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How to get a job (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 8 points 4 hours ago* (6 children)

Here: https://www.neversearchalone.org/jsc

I would also recommend the book Take the Work Out of Networking.

I've talked to several recruiters, and outside of entry level positions none of them are interviewing anyone who doesn't have a referral because there are so many referrals they find enough qualified candidates before they get to the non-referrals. That's a product of just how bad the job market is.

I'm about to post two jobs myself with a total comp of ~$180k and I already have enough referrals that I won't interview anyone that isn't a referral. And the posting isn't even up yet.

The JSC via Never Search Alone paired with Take the Work Out of Networking has all the skills and advice needed to navigate the current job market as successfully as possible.

I wish you all the best, and am happy to answer as many questions as I can if you'd like.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 hours ago

    The internet really messed with things. We put a help-wanted ad in the local paper in 2000, specifically said in the ad "local candidates only" - I received 400+ applications in the first week, ~300 of them from out of town, 20+ of them from other countries. Sorting through the pile (they were still snail-mailed in those days) I came across a local candidate who worked with a company we regularly did business with, had our guy call his ex-manager and asked one question "would you re-hire him if you had the chance?" Answer was yes. We hired him, he was good.

    My sincere apologies if your application was in the bottom of the stack and you were better qualified. Life is like that most of the time.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

    Woah, this maybe a good way of contributing what seems to be a skill I have. Not trying to brag but as a 33 year old skidmark on the national economy, I am currently batting 1000 on job interviews over my life. I have multiple times just quit a job on the spot and had a new one before weeks end. I'm not sure why, or how, but I have never been interviewed and not offered the job. Mind, none of them have required "skills" or "education" beyond what I've picked up along the way, they could be called entry level jobs but I've never really seen a path upward in any of the companies, doesn't seem to work like that anymore. Just jobs, ~$40k a year usually with benefits. I have always had a hard time understanding why people who "can't find work" don't just take a job that's available while they look for the perfect one. Spoiler, I have never found a perfect job, aside from working for myself.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 hours ago

    Because often, if they can even get it, the "job thats available" is so physically/mentally demanding that job searching while you have the job is untenable. They often dont give leeway for job interviews, so even trying is risking your only source of support for the vague chance of something that might be better.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 hour ago

    I'll pick up on one piece, humbling ourselves to take a job we see as below us is hard. I've done it before and it was a huge ego hit. A friend who's been unemployed for over a year is facing that now. It's not an easy path.

    And some income is often better than none.

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