farahsharghi

Get Hired in 2026: The Rules Have Changed

Google

Lyft

Uber

TikTok

The New York Times

Farah Sharghi

Ex-Google Recruiter | Career Coach | YouTube Educator

Learn what has changed and why the strategies that worked before are now working against you.

Understand What Changed in Hiring in 2026

Most candidates think one person decides their fate. Learn who is actually involved and what each one needs from you.

Who Is Really Making Decisions About You

Learn the specific mistakes that cost candidates offers after strong interviews and exactly what to do instead.

How to Turn Interviews Into Offers in Today's Market

Make Hiring Your Superpower. 

Learn the Talent Algorithm, a proven system for hiring top talent, avoiding mistakes, and scaling yourself.

Co-Founder of Talgo

ghSMART & Company

Bain & Company

Jordan Burton

Co-Founder at Talgo. Exec Assessor | VCPE Advisor | Speaker

Palantir

Harvard University

Matthew Walsh

Co-Founder at Talgo → Interviewing & Hiring Methodology | Exec Assessor for PE

Cohort 6

Three live sessions over three days. You'll build a complete Talgo hiring toolkit: Target, interview plan, Deep Dive guide, reference script, and decision rubric, through live instruction and hands-on practice with fellow founders, investors, and talent leaders. Plus 6 months of Talgo On Demand access. Limited seats to ensure every student gets live practice reps.

Cohort 7

Are you a founder, investor, or rising leader who wants to build an elite team, and accelerate your trajectory to the next level? There’s one make-or-break skill that will define your career trajectory more than any other: The ability to assess talent with precision.And yet, less than 10% of leaders have ever been trained in how to do it. Until now, there hasn’t been a rigorous, proven system to learn this craft. That’s why we built Hiring Mastery. We’ll teach you the exact system we've taught to top VCs, PE firms, and tech leaders to assess candidates like a pro, unlocking better hires, faster velocity, and massive upside.If you join us, you’ll leave with:‣ A repeatable system for identifying top talent in any role‣ The confidence to lead high-stakes hiring with executives, investors, or your Board‣ The skills to dramatically increase your hiring accuracy for the rest of your careerPlus, you’ll get 6 months of access to Talgo On Demand, our full library of video walkthroughs, annotated interview demos, and coaching breakdowns used by top firms.This isn’t HR fluff. It’s how you avoid years of costly hiring mistakes, and start building the team you actually need to win.

The Most Valuable Skill Nobody Taught You

1. Define Success and Fit with Clarity and Precision

2. Interview and Reference Like a Pro (And Get Real Data)

3. Run a Tight, Efficient Process

4. Make Smarter, Bias-Resistant Hiring Calls

5. Differentially Attract—and Close—High Performers

6. Accelerate Growth with Ongoing Support

A founder or business owner assembling your core team and hungry for a proven system to make game-changing hires with confidence

A VC/PE investor, talent partner, or portfolio operator looking to elevate talent judgment, and back only top-tier teams

A Head of Talent or hiring manager seeking to build company-wide interviewing standards, very capable and committed teams of high performers

Master every stage of the interview process — once and for all

Cohort 2

Design Leadership at Apple

Apple

Revolut

Bumble

Eugene Trofimov

Design Manager from Apple, ex-Bumble (IPO), Badoo, 10+ years in design

Cohort 1

👉 Most designers prepare for interviews by guessing, or hoping their work speaks for itself. In 2026 that’s not enough anymore.This course gives you a repeatable, real-world system to land jobs at top international companies. You’ll learn how to stand out from the first recruiter message to the final offer negotiation, with clarity, confidence, and the mindset of a top candidate.5 reasons to join the course:⚡️ Built and taught by Apple hiring manager who has conducted 500+ interviews, hired designers at every level over 7 years across the UK, US, and internationally, and shipped products used by millions.🖊 Not just theory — the course is 80% practical📑 200+ offers students got after the course⭐ 5/5 average rating🤓 Weekly feedbacksThe course condenses 10+ years of global experience into 4 focused modules. You'll get insider frameworks, real examples, and practical tools to craft a resume, portfolio, and interview story that get results. By the end, you'll not only know what works; you'll know how to apply it to your own career, with confidence.

Get hired at FAANG-level companies. Learn how to pass interviews from an insider

Position yourself as a standout designer

Build a portfolio and resume that get noticed

Master every stage of the interview

Make LinkedIn work for you

Ace interview with confidence

This course is designed for Mid-to-Staff level Product Designers and UX Researchers.

Experience Level:

You need to be open to letting go of old habits and ways of thinking. Trust the instructor and the proven process to really succeed.

Mindset:

Successful completion requires consistent effort and engagement, so please ensure you can commit the time to apply the learnings.

Availability

Designers aiming to land jobs at FAANG and other top global tech companies, or those who want a clear, practical system to get hired.

Mid- to Lead-level designers ready to grow and level up their careers.

Those who want to get offers 1.5–2× higher than their current salary.

Transform your job search from scattered chaos to strategic clarity. Walk into every interview with confidence.

Ex-Meta/Amazon • 250+ Coached

Amazon

DoorDash

Atlassian

Gilad Naor

Ex-Meta & Amazon. Coached 250+ tech leaders through their job search.

Feb 2026

May 2026

I’ve coached over 250 tech professionals, and I see the same pattern every time: high-performers paralyzed by the process. You know you need to prepare, but staring at a blank screen is painful. The anxiety kicks in before you even apply.So you procrastinate. Or worse, you use AI to generate a generic resume, spray it across 50 applications, and wonder why you hear nothing back.That’s the old way.In this course, we fix your strategy in one week. We don't just "polish your resume." We build a system.I'll teach you how to use AI as a sparring partner, not a ghostwriter. You'll learn to target the right roles, bypass the "application black hole," and practice your interview answers until they feel natural.No more panic. No more wondering if you're good enough. Just a clear, repeatable process that lands offers.

The job search has changed. Most people are doing it wrong.

Master AI without the "Robot Accent"

Get feedback before it counts 

Build a system, not a to-do list

Mid-level to senior engineers ready to level up but struggling to stand out in a market flooded with AI-generated applications.

Engineering managers and tech leads exploring new opportunities who want to bypass recruiters and connect directly with decision makers.

Technical professionals in adjacent roles (product, data, DevOps) seeking their next tech position with a strategic, systematic approach.

Compensation is far less complex than it looks -once you understand how it all works, you can use this to significantly increase your pay

Cohort 4

HRBP Executive, Author and Speaker 

Spotify

Electronic Arts

Epic Games

American Express

Mars

Daniel Space (DanFromHR)

HRBP w 15+ years designing compensation models  for Spotify, EA, AMEX, PWC, etc 

Pay, compensation, and salary is one of the most closely guarded topics in most organizations, yet it is so critical for our survival. It's very likely you've been in one of these situations<ul><li>You felt low-balled on a new offer and weren't sure why</li><li>You suspect you left money on the table </li><li>You got a 1.1% raise despite strong performance</li><li>You discovered a peer or friend now earns significantly more than you despite having far less experience</li><li>You’ve built a business case for a raise or promotion and were not approved</li><li>You were given a promotion, but you were told that "9%" was the most the company could offer</li><li>You asked for a raise, it was denied - but then you were given one when you presented a counter-offer</li><li>You feel nervous negotiating offers, raises, or promotions</li><li>You’ve noticed people in similar roles at other companies earning more total pay</li><li>You want to earn more than just base salary but you didn't even know that was a thing</li><li>Used public sources of compensation data like Glassdoor, Lever or Salary.com during an interview and it didn't work</li></ul>The truth is - it's VERY possible to earn a comfortable living once you understand the rules, systems and decision making that most companies use.

Being Highly-Compensated is Much Easier Than You Think

Understand Methodologies, Mindset and Decision Making in Compensation

Learn the 6 Elements That Drive Compensation

Mastering New Hire Offer Negotiations

 Compensation and Pay at a Company

Advanced Compensation Strategies 

College students or roles with highly standardized or regulated pay structures, such as government, medicine may not find content relevant

Direct or Adjacent Experience in "Corporate America" organizatons

You work in Product, Design, HR, IT, Finance, Ops, Marketing, Sales, BusDev, Research, Data, Engineering as an IC, Manager or Director

Professionals who want to understand how pay works so they can make smarter career, role, and negotiation decisions instead of guessing.

People who want to increase their earning power by making intentional, high-leverage career moves based on how compensation actually works.