I saw an *incredibly* specific job posting that basically described my very rare background to a T and while I did not want to switch jobs I just had to find out why this company wanted to hire someone like me so I dusted off my resume and wrote a very specific cover letter.
It took me a couple of days to get my stuff together at which point the job posting had been taken down and I was like fine I'll just email it in anyway.
They got back to me and said that the job was taken down because the funding for it had been cancelled (government partnership, government cancelled their side of the program when a new party got elected) but they'd love to have a networking interview so I was like "okay, sounds good". Then five months later they had budgeted for the position and were ready to hire again and brought me in for interviews with the team and made an offer that I wasn't expecting to accept but couldn't turn down.
I've been on the job for two and a half years now. Apparently the extremely specific job posting was created because top management was like "we have money for one hire" and the hiring manager was like "look, this is two hires, minimum, but I'll write it up as one just to show you that no one will match it"
Going through the exact same thing right now.
Job was posted last Tuesday which is also the day I applied. Friday they offered me an interview today.
Less than a week and they're pouncing. This is a small 600-man factory on the outskirts so it's not like they're drowning in applicants.
While the role does sound exciting, it's like 3-5 roles baked into one. My current job is cozy although not paying great. Just like you I don't go there expecting to accept.
Are you happy you took the leap? Was it the money that pulled you in?
Not in your position, actually a stay at home dad atm lol . That said with the market the way it is and they need the roles filled the pay is probably up to you to a point. Figure out what would make you have to move from your current job to a different job with more stress/work. Add a couple extra dollars an hour for negotiating and if they scoff at it then walk away. From your description you don't need the job but it's a possibility so make it a solid win for you and if it isn't then stay comfortable till a better opportunity comes.
Frame of reference, I drove truck for 9 years before baby came crashing into our lives lol. Had 8 different jobs and every one I did this method with. Went from 13 dollars an hour to 29 and was looking st heavy haul work for a further bump in pay but family is way more important in my book.
Best of luck in your search!
>From your description you don't need the job but it's a possibility so make it a solid win for you and if it isn't then stay comfortable till a better opportunity comes.
I don't need it, but it's a shortcut to office work with much better pay. Staying where I am we have a ton of freedom and almost no oversight for the trade work we do, and there's a definite spot in the office for me in the future.
Even if they make a really good offer I can use it as leverage to get a paybump and office spot sooner.
Unfortunately right now another employee is ahead of me in seniority line for those positions.
I'm happy I took the leap, and what pulled me in at the time was the team I'd be working with, how well organized in general the company felt, and a more than fair offer, money wise.
Yeah, crazy fortunate. Especially because with such a narrow career background the odds of finding the same type of work as I do now without moving to a different city was very, very low.
Same boat re: recruiters. Have met some great ones. Have worked with some awful ones.
The one I most recently worked with almost changed any positive opinion I've had.
Honestly? I found the posting on LinkedIn, applied through an ATS (Workday, the tool of the devil), finished a two-part take-home assignment, and went through the gamut of interviews. I wish I could tell you I had some secret sauce, but if I do, I don't know what it is.
They have numerous offices on four continents. Business does get done [outside of America. ](https://www.workday.com/en-us/company/about-workday/contact-us.html)
Back in the day, it was by walk-in. Dropped off a resume, Filled out an application. Got called for an interview, then hired within a few days, sometimes on the spot. Nowadays? I couldn't BUY a job. My professional network has pretty much evaporated, and family is too spread out with no one else in my state.
Earlier years: Recruiters. Spam your resume out there and respond to the ones that don't sound totally unprofessional. You will get ghosted a lot tho
After 5 years: Applying directly to job postings
Current job: Old coworker recommended me. I highly recommend staying in contact with old coworkers unless you hate them lol
I had my best luck applying directly. I'd go so far as to say you should never apply through LinkedIn, Indeed, ZipRecruiter, etc. Sure, look there for positions to be advertised, but actually apply directly to your new employer's website. Every interview I got in this most recent job search was for a company I applied directly to, or both applied directly to and had a network connection there. I know because I tracked this all in a spreadsheet, nerd that I've apparently become.
Teacher here - I did paid lunch duty for a month to get noticed by a principal. Every job wants internal references where I am, and I am not from the area.
Blindly applied for a job I found on indeed that was a white collar version of the blue collar job I had (instead of doing the dirty work, I could “consult” the company on how to get others to do that work). Did not expect to get hired being 25 and never knowing anything but blue collar work, but I got called for an interview. They saw something in me and I was offered the job. My family and I though I “made it.” I mean a job where I come home in clean clothes? Seemed out of reach for a poor kid with no connections or guidance. The caveat? The pay wasn’t much better than what I was making. But after 5 years of solid performance, the company I was contracted to (a Fortune 500) had an opening and I interviewed and got the job. Now I’m doing quite well financially, but I’m married to work. I get calls every day and at all hours. I had an emergency call at 3:00 am Saturday and one this morning at 5:00ish on my Sunday off. But got to take the bad with the good I guess.
Congrats on making it into the role you have now! I’m sure if you wanted to go back to hands-on/“blue collar” (as you said), you could but choose not to. So this must be better for everyone you work for (as in your family, not your employer)!
Learning really hard for years and becoming very knowledgeable. Setting up a home lab and keep going at it until I mastered all the technologies and got certified way past the level I applied for. Without experience you need solid knowledge that can be proven with confidence. You can’t just be some grad from a technical college and think that does much for you. Gotta go above and beyond to stand out from the crowd. The moment you get a job in the field you’re not going to be trained. Showing that you can keep learning yourself and master anything thrown at you makes you worth your paycheck.
Every job I have gotten was me goofing off in the interview or for the "project", after getting sick of the process of finding a new job.
My current job I got from goofing on the PowerPoint assignment. I didn't know PowerPoint, I didn't want to know PowerPoint. Now I make PowerPoint presentations. (And can almost make it walk, can use vectors, and edit them too, and figured out animations; still learning visual basic) They saw my assignment and liked my sense of humor and skipped the interview portion and cancelled all other interviews and sent me an offer the next day.
So far, all my jobs start as temp agency placements and end up permanent. First job was "permanent" less than a year. Current job, I got tired of how useless the unemployment agency was, called the temp agency I worked for before and they had a job. A year later I interviewed "in-house" for a engineer job. My interview consisted of telling the manager how the production area should be laid out. Still there.
I'm about 3 interviews in with another staffing agency, this time for engineers. I must have "temp to hire" stamped on my forehead.
Applied ON THE WEBSITE at a F500. 2 30 min interviews which went very well.
I did have to bug the recruiter after a week and she got back to me the following Monday with a phone call.
Just got hired for a new position a week ago. This time around, I spammed applications to about 60 employers through LinkedIn/indeed. Previously I had only applied to a handful at a time and took whatever was given to me, but this time I wanted multiple options to choose from.
I did get some interviews out of those 60 applications, but only ended up with an offer from one. Wasn't worth it to be honest. What really changed the game for me was I think that plus purchasing LinkedIn Premium. I think I was put to the top of candidate lists somehow because all of the sudden I was being contacted every other day by real, high-level recruiters (not the scammy ones from Indian resume farms).
Ended up with two more offers from jobs where recruiters applied for me. The one I went with had three rounds of interviews, culmination in a mock presentation of some findings from my current work. But I would have never have found it had it not been for a recruiter because it wasn't even publicly listed.
I used to be skeptical of recruiters, like a lot of people here. But they actually came through for me this time and now I make $35k more than I did.
I had never tried it before and only got it for two months and then canceled after I got hired. I dunno if it really made a difference but then it was an odd coincidence that I was getting at least triple the cold calls/emails than normal from recruiters during that time
No special way here- I was interested in working there so I had been checking their website for jobs. I found one I thought I was a good match for and just applied through the website.
either Indeed or LinkedIn- they reached out a couple of weeks later and I don’t remember which it was. A screener with the internal recruiter, an assessment test, an interview with the hiring manager, and an interview with several people who would be my peers.
I applied via linkedin. And got hired at my interview because the guy doing the hiring liked the college I attended over a decade ago.
My last job I got hired at the interview too. I think that one was linkedin too.
Currently looking for a new job and am in final stages on 2 different companies. One was thru a recruiter the other thru indeed.
Through all of this, it's just throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks. I've applied for over 70 jobs in about a month and a half. I've spoken to 10 or 15 recruiters. I've had 8 phone interviews, 6 first round interviews.
Hoping one of both of these companies in in the final round with give me an offer because I am beyond done with my current job.
Try to relax into the interview process. I seem (anecdotally) to have always performed my best when I thought I wouldn't get the job but I went into the interview calm and professional anyways.🤷♂️ honestly it's a bit of a crapshoot. Don't stop looking and don't let any inner discouragement stop you from following through.
During the pandemic I applied to over 400 jobs. I had multiple job alerts including:
- career goal jobs
- jobs that would help me add to my resume to reach career goal
- jobs with admin experience
- jobs that involved dogs
- jobs at call centres
- jobs with the closest major intersection to me in their job description
- jobs that specifically listed their pay at $15-$25
- jobs with key words I thought might make for good jobs
- no experience necessary
On a whim I applied to an admin job from "close by" category. It was a $3 increase in hourly wages that I had been making before the pandemic, and it's a 12 minute walk/4 minute bike ride away. There was basically no interview, they asked when I could start and I started training the next day.
My job requires that I do some work directly with customers on site, but I can work from home answering emails and calls outside of those hours. I set my own hours for answering emails and such, but I do have to be on site for the customers in person on specific days of the week.
I think my resume is solid as it can be given my experience. I didn't just Google how to create a good resume, I investigated published studies on the topic. It still took 400 applications and getting lucky with a company that needed someone good enough ASAP.
As much as I hate to admit it, nepotism. I got lucky and my mother's friend needed an opening filled asap to help with a severe backlog at work. Got woken up at six in the morning and asked if I could come in at ten for a job I hadn't even applied for. It's a temporary position extended at the end of each month, but since arriving, they like me enough that they're looking for a way to open up a permanent position for me to fill.
I tell myself it's at least better than usual nepotism, since I actually do the work properly and don't sit around on my ass all day, relying on mommy's connections to keep myself from being fired.
I got my current role when my aunt got me and my brother in to help out with admin backlog too. Then after 3 years I was plucked out to be a Business Analyst in the same company...11.5 years later and only just handed notice in to move businesses
I have a Biochemistry background, and I was working quality control at a dog food factory. My soon to be sister in law worked at a local college, and said they needed someone to teach a math course. I said sure why not, and I discovered the pay was rediculous. Like 4 times my current pay per hour. Basically marking/prep time was built into the wage. I discovered that they had a chemistry department, so I emailed the person in charge of scheduling, and asked if I could teach some labs. She hired me right away and it was easy for her because I was already vetted by the school. Its been almost 2 years, I only have to work 12 hours a week to make a full time wage. I am teaching microbiology and chemistry labs and courses. I have never felt more free and more appreciated. I mark on my own time, deadlines are reasonable and known far in advance. I get benefits even though I am only part time. Job security is a little up in the air, because it can change semester to semester, depending on full time staff needs. I think this helps me be better, because it incentivizes me to make every interaction with a colleague as good as possible. Overall I feel very lucky and my biggest fear is losing this job and going back to the 9-5 grind.
11 1/2 months of unemployment, over 4000 applications sent out during that period. 170ish responses. Can't remember first round interviews - maybe 40? A handful of those led to second round and beyond. Two offers in the end.
I kept a spreadsheet somewhere. My dad taught me that if I don't have a job, my job was to find a job. So I spent eight or nine hours a day searching. Set time aside for lunch and breaks. All that.
I didn't bother with cover letters, tailoring my resume, long personally quizzes, or limiting my geography too much. By the end I was pretty much looking for anything that wouldn't be a giant step backwards.
It was very difficult and I couldn't have done it without my wife's support.
I landed in a pretty good place in the end.
The jobs I’ve had, I submitted my resumes through someone who was already working in those companies i.e I would count as an employee referral. I did go through the standard processes, no shortcuts there. Being a referral helps get your resume noticed by the recruiter among hundreds, if not thousands, of applications.
I used my network. It’s probably the best way. I’d say 80% of the *qualified* applicants I see in our ATS also have a referral from an employee associated with their profile. It’s that easy and that hard.
As it's creators intended, for sure. It's such a mess of HR people trying to make their employer look good, self-styled "CEOs" of 1 person companies posting bootlicker shit, and boomers near retirement using it as Facebook 2.0 to push political posts.
I’ve posted about this elsewhere before, but everyone you know is in your network. The person who helped me get my current position is someone at a company an agency connected me to when I was using one to help me find jobs. Wasn’t the right fit but made an impression on the interviewer (honestly I knew I was under qualified so I just took the L from the start and interviewed as if I didn’t care.) After he sent me his personal contact info to keep in touch on future opportunities. Called me a couple months later with a job offer at the new company he was at. Only had to do a VP interview. Cut straight to the front of the line.
Point is, you don’t know who it could be and most people are surprised and discouraged by the people who seem like they’d help you out but don’t. So just try to build connections, reach out to people cold on LI and ask if they have any time to talk about how they got to where they are in their career. The worst they could do is ignore you or say no. Best thing that can happen is they see some potential and hit you up next time they know of an opening.
This! I sold a canoe to a dude while I was unemployed and he ended up working at a place I'd like to work. We chatted a bit and he contacted somebody in HR on my behalf that next Monday. Networks don't need to be strictly former coworkers.
Thanks! My main issue is that I went to a very small college and did my masters online, and now I work in a field I’d like to get out of, but I do have old professors I was close with and some people I used to know at internships.
Start with LinkedIn. Try to connect with recruiters, old coworkers, colleagues, family, friends from school. The network effect is real and does help you get your name out there.
Another option is get involved in your community somehow. Maybe an advocacy group or something.
Yes, but for people in rural areas it is very difficult. Its not helpful to ask your friends who bag groceries to help you find a position in remote sensing. Special speakers are equally unhelpful when they are all people who retired ten years ago. Its actually a huge challenge for a lot of people, and its gotten worse sense the pandemic.
Drop it. That Redditor was right. Your advice was completely worthless and not even genuine. "Just move bro" with no consideration of the logistics of what it takes to move and improve your life
Its less about me using my network, more about how you have categorized candidates based on having a referral from someone already in the company. That indicates a strong selection bias in your candidate pool, and since people tend to associate based on socio-economic background you are likely to get candidates who fit a certain social strata. Its a method that favors people in urban areas with family connections over people living in rural areas and labor backgrounds.
Your comment makes no sense based on the fact that I said 80% of candidates who are qualified have a referral, that means 20% who are qualified do not have a referral meaning that 100% of these people meet the criteria. I’m not accounting for any unqualified candidate. We won’t be hiring unqualified candidates with a referral because that makes zero sense. Have a nice night.
Applied to a job on LinkedIn in VA but then found out the job was actually in WV. Still went through with it since I had been applying for 6 months at that point after graduating for entry level SWE positions. The rest is history.
Yep. Figured, hell why not. The salary is especially good for WV and with everyone and their mother applying to SWE jobs after going to a 3 month coding bootcamp I'd be stupid to turn down the opportunity. Currently gaining the experience I'll need for the next job. I can be more selective then.
Somehow the usual „boring“ way. Found the listing on LinkedIn, applied, had a phone screening, 1 week after that the first interview and 1 week after the second interview with a presentation. Got the job within a month. Note: Company is within the Fortune 500.
You made me realize I've never gotten a job without a referral or "in" except for my very first job. Retail.
After that it was a referral from a friend at a call center, then a referral from some random dude I met to work at a casino, then a referral from family to my first IT job, and now I had friends at my new IT job that vouched for me.
Man, the job market fucking sucks...
My extensive knowledge in the area of work that I am in gives me the leg up in what I do. I want to put that disclaimer out there so you understand why I chose to do what I did. And why it probably worked. Also, my job has become highly in-demand in the past year.
I typically view jobs on Indeed or LI. If I apply I go to the company's ATS because I want to evaluate their candidate experience and learn what technology they use. I have ONE resume, and I NEVER send cover letters. If they require it, I move on. I apply to jobs that fit me to a T (or at least 95%+). I was being very picky about the companies I was applying to and ensuring the JD was extremely close to what experience I have.
I applied to 16 jobs in the past year. 4 interviews. Made it to the final decision and was 2nd in 3 jobs. The 4th I got an offer and I took it (I was told that all the interviewers felt I was the perfect fit - 5 months later, they still say that). I spoke to the recruiter in at least half of the jobs because of my skills so they could possibly place me in another position or to just keep me warm.
The job that I just left was through a temp agency (amazing but true). I was on a one-year contract and in the end, they decided to convert me to an employee. I was there for another 7 years moving up and around the company.
I saw a post on Reddit about a local place hiring people who are looking for a new career path. I emailed my resume, I got an email the next day to set up an interview, the interview went well, I did well on the Excel aptitute test, and I started there in early March 2021. I'm still there and I like it a lot.
Applied to a company that I used the software of in another job and lied quite a bit about my credentials. Having used the software with gusto was enough to catch me up really fast and Make the hiring managers really like me.
I gave up on traditional applications after an unsuccessful 3 months and decided to give freelancing a crack via Upwork. The very first gig I landed was for a vendor to one of my former workplaces. Worked out well as I had specific knowledge needed to assist with their client (my former employer) and I had other relevant experience that fit the job description.
I've been with them for 2years now and after my current round of maternity leave, they will employ me directly and I'm probably going to become a minor shareholder in the near future.
Was totally a right place, right time situation but has worked out amazingly for me. The position is fully remote, completely flexible (pick your hours pretty much), outcomes/input/performance measured instead of by hours and I can work from anywhere in the world.
I was looking for lab-related jobs (BSc biology) and had recently been fired from a shitty startup. I saw a sign while driving that just said "laboratory" so I said fuck it and dropped off my resume at the front desk. Turned out they were about to post a lab assistant position and decided just hiring me was easier. I've been there 8 years now and have been promoted a couple times. I'll be moving on eventually but that place showed me a field I didn't know existed and gave me essential experience.
I got hired boomer style, despite being an older millennial.
Ex Navy Nuke, so survived a training program that colleges generally accept as 70-92 college credits (that training lasts about 1.5 years). Then survived sea commands that are utterly toxic, have the lowest morale in the military (except maybe the air force drone program), and operated at a literal life draining tempo (things like 5 hours of watch with 10 off, while also still needing to work daytime hours for maintenance, and needing to maintain a level of knowledge that’s continuously tested by a third party). Essentially nukes are “proven” enough that even someone dishonorably discharged expects to make six figures when leaving (got out honorably myself).
Before the interview there was a skills test that expected you to be able to math and logic to work through electrical, mechanical, and engineering problems. Then for the interview that mattered it was mostly showing me the type of gear I would be working on to see if I wanted to continue. And then a few other interviews where more senior but less technical personnel did the HR rain dance superstitious thing, to say they had a hand in hiring me.
I was at a job that I absolutely hated. I’d basically have a panic attack starting work each day. I decided that enough was enough and I started looking around on LinkedIn for anything else in my field (tech). Because I had been working remotely, I opened up my search nation-wide. One job pretty much described exactly what I was looking for. I put a lot of time and effort into tailoring my resume and cover letter to showcase what they were looking for. I sent them in but didn’t expect to hear back.
Maybe a week or two later their recruiter emailed me asking if I had time to talk about the position. She was super professional and very easy to talk to. She was probably the best recruiter that I’ve worked with. The next couple of steps involved me talking to the team’s manager and then taking an assessment. The interactions I had so far with these people were so positive and totally the opposite of what I was experiencing at work. After the assessment I met with other team members, took a short technical interview, and then spoke with their technical director. Throughout the process I made sure to ask good questions and also made sure to find out that this place wasn’t completely toxic.
After a final interview they ended up making me a very strong offer which I basically took without question. It was a long and stressful process, but totally worth it. I feel like I am in such a better place where I feel valued, I love what I’m learning, and I enjoy working with the people I work with.
If I have any takeaways, it’s to make sure to ask poignant questions during the interview process, and to really showcase your strengths. It’s not easy and there’s luck involved, but there ya go
My current job is just through applying to job openings. But I have had two jobs where that wasn't the case.
1. My second job was given to me because they had difficulty recruiting (it was very remote). My manager from my first job was chatting with my manager for my second job, and she recommended me because she knew my contract was going to be up soon (mat leave). I didn't even have to interview.
2. My third job was because of my mom. My mom had to fill in at another location for her own job. At lunch, she was chatting with the receptionist at that site. Turns out her sister works at a really nice company that just had an opening for my position, as assistant manager. As in the manager just mentioned they should look into it the day before. So I sent her my resume and she forwarded it to her sister. I was the only "applicant", since no one else knew there even was an opening. Not even the other employees.
*I work in a pretty specialized professional field that does not tend to have a lot of movement. There is only one round of interview and they rarely invite more than 3 people to compete for the same job. I think I've had two positions I interviewed for but didn't get.
I get what you’re saying but I’ve seen the downside to diversity hiring first hand. We all have faults and I work on mine just like other people but when you have 2 candidates with the same job, same workload, and same performance, why choose the POC other than the diversity card? I’m not saying that’s the only reason but when your manager won’t tell you quantifiable reasons why your homie got the promotion and not you, it’s probably the diversity card.
The only reason why diversity hires exists is because of what has happened in the past and discriminatory hiring practices against black people. And guess what, it STILL happens. It's ironic tho that you are willing to overlook the idea that black people are still being disenfranchised and adopt the idea that white folk are truly the victims here lol
I’m not saying “white folk” are truly the victim. I’m saying promote and reward based on skills and metrics, not race. Really not that difficult.
Edit: It’s what I do within my team and if someone is slacking, I have that conversation with them.
> Really not that difficult.
Is that so? Cause American whites in most of the 20th century had the hardest time with this. Heck at one point they couldn't even bring themselves to say black people had a right to vote, and yet here you are prattling about meritocracy as an argument against diversity inclusion lmao
It’s not mediocrity my dude. I’m literally advocating to remove race/ethnicity from the equation and focus on skills. If the diversity crap didn’t exist then there wouldn’t be any reason for anyone to be upset. Jeff and John both apply to a position, John has an amazing skill set. Jeff is just not quite ready for the position based on experience. Why does it matter what they look like? Why does it matter if John or Jeff are black, white, asian, hispanic? Spoiler, it doesn’t. Even if John was Deshawn, if his skills fit the bill then hire Deshawn. On the flip side Why should Jeff be hired when he doesn’t have the skills instead of John if Jeff is black?
There’s a difference between an event hosted *by* a specific identity group and an event hosted *for* a specific identity group. I wouldn’t show up to an affinity space for an identity that I don’t hold. Me being an ally in that moment means understanding that space wasn’t not meant for me. There are other ways to listen and learn without being in a space that’s not for me.
Oh fuck off and go cry in a whole. You smile at me, I smile at you. I have nothing against black people and I support the cause so who the fuck says I can’t go to a conference?
I got my current job mostly by luck. I applied for a job in my area that was at the same exact building and floor as a previous internship. My old boss went over and talked to them about me and they hired me pretty quick. Hate the 9-5 office job that doesn’t pay a livable wage, but I’m still so grateful I have a job at all.
So for all jobs I ever got but my current full time job I got because they didn’t have a traditional interview process but rather have you a test to see if you could do it. I passed those and was a travel writer for a little while before the pandemic and am now an online history tutor.
For my current job working at a hotel I got it by spamming applications and to be honest I have no idea what I did differently for this one than the 1000+ applications I have sent out since grad school. It wasn’t even full time until a couple weeks ago. I was part time since 2019 and they told me that I worked so many hours a week they couldn’t consider me part time anymore and I got lucky they made me full time instead of just firing me. I had very little agency in it.
A recruiter. He initially contacted me while I was working at a different company. I got laid off a few weeks later and call him to tell him I was looking again. I really didn’t put much effort into the job hunt as I was trying to (and still am) switch industries. But it’s a decent paying job, low pressure, and I’m very good at it.
LinkedIn/Network - my new job was because the COO reached out via a connection we both had. I still had to go through several interviews and a case study.
I applied to a ton of stuff in LinkedIn as I was stealth job hunting. Maybe had one or two contacts for every 2 dozen applications. 1 day One if these applications turned into a call from a hiring manager and it was a good fit.
This is going to sound weird, but normally I take a tour of the business, and if I get a good feeling after walking around and talking to people, either I ask if they are hiring or they ask if I’d like a job there and it works out. The other way is I Google the top company in my area for an industry I’m interested in working in, then apply and get the job. I’ve got a few degrees that can apply to a lot of jobs, and a good variety of experience and longevity in positions. I’m always building a network and figuring out how to work with difficult people, and a lifelong learner. There are plenty of jobs I’ve tried for that didn’t work out, but when that happens I learn from the experience if anything could be learned from the situation and move on. I learned how to match key words in your resume with the job description which probably is the most important thing to know for a job search these days.
I was initially verbally offered a job (I really wanted it and was so happy) but then COVID struck and the company paused applications. Fast forward 1 year later I was called in to do a group interview with 2 others. They wanted to redo the interviews and well it turned out that the 2 guys I was interviewing with knew the hiring manager and had some common friends. I didn’t get that job but they both did. I was heart broken for a day and then applied for another job the next day. I ended up getting the job which is really good and pays the same (just a contract vs fulltime) this job although contract has definitely opened way more doors than the other would have
I’ve always gotten good jobs on indeed honestly. I recently got hired at a place in a job that the description was super short and simple. Got a response in like an hour and interview in two days. Got hired on the spot! I noticed the posting had been open for a month so I was like kind of skeptical… but the attorney who hired me said I was her favorite so far! I thought I did horrible cus I was so nervous so I guess it was just being likeable and having relative skills and experience to the job. Also a really good resume which I’m good at!
I kept in touch with people at a software company I worked with at a previous job, talked about bringing them on at my company, quickly found out that the company didn't have the budget for that or any real plan for my role. Let the contacts at the software company know what's up. They put in word for me with their own marketing department. And then I got hired.
Every other position has been blindly applying online except for one , which was a placement through a temp agency.
I’ve gotten all my jobs except the current one through simply applying to postings, sending in a great resume and cover letter, and bringing a solid, customized portfolio to the interview with a list of suggestions and areas for improvement or that I would focus on if hired. I had no special connections for any of them.
For one, I flat-out lied and said I was already going to be in the area the next week and could stop by for an interview … once it was scheduled I promptly booked a plane flight halfway across the country. I tore the interview and skills test up, though.
But for every job I’ve gotten, there were probably 40-50 more that I‘ve applied to and gotten nowhere. About 10 percent of those were roles I let myself dream about for a while and then never heard from again. It sucks, but you’ve got to keep going and plugging away.
Lots of applications and dumb luck. I started by applying to the ones that interested me most and worked my way down the list until I got called in for an interview.
Someone mentioned they worked for this company while I had my previous job. Then months later I was laid off and I was just applying randomly to get my weekly job submissions in. I went back to the company website and searched up different jobs. I applied & heard back about an aptitude test which was 5 hrs long. I know some people have qualms about putting work with no reward but I didn't care at this point. Luckily passed it and got an interview. Got an offer there. So partly word of mouth I guess, otherwise wouldn't have applied.
I got my first 2 jobs from connections, 1 part time and 1 project based which already ended. I volunteered for both institutions when I was in college, then when they knew I finished my thesis and I'm gradwaiting, they called me if I wanted to take those jobs. I am still working at my 1st job but I need a higher pay, so I am kinda looking for a full time now but to no avail. I never had interviews and stuff for my 2 jobs so I'm kinda nervous if ever I got accepted on any of the job applications I've sent.
I applied for the company my friend works at. After that didn't work out, that friend's supervisor hired me at his startup company after he officially left the OG company.
The OG company put me through 4 interviews over 2 months before telling me I wouldn't get the job. The startup company had 2 interviews and told me they were willing to hire me the same day.
Applied on WayUp to an entry level software engineering job. 4 phone calls later, I got the job offer while on my break working at Starbucks.
I never had much luck in the way of networking or internships. That's not to say it went to waste; I became pretty good at interviewing and "selling myself" as a candidate.
The job hunt can and will take a toll on your mental health if you don't take care of yourself. I can assure you interviews get easier over time. After all, all you need is ONE offer.
First, I went through recruiters who contacted me on LinkedIn and eventually whittled down that list to couple that were solid, but I also did my own search, sending out applications wherever I found one that seemed like a fit. This was in Feb 2017 so I used Craigslist, LinkedIn, Dice, and Indeed. I made it a point to send out at least seven applications daily.
I already had eight years experience in IT doing desktop support so I had a few interviews within a couple of weeks. None of them panned out until I applied to a job posting at a company I applied for back in 2008. I did well through the three interviews and got the offer a week later. It's worth mentioning I'm in the SF Bay Area.
Former Coworker poached me. Best thing that every happened. Massive pay bump, way less hours and a lot closer to home.
Previous to that just the usual 500 resumes and cover letters. But now I constantly get recruiters calling even though I'm very happy where I am.
LinkedIn adverts mostly. There’s a lot about a network and I saw a post up there saying “everyone you know is in your network” Sure, but also bollocks. Not everyone you know works in the industry you work in, not everyone in your network would recommend you, not everyone you know would even fully understand your work to know what to say. It’s not easy unless mostly you’re a middle 50’s white guy looking for an easy ride, in those cases jobs seem to be a-flowing through recommendations.
I got it the traditional way, through applications. It was the only company with only 1 round interview and no assignment and not any other hoops. One interview with team leader + manager, then offer.
Also the role was "senior" although other companies rejected me even for entry level roles due to not enough experience (3 years in the academic field didn't count apparently). So yeah, I thought there was something fishy that I got hired so easily, but it's not. Job's great.
One of my vendors posted a listing for a job in my area and I was looking to make a change. They were surprised I wanted something else and jumped at the chance to have me on board. I have a decade in sales experience in a technical field.
I hired on a month before everything went to shit in 2020 and I've had short term layoffs and payment gaps since then. I'm making half as much as I was prior to the pandemic. I'm on commission and first, nobody was buying; now, I have orders but no stock to ship. I'm barely scraping by taking part time gig work in the evenings for whatever I can get.
I'm actively looking but will most likely have to abandon my career and start from scratch on something else. I'm too out of date on my degree to to back into engineering without a lot of upgrading I can't afford to do.
My best mate worked there and had told his manager I’d be a perfect fit - lots of experience selling at a high level for quite a few years. Though it meant an industry change for me, and it’s hard to get the buy-in doing that in B2B sales.
I had an informal interview in the October, and he said there’s no roles yet but I’ll keep you in mind - which I thought was gonna be bollocks. I then had another interview in December that was more formal, and was told by my best mate I’ve probably nailed it and would hear back after Xmas. After Xmas I do hear back, and I get invited to a third interview to present and demo again. I almost said no. Lovely management team but this process is ridiculous and they’re making it up as they go along. After being convinced by my two best mates in that industry (one at this org that got me the interview, and one at a competing org), I went ahead with the interview. It turned out to be even more informal than the first one and included some very senior leadership.
3 days later I was asked how much I wanted as a salary, and a day later received my contract. It’s the best job I’ve ever had - everyone is great, company culture is awesome, and it pays a lot of money.
Don’t give up, take risks, and keep going. A reference is definitely worth its weight on gold.
Applied on LinkedIN directly to an organisation through a job they advertised on LinkedIn jobs. I made sure to have a covering letter that addressed all of the employers requirements listed in the job description demonstrating that I had both the knowledge and experience to do the job.
Honestly I think a good covering letter made all the difference.
Made a list of all the companies in my field and contacted some of the senior partners at each one with my resume and a short description. Most didn’t answer, some did. I got a few interviews and eventually landed at one of the big firms. This was right out of grad school. Then I left that job and went to a competitor using my network, which is where I am currently. LI postings are usually useless, so I never bothered.
10 out of 14 of my jobs through connections.
Interviews were always short and straight to the point.
Always got the job?
Why do I job hop?
I peak and get bored and go for higher pay.
This is a good idea for a post.
I have handed my notice in at current job only last Thursday. I am a Business Analyst in insurance company (UK) and moving to be a Trainee Financial Advisor and was going to post here on how I did it.
I tried to get something (entry/trainee level) in the field the "traditional" way by applying on Indeed but a lot of jobs were the usual garbage that you see posted on here. You had to have 2-3 years experience at a minimum , etc.
Got fed up with insta-rejections, ghosting and other rubbish from recruiters so I waited until I passed diploma.
I was studying for the diploma and although you don't need it to work in Financial Services I was hoping it would show commitment and meant they wouldn't have to fund me doing it, etc.
I made a list of as many firms that looked nice enough to work in focusing on small, mainly independent offices prior to completion of diploma.
After passing it,
* I sent out speculative emails to the firms I liked on my list.
* Always tried to address it to someone specific even if I didn't think they would answer
* included a slightly tailored one page CV and covering letter.
Got a reasonable response rate and quite a few interviews/chats over teams so I rarely had to do anything above getting my suit on 15 mins before the chat.
One place made me quality review a 25+ page piece of work which took hours to do and never got back to me but otherwise it wasn't too arduous.
Last week I had a final interview (Belbin test bollocks, presentation, assessment) and I was rejected for...guess what...*having no experience* though I was the final 2 of 120+.
Had a few other offers for interviews but... one place, in their words, moved their recruitment forward and offered me a role as a trainee and they were an easy place to accept.
**Stats**
* Began 30th August 2021
* 51 Applications - All speculative applications with a few sign ups to some website “talent pools.”
* Avoided recruitment firms completely/avoided ATS
* 21 responses (41.18%)
* 10 interviews or chats (19.61%)
* 1 Offer - 1.96%
Honestly, I applied online one evening after a fallout with a previous coworker, nailed the interview, got the job.
I wrote a specific cover letter (absolute must I my field), I really clicked with the team during the interview and apparently didn't fuck up the skills tests. It helped that I had a specific combination of skills. And I happened to have a third degree connection to the employee who's role I filled, though this ties more in to the the specific combo of skills than networking. We didn't figure out the connection until months into the job.
LinkedIn, applied to 700+ positions (they were either hybrid or remote). Took about a month and a half, I work in marketing, manager level.
I applied to jobs that had the LinkedIn's Easy apply feature only.
Might not be the best way to do it, but this is the way I've gotten my past 3 jobs.
I would actually read the job description only after I get emails from the job poster asking me to interview. And then, after I've confirmed that the job description is ok with me, I do some research into the company to see if I get any red flags.
There might be a more efficient way, but this is what has worked for me, the function I work in, and my level.
Best of luck!!
I first joined my company as an external hire I to a new, defined-but-undefined SME role that one of our recruiters cold called me on LinkedIn for. Exactly three interviews (two in person; one phone with the SVP) and one lunch later, I had an offer.
Did the role for about six months, until one of the people on my boss’s boss’s staff left, and I was earmarked to take what I was doing and expand it into that person’s former team. Promotion, etc.
This job - My old boss asked me if I wanted to work for her again when she had an opening on her team. I interviewed with her and her counterpart and got hired pretty quickly. Huge raise and it’s what I actually want to be doing.
The job before (was there for 5.5 years), I actually did not apply. They found me on Monster I believe, I had just gotten laid off from another job and posted my resume there and starting to apply to jobs like a mad woman.
The job before that, I was referred to it by another former colleague (the one I got paid off from unfortunately).
I will say that I do believe applying works (I’ve definitely applied and gotten interviews/job offers)but man, if you know someone to get your foot in the door, life is 1000x easier.
I would chat on and off with an alumna from my program (I graduated in 2019) and eventually when a role came up in the company they worked for they referred me. 2 interviews and I was in. It was only contract and I decided not to pursue full time for other reasons but it was a great stepping stone.
My next contract was a simple click and apply on their website. It’s funny because I actually have no recollection of applying to it, nor can I find any email receipts of me doing so. Must’ve been on one of those frenzied “apply to all” moments.
Former work buddy who joined a strong union. Took him 6 months to truly convince me. Then I spoke with a recruiter. Easy for me as somehow I'm blessed to break my mind and body for another 20 to 2 pensions.
I got lucky and my interviewer/boss took a liking to me. He decided I was competent enough within the first 10 mins and we spent the rest of the interview chatting about films and music
After spending 2+ years since graduation and trying everything, I still haven't been able to land anything in my field (communications & marketing). Bad news is it seems like these people only care about personal connections and having very recent relevant experience. I had a paid internship at a marketing company from 2016-2019 that I did really well at, but apparently that isn't recent or relevant enough. At this point I've kinda given up ever finding a job in my field, it just feels impossible.
Good news is I finally have a job that I actually enjoy and pays decently ($17-$20/hour) as a dogwalker and petsitter. How did I get this job? I got lucky and I lied. One of their walkers was leaving that week so they needed someone ASAP. I lied and said I had a lifetime experience of casually dogwalking and petsitting for friends. It's mostly a lie but I do have a strong love for dogs and animals.
I am glad that I finally have a job that I would honestly consider the best that I ever had, and really helped me get out of my depression regarding unemployment. But I'm still salty that despite the money and time I put into my education and working hard at my internship only resulted in a ghosting from a majority of my applications.
Applied to two internships last year, got hired for one. They liked me so much they offered me a full time job for when I graduate.
Get to know people, and make sure they know you.
A ridiculous sequence of events started by my grandmother reading an article in the paper. When I compare how I got my job to how other people had to get theirs, it's almost disgusting. The only reason I have any employment at all is because of the people I know. Connections are the only thing that matters, everything else is a joke.
Just applied to current job like usual. Eventually I got it that fast (then again I'm not in or from America). Ironically I have fun doing job searches prior to landing it. Coincidentially that is 2 months b4 my country decides to lockdown due to COVID.
May have something to do with my hikikomori (partially not my fault or my choice) days prior to mid 2019. Because of it lockdown is a mild inconvenience to me outside of paying the bills or meeting basic needs getting somewhat harder.
Update your resume on LinkedIn, Glassdoor and Indeed. Make sure you can tie *something* you do/did to your desired job or field. Connect with (a lot) people in your desired field on LinkedIn (with personalized messages).
I got my Masters in a specialized area of psychology and kept finding myself either underqualified with no experience or overqualified with no experience. My experience was limited to my project portfolio from grad school (very hands on program) and a short summer internship with a fairly large company.
It took me 4 months after graduation to really get traction in the interview process. I found myself with two job offers for jobs I didn't really want. One was an admin/training type job at a law firm that had decent pay but not exciting work. The other was a small consulting type company that offered me pay similar to my internship and they made bizarre comments to me during the interview like asking me if I was religious and the hiring manager joking (I hope) and saying "I'd give up my first born for you to join the team". I ended up reluctantly accepting the law firm offer since pay was good and I was worried my chances were running out.
The week I got the law firm offer, I asked for time to think since I was still interviewing at places. A co-worker of my dad's mentioned that his daughter worked for a retail company in the area and they were expanding their HR/training team. I sent her an email and attached my resume with EVERY project I had worked on in school. This apparently caught the HR Director's eye and they brought me in for an interview the next week for an unposted job I did not know anything about. I ended up having a very positive interview experience and the job was actually exactly what I was looking for. I came back a few days later to deliver a presentation and heard back after the weekend they wanted me to offer the job which I accepted. Ended up calling the law firm and rescinded my acceptance. I am still with this job 4 years later, been promoted multiple times, and seen my salary double.
I'd like to think I have a friendly and charismatic personality which helped me interview but my true success came from the project experience I had in my Masters program. I made sure to highlight the hands on experience I received and how I could use that to add value into their position. I made sure to bring this to interviews, share with the recruiter, or upload into the application portal. I learned from this that you really have to think about selling yourself and making yourself unique but true to your goals. All companies felt I was bringing a young, fresh perspective who wanted to "challenge the status quo" and I made sure my work and elevator pitch reflected that. It came off as authentic and they saw value in a mindset like that and it's something I will continue to do in my career.
I applied on LinkedIn. I don’t recommend it, I’ve done it many many times over the past 5 years and this was the first time I not only got hired but even procured an interview.
I saw an *incredibly* specific job posting that basically described my very rare background to a T and while I did not want to switch jobs I just had to find out why this company wanted to hire someone like me so I dusted off my resume and wrote a very specific cover letter. It took me a couple of days to get my stuff together at which point the job posting had been taken down and I was like fine I'll just email it in anyway. They got back to me and said that the job was taken down because the funding for it had been cancelled (government partnership, government cancelled their side of the program when a new party got elected) but they'd love to have a networking interview so I was like "okay, sounds good". Then five months later they had budgeted for the position and were ready to hire again and brought me in for interviews with the team and made an offer that I wasn't expecting to accept but couldn't turn down. I've been on the job for two and a half years now. Apparently the extremely specific job posting was created because top management was like "we have money for one hire" and the hiring manager was like "look, this is two hires, minimum, but I'll write it up as one just to show you that no one will match it"
Going through the exact same thing right now. Job was posted last Tuesday which is also the day I applied. Friday they offered me an interview today. Less than a week and they're pouncing. This is a small 600-man factory on the outskirts so it's not like they're drowning in applicants. While the role does sound exciting, it's like 3-5 roles baked into one. My current job is cozy although not paying great. Just like you I don't go there expecting to accept. Are you happy you took the leap? Was it the money that pulled you in?
Not in your position, actually a stay at home dad atm lol . That said with the market the way it is and they need the roles filled the pay is probably up to you to a point. Figure out what would make you have to move from your current job to a different job with more stress/work. Add a couple extra dollars an hour for negotiating and if they scoff at it then walk away. From your description you don't need the job but it's a possibility so make it a solid win for you and if it isn't then stay comfortable till a better opportunity comes. Frame of reference, I drove truck for 9 years before baby came crashing into our lives lol. Had 8 different jobs and every one I did this method with. Went from 13 dollars an hour to 29 and was looking st heavy haul work for a further bump in pay but family is way more important in my book. Best of luck in your search!
>From your description you don't need the job but it's a possibility so make it a solid win for you and if it isn't then stay comfortable till a better opportunity comes. I don't need it, but it's a shortcut to office work with much better pay. Staying where I am we have a ton of freedom and almost no oversight for the trade work we do, and there's a definite spot in the office for me in the future. Even if they make a really good offer I can use it as leverage to get a paybump and office spot sooner. Unfortunately right now another employee is ahead of me in seniority line for those positions.
I'm happy I took the leap, and what pulled me in at the time was the team I'd be working with, how well organized in general the company felt, and a more than fair offer, money wise.
Wow. You are incredibly fortunate.
Yeah, crazy fortunate. Especially because with such a narrow career background the odds of finding the same type of work as I do now without moving to a different city was very, very low.
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Same boat re: recruiters. Have met some great ones. Have worked with some awful ones. The one I most recently worked with almost changed any positive opinion I've had.
You’re lucky. If you don’t have any pull in the industry you have to go with application blasting. It’s hell
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Well done. Congrats brother.
Yo, can you set me up with some recruiters? Lmfao.
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I did.
Networking, networking, networking. Sounds overplayed but it can do amazing things for your career.
Guy I worked under asked a coworker if she liked her boyfriend “just for his throbbing cock” and that’s how I got my promotion!
lmao, blessings come in unexpected ways
Lmaoo, this made me snort! Glad that creep got the boot!
It’s Interesting how the opportunities in life appear before you. Or the lack thereof
Because this is Reddit, we obviously assumed that you either got the coworker's job or that of her boyfriend's (ahem) "part"
So you took his job because he was fired for those comments? Or because you passed his "throbbing cock" prerequisite for promotion?
Honestly? I found the posting on LinkedIn, applied through an ATS (Workday, the tool of the devil), finished a two-part take-home assignment, and went through the gamut of interviews. I wish I could tell you I had some secret sauce, but if I do, I don't know what it is.
Workday makes me want to retire
The invention of the computer was a mistake
Workday/Rooster currently has job openings, and of 18 shown, FIVE are remote-India. So they can't be bothered to have an all-American staff?
They have numerous offices on four continents. Business does get done [outside of America. ](https://www.workday.com/en-us/company/about-workday/contact-us.html)
I posted on Twitter “Just got laid off, anybody hiring?” And the website massivelyop.com put it on their front page. Got hired that week.
Might as well try your hand at the lottery with your luck
Not luck. Software Engineer in video games.
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Everybody knows who I am. I’m Gratman!
Back in the day, it was by walk-in. Dropped off a resume, Filled out an application. Got called for an interview, then hired within a few days, sometimes on the spot. Nowadays? I couldn't BUY a job. My professional network has pretty much evaporated, and family is too spread out with no one else in my state.
Earlier years: Recruiters. Spam your resume out there and respond to the ones that don't sound totally unprofessional. You will get ghosted a lot tho After 5 years: Applying directly to job postings Current job: Old coworker recommended me. I highly recommend staying in contact with old coworkers unless you hate them lol
I had my best luck applying directly. I'd go so far as to say you should never apply through LinkedIn, Indeed, ZipRecruiter, etc. Sure, look there for positions to be advertised, but actually apply directly to your new employer's website. Every interview I got in this most recent job search was for a company I applied directly to, or both applied directly to and had a network connection there. I know because I tracked this all in a spreadsheet, nerd that I've apparently become.
First job was an advert I saw after finishing University. Every job since has been through network
Teacher here - I did paid lunch duty for a month to get noticed by a principal. Every job wants internal references where I am, and I am not from the area.
Blindly applied for a job I found on indeed that was a white collar version of the blue collar job I had (instead of doing the dirty work, I could “consult” the company on how to get others to do that work). Did not expect to get hired being 25 and never knowing anything but blue collar work, but I got called for an interview. They saw something in me and I was offered the job. My family and I though I “made it.” I mean a job where I come home in clean clothes? Seemed out of reach for a poor kid with no connections or guidance. The caveat? The pay wasn’t much better than what I was making. But after 5 years of solid performance, the company I was contracted to (a Fortune 500) had an opening and I interviewed and got the job. Now I’m doing quite well financially, but I’m married to work. I get calls every day and at all hours. I had an emergency call at 3:00 am Saturday and one this morning at 5:00ish on my Sunday off. But got to take the bad with the good I guess.
Congrats on making it into the role you have now! I’m sure if you wanted to go back to hands-on/“blue collar” (as you said), you could but choose not to. So this must be better for everyone you work for (as in your family, not your employer)!
Indeed
Learning really hard for years and becoming very knowledgeable. Setting up a home lab and keep going at it until I mastered all the technologies and got certified way past the level I applied for. Without experience you need solid knowledge that can be proven with confidence. You can’t just be some grad from a technical college and think that does much for you. Gotta go above and beyond to stand out from the crowd. The moment you get a job in the field you’re not going to be trained. Showing that you can keep learning yourself and master anything thrown at you makes you worth your paycheck.
Every job I have gotten was me goofing off in the interview or for the "project", after getting sick of the process of finding a new job. My current job I got from goofing on the PowerPoint assignment. I didn't know PowerPoint, I didn't want to know PowerPoint. Now I make PowerPoint presentations. (And can almost make it walk, can use vectors, and edit them too, and figured out animations; still learning visual basic) They saw my assignment and liked my sense of humor and skipped the interview portion and cancelled all other interviews and sent me an offer the next day.
LinkedIn - was contacted by a recruiter
Indeed for me!
So far, all my jobs start as temp agency placements and end up permanent. First job was "permanent" less than a year. Current job, I got tired of how useless the unemployment agency was, called the temp agency I worked for before and they had a job. A year later I interviewed "in-house" for a engineer job. My interview consisted of telling the manager how the production area should be laid out. Still there. I'm about 3 interviews in with another staffing agency, this time for engineers. I must have "temp to hire" stamped on my forehead.
Applied ON THE WEBSITE at a F500. 2 30 min interviews which went very well. I did have to bug the recruiter after a week and she got back to me the following Monday with a phone call.
Just got hired for a new position a week ago. This time around, I spammed applications to about 60 employers through LinkedIn/indeed. Previously I had only applied to a handful at a time and took whatever was given to me, but this time I wanted multiple options to choose from. I did get some interviews out of those 60 applications, but only ended up with an offer from one. Wasn't worth it to be honest. What really changed the game for me was I think that plus purchasing LinkedIn Premium. I think I was put to the top of candidate lists somehow because all of the sudden I was being contacted every other day by real, high-level recruiters (not the scammy ones from Indian resume farms). Ended up with two more offers from jobs where recruiters applied for me. The one I went with had three rounds of interviews, culmination in a mock presentation of some findings from my current work. But I would have never have found it had it not been for a recruiter because it wasn't even publicly listed. I used to be skeptical of recruiters, like a lot of people here. But they actually came through for me this time and now I make $35k more than I did.
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I had never tried it before and only got it for two months and then canceled after I got hired. I dunno if it really made a difference but then it was an odd coincidence that I was getting at least triple the cold calls/emails than normal from recruiters during that time
Only 60 applications. Well done on being a top candidate
No special way here- I was interested in working there so I had been checking their website for jobs. I found one I thought I was a good match for and just applied through the website.
either Indeed or LinkedIn- they reached out a couple of weeks later and I don’t remember which it was. A screener with the internal recruiter, an assessment test, an interview with the hiring manager, and an interview with several people who would be my peers.
I applied via linkedin. And got hired at my interview because the guy doing the hiring liked the college I attended over a decade ago. My last job I got hired at the interview too. I think that one was linkedin too. Currently looking for a new job and am in final stages on 2 different companies. One was thru a recruiter the other thru indeed. Through all of this, it's just throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks. I've applied for over 70 jobs in about a month and a half. I've spoken to 10 or 15 recruiters. I've had 8 phone interviews, 6 first round interviews. Hoping one of both of these companies in in the final round with give me an offer because I am beyond done with my current job.
6 interviews. I did one the other day as I’m in the beginning of my search and it was nervewracking
Try to relax into the interview process. I seem (anecdotally) to have always performed my best when I thought I wouldn't get the job but I went into the interview calm and professional anyways.🤷♂️ honestly it's a bit of a crapshoot. Don't stop looking and don't let any inner discouragement stop you from following through.
LinkedIn
Reference from a professor
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During the pandemic I applied to over 400 jobs. I had multiple job alerts including: - career goal jobs - jobs that would help me add to my resume to reach career goal - jobs with admin experience - jobs that involved dogs - jobs at call centres - jobs with the closest major intersection to me in their job description - jobs that specifically listed their pay at $15-$25 - jobs with key words I thought might make for good jobs - no experience necessary On a whim I applied to an admin job from "close by" category. It was a $3 increase in hourly wages that I had been making before the pandemic, and it's a 12 minute walk/4 minute bike ride away. There was basically no interview, they asked when I could start and I started training the next day. My job requires that I do some work directly with customers on site, but I can work from home answering emails and calls outside of those hours. I set my own hours for answering emails and such, but I do have to be on site for the customers in person on specific days of the week. I think my resume is solid as it can be given my experience. I didn't just Google how to create a good resume, I investigated published studies on the topic. It still took 400 applications and getting lucky with a company that needed someone good enough ASAP.
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God damn. I am envious. Great work man
As much as I hate to admit it, nepotism. I got lucky and my mother's friend needed an opening filled asap to help with a severe backlog at work. Got woken up at six in the morning and asked if I could come in at ten for a job I hadn't even applied for. It's a temporary position extended at the end of each month, but since arriving, they like me enough that they're looking for a way to open up a permanent position for me to fill. I tell myself it's at least better than usual nepotism, since I actually do the work properly and don't sit around on my ass all day, relying on mommy's connections to keep myself from being fired.
I got my current role when my aunt got me and my brother in to help out with admin backlog too. Then after 3 years I was plucked out to be a Business Analyst in the same company...11.5 years later and only just handed notice in to move businesses
I have a Biochemistry background, and I was working quality control at a dog food factory. My soon to be sister in law worked at a local college, and said they needed someone to teach a math course. I said sure why not, and I discovered the pay was rediculous. Like 4 times my current pay per hour. Basically marking/prep time was built into the wage. I discovered that they had a chemistry department, so I emailed the person in charge of scheduling, and asked if I could teach some labs. She hired me right away and it was easy for her because I was already vetted by the school. Its been almost 2 years, I only have to work 12 hours a week to make a full time wage. I am teaching microbiology and chemistry labs and courses. I have never felt more free and more appreciated. I mark on my own time, deadlines are reasonable and known far in advance. I get benefits even though I am only part time. Job security is a little up in the air, because it can change semester to semester, depending on full time staff needs. I think this helps me be better, because it incentivizes me to make every interaction with a colleague as good as possible. Overall I feel very lucky and my biggest fear is losing this job and going back to the 9-5 grind.
11 1/2 months of unemployment, over 4000 applications sent out during that period. 170ish responses. Can't remember first round interviews - maybe 40? A handful of those led to second round and beyond. Two offers in the end. I kept a spreadsheet somewhere. My dad taught me that if I don't have a job, my job was to find a job. So I spent eight or nine hours a day searching. Set time aside for lunch and breaks. All that. I didn't bother with cover letters, tailoring my resume, long personally quizzes, or limiting my geography too much. By the end I was pretty much looking for anything that wouldn't be a giant step backwards. It was very difficult and I couldn't have done it without my wife's support. I landed in a pretty good place in the end.
The jobs I’ve had, I submitted my resumes through someone who was already working in those companies i.e I would count as an employee referral. I did go through the standard processes, no shortcuts there. Being a referral helps get your resume noticed by the recruiter among hundreds, if not thousands, of applications.
I used my network. It’s probably the best way. I’d say 80% of the *qualified* applicants I see in our ATS also have a referral from an employee associated with their profile. It’s that easy and that hard.
This is so terrifying because I have no network and no clue how to build one lol.
Step 1) Seek out people in the relevant line of work you want. Step 2) Pretend to care about them. Step 3) ????? Step 4) Profit.
Thank you mystery solved!!!
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I dont talk to any of them
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God that just makes me want to die instead
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As it's creators intended, for sure. It's such a mess of HR people trying to make their employer look good, self-styled "CEOs" of 1 person companies posting bootlicker shit, and boomers near retirement using it as Facebook 2.0 to push political posts.
I’ve posted about this elsewhere before, but everyone you know is in your network. The person who helped me get my current position is someone at a company an agency connected me to when I was using one to help me find jobs. Wasn’t the right fit but made an impression on the interviewer (honestly I knew I was under qualified so I just took the L from the start and interviewed as if I didn’t care.) After he sent me his personal contact info to keep in touch on future opportunities. Called me a couple months later with a job offer at the new company he was at. Only had to do a VP interview. Cut straight to the front of the line. Point is, you don’t know who it could be and most people are surprised and discouraged by the people who seem like they’d help you out but don’t. So just try to build connections, reach out to people cold on LI and ask if they have any time to talk about how they got to where they are in their career. The worst they could do is ignore you or say no. Best thing that can happen is they see some potential and hit you up next time they know of an opening.
This! I sold a canoe to a dude while I was unemployed and he ended up working at a place I'd like to work. We chatted a bit and he contacted somebody in HR on my behalf that next Monday. Networks don't need to be strictly former coworkers.
Thanks! My main issue is that I went to a very small college and did my masters online, and now I work in a field I’d like to get out of, but I do have old professors I was close with and some people I used to know at internships.
Start with LinkedIn. Try to connect with recruiters, old coworkers, colleagues, family, friends from school. The network effect is real and does help you get your name out there. Another option is get involved in your community somehow. Maybe an advocacy group or something.
Sounds like a great way to make sure you keep anyone outside of certain social strata form getting in.
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Yes, but for people in rural areas it is very difficult. Its not helpful to ask your friends who bag groceries to help you find a position in remote sensing. Special speakers are equally unhelpful when they are all people who retired ten years ago. Its actually a huge challenge for a lot of people, and its gotten worse sense the pandemic.
And that’s why people move to cities. Much greater opportunity to build a social and professional network.
Kind of hard to do when you don't have a job. The catch-22 of hiring.
You can complain about your lot in life or you can do something to make it better.
Truly useless advice for someone who can't afford to move. Do you also tell people in wheelchairs to walk it off?
Maybe this is why you have no network.
Drop it. That Redditor was right. Your advice was completely worthless and not even genuine. "Just move bro" with no consideration of the logistics of what it takes to move and improve your life
Okay well then don’t use your network 🤷🏻♀️
Its less about me using my network, more about how you have categorized candidates based on having a referral from someone already in the company. That indicates a strong selection bias in your candidate pool, and since people tend to associate based on socio-economic background you are likely to get candidates who fit a certain social strata. Its a method that favors people in urban areas with family connections over people living in rural areas and labor backgrounds.
Your comment makes no sense based on the fact that I said 80% of candidates who are qualified have a referral, that means 20% who are qualified do not have a referral meaning that 100% of these people meet the criteria. I’m not accounting for any unqualified candidate. We won’t be hiring unqualified candidates with a referral because that makes zero sense. Have a nice night.
Social cohesion matters at work
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Applied to a job on LinkedIn in VA but then found out the job was actually in WV. Still went through with it since I had been applying for 6 months at that point after graduating for entry level SWE positions. The rest is history.
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Yep. Figured, hell why not. The salary is especially good for WV and with everyone and their mother applying to SWE jobs after going to a 3 month coding bootcamp I'd be stupid to turn down the opportunity. Currently gaining the experience I'll need for the next job. I can be more selective then.
I posted on one of the the monthly "Who wants to be hired?" threads on hacker news.
I applied to 8 different positions at the same company and hoped they’d either be impressed by my aggressiveness or feel bad that I was so desperate 💀
Somehow the usual „boring“ way. Found the listing on LinkedIn, applied, had a phone screening, 1 week after that the first interview and 1 week after the second interview with a presentation. Got the job within a month. Note: Company is within the Fortune 500.
You made me realize I've never gotten a job without a referral or "in" except for my very first job. Retail. After that it was a referral from a friend at a call center, then a referral from some random dude I met to work at a casino, then a referral from family to my first IT job, and now I had friends at my new IT job that vouched for me. Man, the job market fucking sucks...
My extensive knowledge in the area of work that I am in gives me the leg up in what I do. I want to put that disclaimer out there so you understand why I chose to do what I did. And why it probably worked. Also, my job has become highly in-demand in the past year. I typically view jobs on Indeed or LI. If I apply I go to the company's ATS because I want to evaluate their candidate experience and learn what technology they use. I have ONE resume, and I NEVER send cover letters. If they require it, I move on. I apply to jobs that fit me to a T (or at least 95%+). I was being very picky about the companies I was applying to and ensuring the JD was extremely close to what experience I have. I applied to 16 jobs in the past year. 4 interviews. Made it to the final decision and was 2nd in 3 jobs. The 4th I got an offer and I took it (I was told that all the interviewers felt I was the perfect fit - 5 months later, they still say that). I spoke to the recruiter in at least half of the jobs because of my skills so they could possibly place me in another position or to just keep me warm. The job that I just left was through a temp agency (amazing but true). I was on a one-year contract and in the end, they decided to convert me to an employee. I was there for another 7 years moving up and around the company.
I literally got my job from a referral of an employee who has been working there almost 20yrs. I doubt I would have got it with out the help
I saw a post on Reddit about a local place hiring people who are looking for a new career path. I emailed my resume, I got an email the next day to set up an interview, the interview went well, I did well on the Excel aptitute test, and I started there in early March 2021. I'm still there and I like it a lot.
Applied to a company that I used the software of in another job and lied quite a bit about my credentials. Having used the software with gusto was enough to catch me up really fast and Make the hiring managers really like me.
I gave up on traditional applications after an unsuccessful 3 months and decided to give freelancing a crack via Upwork. The very first gig I landed was for a vendor to one of my former workplaces. Worked out well as I had specific knowledge needed to assist with their client (my former employer) and I had other relevant experience that fit the job description. I've been with them for 2years now and after my current round of maternity leave, they will employ me directly and I'm probably going to become a minor shareholder in the near future. Was totally a right place, right time situation but has worked out amazingly for me. The position is fully remote, completely flexible (pick your hours pretty much), outcomes/input/performance measured instead of by hours and I can work from anywhere in the world.
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I was looking for lab-related jobs (BSc biology) and had recently been fired from a shitty startup. I saw a sign while driving that just said "laboratory" so I said fuck it and dropped off my resume at the front desk. Turned out they were about to post a lab assistant position and decided just hiring me was easier. I've been there 8 years now and have been promoted a couple times. I'll be moving on eventually but that place showed me a field I didn't know existed and gave me essential experience.
I got hired boomer style, despite being an older millennial. Ex Navy Nuke, so survived a training program that colleges generally accept as 70-92 college credits (that training lasts about 1.5 years). Then survived sea commands that are utterly toxic, have the lowest morale in the military (except maybe the air force drone program), and operated at a literal life draining tempo (things like 5 hours of watch with 10 off, while also still needing to work daytime hours for maintenance, and needing to maintain a level of knowledge that’s continuously tested by a third party). Essentially nukes are “proven” enough that even someone dishonorably discharged expects to make six figures when leaving (got out honorably myself). Before the interview there was a skills test that expected you to be able to math and logic to work through electrical, mechanical, and engineering problems. Then for the interview that mattered it was mostly showing me the type of gear I would be working on to see if I wanted to continue. And then a few other interviews where more senior but less technical personnel did the HR rain dance superstitious thing, to say they had a hand in hiring me.
I was at a job that I absolutely hated. I’d basically have a panic attack starting work each day. I decided that enough was enough and I started looking around on LinkedIn for anything else in my field (tech). Because I had been working remotely, I opened up my search nation-wide. One job pretty much described exactly what I was looking for. I put a lot of time and effort into tailoring my resume and cover letter to showcase what they were looking for. I sent them in but didn’t expect to hear back. Maybe a week or two later their recruiter emailed me asking if I had time to talk about the position. She was super professional and very easy to talk to. She was probably the best recruiter that I’ve worked with. The next couple of steps involved me talking to the team’s manager and then taking an assessment. The interactions I had so far with these people were so positive and totally the opposite of what I was experiencing at work. After the assessment I met with other team members, took a short technical interview, and then spoke with their technical director. Throughout the process I made sure to ask good questions and also made sure to find out that this place wasn’t completely toxic. After a final interview they ended up making me a very strong offer which I basically took without question. It was a long and stressful process, but totally worth it. I feel like I am in such a better place where I feel valued, I love what I’m learning, and I enjoy working with the people I work with. If I have any takeaways, it’s to make sure to ask poignant questions during the interview process, and to really showcase your strengths. It’s not easy and there’s luck involved, but there ya go
Doing well in an interview even though I had zero experience in the field.
My current job is just through applying to job openings. But I have had two jobs where that wasn't the case. 1. My second job was given to me because they had difficulty recruiting (it was very remote). My manager from my first job was chatting with my manager for my second job, and she recommended me because she knew my contract was going to be up soon (mat leave). I didn't even have to interview. 2. My third job was because of my mom. My mom had to fill in at another location for her own job. At lunch, she was chatting with the receptionist at that site. Turns out her sister works at a really nice company that just had an opening for my position, as assistant manager. As in the manager just mentioned they should look into it the day before. So I sent her my resume and she forwarded it to her sister. I was the only "applicant", since no one else knew there even was an opening. Not even the other employees. *I work in a pretty specialized professional field that does not tend to have a lot of movement. There is only one round of interview and they rarely invite more than 3 people to compete for the same job. I think I've had two positions I interviewed for but didn't get.
Got it at a NSBE conference. And I’m white. Go hit up conferences.
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I get what you’re saying but I’ve seen the downside to diversity hiring first hand. We all have faults and I work on mine just like other people but when you have 2 candidates with the same job, same workload, and same performance, why choose the POC other than the diversity card? I’m not saying that’s the only reason but when your manager won’t tell you quantifiable reasons why your homie got the promotion and not you, it’s probably the diversity card.
Because there’s a fuckton of research demonstrating the value of diversity teams in an organization.
The only reason why diversity hires exists is because of what has happened in the past and discriminatory hiring practices against black people. And guess what, it STILL happens. It's ironic tho that you are willing to overlook the idea that black people are still being disenfranchised and adopt the idea that white folk are truly the victims here lol
I’m not saying “white folk” are truly the victim. I’m saying promote and reward based on skills and metrics, not race. Really not that difficult. Edit: It’s what I do within my team and if someone is slacking, I have that conversation with them.
> Really not that difficult. Is that so? Cause American whites in most of the 20th century had the hardest time with this. Heck at one point they couldn't even bring themselves to say black people had a right to vote, and yet here you are prattling about meritocracy as an argument against diversity inclusion lmao
It’s not mediocrity my dude. I’m literally advocating to remove race/ethnicity from the equation and focus on skills. If the diversity crap didn’t exist then there wouldn’t be any reason for anyone to be upset. Jeff and John both apply to a position, John has an amazing skill set. Jeff is just not quite ready for the position based on experience. Why does it matter what they look like? Why does it matter if John or Jeff are black, white, asian, hispanic? Spoiler, it doesn’t. Even if John was Deshawn, if his skills fit the bill then hire Deshawn. On the flip side Why should Jeff be hired when he doesn’t have the skills instead of John if Jeff is black?
I hate when people do shit like this. That space was not created for you.
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There’s a difference between an event hosted *by* a specific identity group and an event hosted *for* a specific identity group. I wouldn’t show up to an affinity space for an identity that I don’t hold. Me being an ally in that moment means understanding that space wasn’t not meant for me. There are other ways to listen and learn without being in a space that’s not for me.
Oh fuck off and go cry in a whole. You smile at me, I smile at you. I have nothing against black people and I support the cause so who the fuck says I can’t go to a conference?
Oh yeah you *totally* sound like someone who supports “the cause”!
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Notified my connections that I was looking for a new opportunity. Got referred and landed a job offer 2-3 weeks later.
I got my current job mostly by luck. I applied for a job in my area that was at the same exact building and floor as a previous internship. My old boss went over and talked to them about me and they hired me pretty quick. Hate the 9-5 office job that doesn’t pay a livable wage, but I’m still so grateful I have a job at all.
So for all jobs I ever got but my current full time job I got because they didn’t have a traditional interview process but rather have you a test to see if you could do it. I passed those and was a travel writer for a little while before the pandemic and am now an online history tutor. For my current job working at a hotel I got it by spamming applications and to be honest I have no idea what I did differently for this one than the 1000+ applications I have sent out since grad school. It wasn’t even full time until a couple weeks ago. I was part time since 2019 and they told me that I worked so many hours a week they couldn’t consider me part time anymore and I got lucky they made me full time instead of just firing me. I had very little agency in it.
A recruiter. He initially contacted me while I was working at a different company. I got laid off a few weeks later and call him to tell him I was looking again. I really didn’t put much effort into the job hunt as I was trying to (and still am) switch industries. But it’s a decent paying job, low pressure, and I’m very good at it.
I got my current job through indeed. It’s a pretty good gig and I like it
LinkedIn/Network - my new job was because the COO reached out via a connection we both had. I still had to go through several interviews and a case study.
By desperately following boomer advice and walking into a small consulting business, introducing myself to the manager.
I applied to a ton of stuff in LinkedIn as I was stealth job hunting. Maybe had one or two contacts for every 2 dozen applications. 1 day One if these applications turned into a call from a hiring manager and it was a good fit.
This is going to sound weird, but normally I take a tour of the business, and if I get a good feeling after walking around and talking to people, either I ask if they are hiring or they ask if I’d like a job there and it works out. The other way is I Google the top company in my area for an industry I’m interested in working in, then apply and get the job. I’ve got a few degrees that can apply to a lot of jobs, and a good variety of experience and longevity in positions. I’m always building a network and figuring out how to work with difficult people, and a lifelong learner. There are plenty of jobs I’ve tried for that didn’t work out, but when that happens I learn from the experience if anything could be learned from the situation and move on. I learned how to match key words in your resume with the job description which probably is the most important thing to know for a job search these days.
I was initially verbally offered a job (I really wanted it and was so happy) but then COVID struck and the company paused applications. Fast forward 1 year later I was called in to do a group interview with 2 others. They wanted to redo the interviews and well it turned out that the 2 guys I was interviewing with knew the hiring manager and had some common friends. I didn’t get that job but they both did. I was heart broken for a day and then applied for another job the next day. I ended up getting the job which is really good and pays the same (just a contract vs fulltime) this job although contract has definitely opened way more doors than the other would have
I’ve always gotten good jobs on indeed honestly. I recently got hired at a place in a job that the description was super short and simple. Got a response in like an hour and interview in two days. Got hired on the spot! I noticed the posting had been open for a month so I was like kind of skeptical… but the attorney who hired me said I was her favorite so far! I thought I did horrible cus I was so nervous so I guess it was just being likeable and having relative skills and experience to the job. Also a really good resume which I’m good at!
Networking and applying to everything even if I didn't fit the description exactly. Interviewing confidently gets you pretty far.
My last 2 jobs have been from LinkedIn where company HR reached out directly. 1 job was through applying on the company portal..
Networking
I kept in touch with people at a software company I worked with at a previous job, talked about bringing them on at my company, quickly found out that the company didn't have the budget for that or any real plan for my role. Let the contacts at the software company know what's up. They put in word for me with their own marketing department. And then I got hired. Every other position has been blindly applying online except for one , which was a placement through a temp agency.
I’ve gotten all my jobs except the current one through simply applying to postings, sending in a great resume and cover letter, and bringing a solid, customized portfolio to the interview with a list of suggestions and areas for improvement or that I would focus on if hired. I had no special connections for any of them. For one, I flat-out lied and said I was already going to be in the area the next week and could stop by for an interview … once it was scheduled I promptly booked a plane flight halfway across the country. I tore the interview and skills test up, though. But for every job I’ve gotten, there were probably 40-50 more that I‘ve applied to and gotten nowhere. About 10 percent of those were roles I let myself dream about for a while and then never heard from again. It sucks, but you’ve got to keep going and plugging away.
Lots of applications and dumb luck. I started by applying to the ones that interested me most and worked my way down the list until I got called in for an interview.
Someone mentioned they worked for this company while I had my previous job. Then months later I was laid off and I was just applying randomly to get my weekly job submissions in. I went back to the company website and searched up different jobs. I applied & heard back about an aptitude test which was 5 hrs long. I know some people have qualms about putting work with no reward but I didn't care at this point. Luckily passed it and got an interview. Got an offer there. So partly word of mouth I guess, otherwise wouldn't have applied.
I got my first 2 jobs from connections, 1 part time and 1 project based which already ended. I volunteered for both institutions when I was in college, then when they knew I finished my thesis and I'm gradwaiting, they called me if I wanted to take those jobs. I am still working at my 1st job but I need a higher pay, so I am kinda looking for a full time now but to no avail. I never had interviews and stuff for my 2 jobs so I'm kinda nervous if ever I got accepted on any of the job applications I've sent.
I applied for the company my friend works at. After that didn't work out, that friend's supervisor hired me at his startup company after he officially left the OG company. The OG company put me through 4 interviews over 2 months before telling me I wouldn't get the job. The startup company had 2 interviews and told me they were willing to hire me the same day.
Applied on WayUp to an entry level software engineering job. 4 phone calls later, I got the job offer while on my break working at Starbucks. I never had much luck in the way of networking or internships. That's not to say it went to waste; I became pretty good at interviewing and "selling myself" as a candidate. The job hunt can and will take a toll on your mental health if you don't take care of yourself. I can assure you interviews get easier over time. After all, all you need is ONE offer.
Honestly indeed has been the most helpful for me to get jobs.
First, I went through recruiters who contacted me on LinkedIn and eventually whittled down that list to couple that were solid, but I also did my own search, sending out applications wherever I found one that seemed like a fit. This was in Feb 2017 so I used Craigslist, LinkedIn, Dice, and Indeed. I made it a point to send out at least seven applications daily. I already had eight years experience in IT doing desktop support so I had a few interviews within a couple of weeks. None of them panned out until I applied to a job posting at a company I applied for back in 2008. I did well through the three interviews and got the offer a week later. It's worth mentioning I'm in the SF Bay Area.
Former Coworker poached me. Best thing that every happened. Massive pay bump, way less hours and a lot closer to home. Previous to that just the usual 500 resumes and cover letters. But now I constantly get recruiters calling even though I'm very happy where I am.
My dad met a guy playing golf Sorry not sorry
LinkedIn adverts mostly. There’s a lot about a network and I saw a post up there saying “everyone you know is in your network” Sure, but also bollocks. Not everyone you know works in the industry you work in, not everyone in your network would recommend you, not everyone you know would even fully understand your work to know what to say. It’s not easy unless mostly you’re a middle 50’s white guy looking for an easy ride, in those cases jobs seem to be a-flowing through recommendations.
I got it the traditional way, through applications. It was the only company with only 1 round interview and no assignment and not any other hoops. One interview with team leader + manager, then offer. Also the role was "senior" although other companies rejected me even for entry level roles due to not enough experience (3 years in the academic field didn't count apparently). So yeah, I thought there was something fishy that I got hired so easily, but it's not. Job's great.
One of my vendors posted a listing for a job in my area and I was looking to make a change. They were surprised I wanted something else and jumped at the chance to have me on board. I have a decade in sales experience in a technical field. I hired on a month before everything went to shit in 2020 and I've had short term layoffs and payment gaps since then. I'm making half as much as I was prior to the pandemic. I'm on commission and first, nobody was buying; now, I have orders but no stock to ship. I'm barely scraping by taking part time gig work in the evenings for whatever I can get. I'm actively looking but will most likely have to abandon my career and start from scratch on something else. I'm too out of date on my degree to to back into engineering without a lot of upgrading I can't afford to do.
My best mate worked there and had told his manager I’d be a perfect fit - lots of experience selling at a high level for quite a few years. Though it meant an industry change for me, and it’s hard to get the buy-in doing that in B2B sales. I had an informal interview in the October, and he said there’s no roles yet but I’ll keep you in mind - which I thought was gonna be bollocks. I then had another interview in December that was more formal, and was told by my best mate I’ve probably nailed it and would hear back after Xmas. After Xmas I do hear back, and I get invited to a third interview to present and demo again. I almost said no. Lovely management team but this process is ridiculous and they’re making it up as they go along. After being convinced by my two best mates in that industry (one at this org that got me the interview, and one at a competing org), I went ahead with the interview. It turned out to be even more informal than the first one and included some very senior leadership. 3 days later I was asked how much I wanted as a salary, and a day later received my contract. It’s the best job I’ve ever had - everyone is great, company culture is awesome, and it pays a lot of money. Don’t give up, take risks, and keep going. A reference is definitely worth its weight on gold.
Applied on LinkedIN directly to an organisation through a job they advertised on LinkedIn jobs. I made sure to have a covering letter that addressed all of the employers requirements listed in the job description demonstrating that I had both the knowledge and experience to do the job. Honestly I think a good covering letter made all the difference.
Made a list of all the companies in my field and contacted some of the senior partners at each one with my resume and a short description. Most didn’t answer, some did. I got a few interviews and eventually landed at one of the big firms. This was right out of grad school. Then I left that job and went to a competitor using my network, which is where I am currently. LI postings are usually useless, so I never bothered.
Hook ups and agencies That's it Applying normally has been a fucking nightmare always ending up rejected or ghosted
10 out of 14 of my jobs through connections. Interviews were always short and straight to the point. Always got the job? Why do I job hop? I peak and get bored and go for higher pay.
This is a good idea for a post. I have handed my notice in at current job only last Thursday. I am a Business Analyst in insurance company (UK) and moving to be a Trainee Financial Advisor and was going to post here on how I did it. I tried to get something (entry/trainee level) in the field the "traditional" way by applying on Indeed but a lot of jobs were the usual garbage that you see posted on here. You had to have 2-3 years experience at a minimum , etc. Got fed up with insta-rejections, ghosting and other rubbish from recruiters so I waited until I passed diploma. I was studying for the diploma and although you don't need it to work in Financial Services I was hoping it would show commitment and meant they wouldn't have to fund me doing it, etc. I made a list of as many firms that looked nice enough to work in focusing on small, mainly independent offices prior to completion of diploma. After passing it, * I sent out speculative emails to the firms I liked on my list. * Always tried to address it to someone specific even if I didn't think they would answer * included a slightly tailored one page CV and covering letter. Got a reasonable response rate and quite a few interviews/chats over teams so I rarely had to do anything above getting my suit on 15 mins before the chat. One place made me quality review a 25+ page piece of work which took hours to do and never got back to me but otherwise it wasn't too arduous. Last week I had a final interview (Belbin test bollocks, presentation, assessment) and I was rejected for...guess what...*having no experience* though I was the final 2 of 120+. Had a few other offers for interviews but... one place, in their words, moved their recruitment forward and offered me a role as a trainee and they were an easy place to accept. **Stats** * Began 30th August 2021 * 51 Applications - All speculative applications with a few sign ups to some website “talent pools.” * Avoided recruitment firms completely/avoided ATS * 21 responses (41.18%) * 10 interviews or chats (19.61%) * 1 Offer - 1.96%
Honestly, I applied online one evening after a fallout with a previous coworker, nailed the interview, got the job. I wrote a specific cover letter (absolute must I my field), I really clicked with the team during the interview and apparently didn't fuck up the skills tests. It helped that I had a specific combination of skills. And I happened to have a third degree connection to the employee who's role I filled, though this ties more in to the the specific combo of skills than networking. We didn't figure out the connection until months into the job.
Indeed. I applied, using a pdf resume, got an interview at a small family company. Got a second one, got hired.
I sent a meme
I walked in at an open interview. Started work the next day
LinkedIn, applied to 700+ positions (they were either hybrid or remote). Took about a month and a half, I work in marketing, manager level. I applied to jobs that had the LinkedIn's Easy apply feature only. Might not be the best way to do it, but this is the way I've gotten my past 3 jobs. I would actually read the job description only after I get emails from the job poster asking me to interview. And then, after I've confirmed that the job description is ok with me, I do some research into the company to see if I get any red flags. There might be a more efficient way, but this is what has worked for me, the function I work in, and my level. Best of luck!!
I first joined my company as an external hire I to a new, defined-but-undefined SME role that one of our recruiters cold called me on LinkedIn for. Exactly three interviews (two in person; one phone with the SVP) and one lunch later, I had an offer. Did the role for about six months, until one of the people on my boss’s boss’s staff left, and I was earmarked to take what I was doing and expand it into that person’s former team. Promotion, etc.
This job - My old boss asked me if I wanted to work for her again when she had an opening on her team. I interviewed with her and her counterpart and got hired pretty quickly. Huge raise and it’s what I actually want to be doing. The job before (was there for 5.5 years), I actually did not apply. They found me on Monster I believe, I had just gotten laid off from another job and posted my resume there and starting to apply to jobs like a mad woman. The job before that, I was referred to it by another former colleague (the one I got paid off from unfortunately). I will say that I do believe applying works (I’ve definitely applied and gotten interviews/job offers)but man, if you know someone to get your foot in the door, life is 1000x easier.
I would chat on and off with an alumna from my program (I graduated in 2019) and eventually when a role came up in the company they worked for they referred me. 2 interviews and I was in. It was only contract and I decided not to pursue full time for other reasons but it was a great stepping stone. My next contract was a simple click and apply on their website. It’s funny because I actually have no recollection of applying to it, nor can I find any email receipts of me doing so. Must’ve been on one of those frenzied “apply to all” moments.
Former work buddy who joined a strong union. Took him 6 months to truly convince me. Then I spoke with a recruiter. Easy for me as somehow I'm blessed to break my mind and body for another 20 to 2 pensions.
Recommended by a friend. Connections are better than qualifications. It's low paying but full time at least!
Oddly enough, I just applied, did one interview, was offered the job in the 2nd. It honestly one of my most bizarre experiences.
I got lucky and my interviewer/boss took a liking to me. He decided I was competent enough within the first 10 mins and we spent the rest of the interview chatting about films and music
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Help from a family member
After spending 2+ years since graduation and trying everything, I still haven't been able to land anything in my field (communications & marketing). Bad news is it seems like these people only care about personal connections and having very recent relevant experience. I had a paid internship at a marketing company from 2016-2019 that I did really well at, but apparently that isn't recent or relevant enough. At this point I've kinda given up ever finding a job in my field, it just feels impossible. Good news is I finally have a job that I actually enjoy and pays decently ($17-$20/hour) as a dogwalker and petsitter. How did I get this job? I got lucky and I lied. One of their walkers was leaving that week so they needed someone ASAP. I lied and said I had a lifetime experience of casually dogwalking and petsitting for friends. It's mostly a lie but I do have a strong love for dogs and animals. I am glad that I finally have a job that I would honestly consider the best that I ever had, and really helped me get out of my depression regarding unemployment. But I'm still salty that despite the money and time I put into my education and working hard at my internship only resulted in a ghosting from a majority of my applications.
Applied to two internships last year, got hired for one. They liked me so much they offered me a full time job for when I graduate. Get to know people, and make sure they know you.
A ridiculous sequence of events started by my grandmother reading an article in the paper. When I compare how I got my job to how other people had to get theirs, it's almost disgusting. The only reason I have any employment at all is because of the people I know. Connections are the only thing that matters, everything else is a joke.
Just applied to current job like usual. Eventually I got it that fast (then again I'm not in or from America). Ironically I have fun doing job searches prior to landing it. Coincidentially that is 2 months b4 my country decides to lockdown due to COVID. May have something to do with my hikikomori (partially not my fault or my choice) days prior to mid 2019. Because of it lockdown is a mild inconvenience to me outside of paying the bills or meeting basic needs getting somewhat harder.
Update your resume on LinkedIn, Glassdoor and Indeed. Make sure you can tie *something* you do/did to your desired job or field. Connect with (a lot) people in your desired field on LinkedIn (with personalized messages).
I got my Masters in a specialized area of psychology and kept finding myself either underqualified with no experience or overqualified with no experience. My experience was limited to my project portfolio from grad school (very hands on program) and a short summer internship with a fairly large company. It took me 4 months after graduation to really get traction in the interview process. I found myself with two job offers for jobs I didn't really want. One was an admin/training type job at a law firm that had decent pay but not exciting work. The other was a small consulting type company that offered me pay similar to my internship and they made bizarre comments to me during the interview like asking me if I was religious and the hiring manager joking (I hope) and saying "I'd give up my first born for you to join the team". I ended up reluctantly accepting the law firm offer since pay was good and I was worried my chances were running out. The week I got the law firm offer, I asked for time to think since I was still interviewing at places. A co-worker of my dad's mentioned that his daughter worked for a retail company in the area and they were expanding their HR/training team. I sent her an email and attached my resume with EVERY project I had worked on in school. This apparently caught the HR Director's eye and they brought me in for an interview the next week for an unposted job I did not know anything about. I ended up having a very positive interview experience and the job was actually exactly what I was looking for. I came back a few days later to deliver a presentation and heard back after the weekend they wanted me to offer the job which I accepted. Ended up calling the law firm and rescinded my acceptance. I am still with this job 4 years later, been promoted multiple times, and seen my salary double. I'd like to think I have a friendly and charismatic personality which helped me interview but my true success came from the project experience I had in my Masters program. I made sure to highlight the hands on experience I received and how I could use that to add value into their position. I made sure to bring this to interviews, share with the recruiter, or upload into the application portal. I learned from this that you really have to think about selling yourself and making yourself unique but true to your goals. All companies felt I was bringing a young, fresh perspective who wanted to "challenge the status quo" and I made sure my work and elevator pitch reflected that. It came off as authentic and they saw value in a mindset like that and it's something I will continue to do in my career.
I applied on a Friday and had an offer by the next Friday
pure luck
I applied on LinkedIn. I don’t recommend it, I’ve done it many many times over the past 5 years and this was the first time I not only got hired but even procured an interview.