The ultimate guide to getting a job at YouTube in 2021

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The ultimate guide to getting a job at YouTube

YouTube is hiring for hundreds of roles across the world.

In 2021, YouTube is hiring to increase the diversity of its staff, and to fill key roles in software engineering, user experience, account management, and trust and safety.

But what does it take to get hired?

I spoke with seven current YouTube employees and YouTube’s director of global staffing, Olga Donnelly, to learn.

Some tips:

Donnelly said some YouTube applicants have caught the company’s attention by simply including a link in their resume to a YouTube video they made.

Three YouTube employees said they had a YouTube channel prior to applying for a role at the company. And two had managed YouTube creators’ businesses prior to landing their roles.

Donnelly says to keep up with the company by reading YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki’s letters addressing the YouTube community, and the YouTube Official Blog.

“First and foremost, what we are honestly looking for is people who are really passionate about the platform and the product,” Donnelly said.

Check out the complete guide on how to nail the interview process at YouTube.

In the past, we have also broken down how to land jobs at TikTok and Instagram, according to current and …read more

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