Celebrating Your Weird, Wild, Interesting Self
June is a month for celebrating diversity of thought — If you’re looking for the perfect career fit for your own unique personality, talents, interests and background, it’s out there. Be patient!
In this month’s newsletter, the state of the job search right now, a story about being ghosted and the latest in recruiter jargon: rage applying. Read on for these snippets as well as a few of my favorite digital reads of the last month.
Does the Job Search Just Suck Right Now?
This is a question I have to ask after reading headlines like “Why job searches suck right now” (Thanks, Business Insider.)
It’s true that the situation is a little all over the place. Some companies are hiring, other are laying off, still others simply freezing. People with impressive resumes and decades of professional experience are finding it harder than they expected to find the right new role. People get ghosted left and right.
The good news is that having a period of inactivity on your resume is not the stigma it used to be. You just might have to get creative in order to land the right role.
A recruiter, of course, is one way to shore up your bets. As one myself for years, I have abundant experience in aligning people to the right jobs and getting them in the door. Contact me when you’re ready to step your search up.
The Degrading Angst of Being Ghosted
Nine rounds of interviews before being ghosted.
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal tells this story of a marketing professional who, after all these rounds, never received a call back despite calling, texting and emailing.
So rude!
As a recruiting firm CEO, I find it horrifying when job seekers are treated this way. While I sympathize with overextended hiring managers, there’s no excuse for blowing off an eager job seeker to this extent.
One of the perks of working with a recruiter like me is that you will always get closure on your interview process, one way or the other. If you’re frustrated with trying to see the line of communication through on your job search, please reach out today.
Recommended Reading for June
On the New York Times: ChatFished: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People With A.I.
On WorkLife: How to build your AI aptitude at work
From LinkedIn: 6 InMail Templates that Can Help You Break Through
Are You Rage Applying?
You’re so fed up with your job that you’re applying for new ones from your desk at work. Etiquette be damned, you’re just feeling desperate. This is not a new phenomenon, but it has a catchy new name: rage applying.
People have been lashing out at their current jobs by impulsively applying for new ones for decades. Digital job boards have certainly made this easier, but the impulse has always been there. When someone approaches me and says they are looking for a new job, I want to know they’re serious. But that’s not to say that rage appliers can’t be serious about it!
You never know what fabulous life change is going to come out of a mid-day work-related temper tantrum. But better to slyly contact a recruiter than boldly bring up Indeed on your work laptop from the office.