gem's All Company Retreat three awards were given out based on some of our values: Make it Happen, Destroy Your Masterpiece, and Craft an Experience. The value Craft an Experience was born out of our commitment to create an exceptional user experience for our customers, but it has since evolved to making every aspect of what we do both effective and delightful. I received this award from my peers for making a thoughtfully crafted employee experience, and I couldn't be more flattered! So glad…
At Gem's All Company Retreat three awards were given out based on some of our values: Make it Happen, Destroy Your Masterpiece, and Craft an Experience. The value Craft an Experience was born out of our commitment to create an exceptional user experience for our customers, but it has since evolved to making every aspect of what we do both effective and delightful. I received this award from my peers for making a thoughtfully crafted employee experience, and I couldn't be more flattered! So glad the team is focused on putting people first.
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Overall Panhellenic Scholar
UCSD Panhellenic Council
This is the highest award given at the annual All-Sorority Scholarship Banquet, awarded to a sorority woman who demonstrates high academic achievement, campus involvement, and lofty future goals.
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Senior Scholastic Achievement Award
Chi Omega Fraternity
This is an award given at the annual Eleusinia gathering to honor a Chi Omega member who has shown exceptional academic achievement and chapter involvement.
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Kappa Lambda Scholarship
Chi Omega Fraternity
This scholarship is awarded to one Chi Omega member of Kappa Lambda chapter each year who shows a commitment to academics and financial need. I won this award three years in a row: 2012, 2013, and 2014.
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American Sign Language
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Organizations
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Master of Applied Psychology Advisory Council at USC
Councilmember
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Phi Kappa Phi
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- PresentReceived membership for ranking in the top 10 percent of my graduate program. Phi Kappa Phi is USC’s oldest all-university honor society.
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Phi Beta Kappa
Member
- PresentThe nation's oldest academic honor society, which recognizes distinguished performance in study, research, and leadership.
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Chi Omega
New Member Educator
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