Summary Sunday: Adjust Your Job Search

The pandemic has resulted in an increase in the use of video technology and remote work. Most importantly, it has made it imperative to adjust your job search.

Today’s job search is different from what it was before the pandemic.

Interviews are conducted over video and employers are looking for a different set of skills to prove candidates can work remotely. And speaking of skills, what skills will be more important for new jobs emerging after the pandemic?

This week’s summary includes articles to help you understand the subtleties of a pandemic job search and how to adjust your job search.

• Preparing for the end of unemployment benefits
• Networking tips galore
• How to be more likable during video conversations
• Remote job interview questions
• Interviewing trends in 2020
• Tips for older job seekers
• Future workplace skills
• and more!

JOB SEARCH

What to Do When Your Unemployment Benefits Run Out | Alison Doyle

What to Do When Your Unemployment Benefits Run Out

What can you do if your unemployment benefits run out or you’re about to lose them, and you still don’t have a job? Try not to panic, there are resources available to help. Unemployment benefits are intended as a temporary measure to help you financially when you are between jobs.

NETWORKING

What You Need to Know About the Elements of Networking | Andrew Seaman

What you need to know about the elements of networking

Telling people to network before the pandemic likely conjured images in their minds of a sea of nametag-wearing, business-card-carrying people in a stuffy conference room or hotel ballroom. The coronavirus pandemic changed all that by putting a stop to in-person gatherings and forcing people to get

VIDEO CONVERSATIONS

7 Magic Phrases That Make You Instantly Likable on Video Calls | Michael Thompson

7 Magic Phrases That Make You Instantly Likable on Video Calls

I received the ultimate “Can I pick your brain?” email. Quarantine had just begun here in Spain, but I was already feeling burned out from everyone’s initial infatuation with Zoom. ” Is it cool if we just do an old-fashioned phone call? ” I replied. ” I’d prefer video,” the man immediately shot back.

INTERVIEWING

10 Remote Job Interview Questions You’ve Got to Be Ready to Answer | Jaclyn Westlake

10 Interview Questions You’ll Get for a Remote Job

Ask anyone who’s transitioned from working in an office to working from home and they’ll tell you: It’s not the same. While working from home comes with some undeniable luxuries (like no commute and the ability to work in your PJs), it poses some unique challenges, too (like less facetime with your manager and more distractions).

Hot Job Interview Trends for 2020: What the Experts Say | Bob McIntosh

Hot Job Interview Trends for 2020: What the Experts Say

By Bob McIntosh It is 2020 and you are in the job hunt, either because you are unemployed or looking for a better gig. One thing for sure is employers are hiring but they are being more cautious, and the hiring process is taking longer.

OLDER JOB SEEKERS

Job Hunting? It’s Not Your Age It’s Something Else | Forbes

Job Hunting? It’s Not Your Age It’s Something Else

Age discrimination is still alive and well in the hiring world. Not hearing back from an employer when you apply for a job is a painful reality during the crazy pandemic times of 2020. Baby Boomers often wonder, is it my age?

WORKFORCE/CAREERS

5 Charts Showing the Jobs of a Post-pandemic Future – And the Skills You Need to Get Them | World Economic Forum

5 charts showing the jobs of a post-pandemic future – and the skills you need to get them

Roles already growing in demand include data analysts and scientists; AI and machine learning specialists; and robotics engineers.

MENTIONS

Follow Friday: The Career Sherpa | Sparrows

Follow Friday: Career Sherpa – Sparrows Stories

This week’s Follow Friday features Hannah Morgan , also known as Career Sherpa! She’s a nationally renowned author, speaker, and job search strategist who has a passion for educating professionals about all things career-related.

I hadn’t heard of Sparrows before, but it sounds like an interesting platform and I’ll be writing about it in the future.

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