Feras Ahlou shares the five most important strategies Gen Z job seekers and early-career professionals can use to gain career traction, while also revealing how getting laid off led him to a life-changing entrepreneurial journey.

Key Takeaways

• Over 50% of Gen Z graduates are underemployed a year after graduation—Feras outlines practical steps to overcome this, including leveraging AI, acquiring certifications, and reframing work-life balance.
• Being laid off can become a pivot point; Feras explains how rejection in 2003 led him to co-found multiple successful startups, eventually selling one for eight figures.
• Build your network early and often—it’s one of your most powerful, underutilized career assets.
• Work-life balance is not one-size-fits-all; identify what season of life you’re in and work accordingly, especially when you have time and energy to invest.
• Resilience, continuous skill-building, and giving back are essential long-term career strategies.

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https://www.startupwithferas.com/

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