Are you doing everything you need to for the most productive job search? It may be a matter of consistency. Job search is difficult and often leads to burnout. Try focusing on one new activity this week.
In this week’s Summary Sunday, you’ll find:
- Should you send a post-interview follow-up poll results
- How to get recommendations in LinkedIn’s Featured section
- Find and use the right skills in your profile
- Salary transparency growth leveling off
- State of Online Recruiting 2024
- Notion email in the works
- EY and Meta employees fired
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JOB SEARCH
Should job seekers send a thank you (follow-up) message after a job interview?
My poll on LinkedIn found that 80% believe sending a post-interview follow-up message can’t hurt. So for those job seekers who do not send one, are you missing out? See the comments for more tips.
How To Get Recommendations in the Featured section | Kevin D. Turner
Using the Featured section to highlight your recommendations (or a single recommendation) can be a great way to get it noticed. There are a couple of ways to do this as Kevin shows you. This is a great way to differentiate yourself if you are actively job seeking.
Find and Use The Right Skills In Your LinkedIn Profile | Jessica Hernandez
Having the right hard skills throughout your profile is a surefire way to get your profile noticed by recruiters and hiring managers! If you aren’t sure what skills to use, follow these instructions!
HIRING TRENDS
Salary Transparency: Growth Slows, but Momentum Continues | Indeed Hiring Lab
57.8% of all US job postings on Indeed contained some salary information, up from 52.2% in September 2023. A major reason for this transparency is state-wide legislation. “… the three states/locales with the largest gains in salary transparency over the past year — Hawaii, D.C., and New York — are those in which pay transparency legislation has also taken effect over the past year.” Dive in to see which industry sectors, jobs and cities have grown in salary transparency.
The State of Online Recruiting 2024 | iHire
In this report, you will see the sources of hiring by employers and the job search activities most used by job seekers. You’ll also see the greatest pain points both face while trying to fill jobs.
TECHNOLOGY/PRODUCTIVITY
Notion is making a super customizable email app | The Verge
Notion is a productivity tool. While not designed specifically for job seekers, it contains templates to help you organize ANYTHING. Now, Notion is announcing an email product that can easily automate your email “Its AI can schedule meetings for you through integration with Notion’s Calendar app, as well as help you quickly write personalized emails using ‘one-click snippets.'” If you haven’t thought about a separate email for your job search… now might be the time. It will integrate with gmail. The Notion email launch is slated for early 2025.
WORKPLACE
EY and Meta Fired Workers for Stretching the Rules: What Would You Do? | Inc.
EY employees watched multiple training videos at once. Meta employees used meal vouchers for non-food items. Both companies fired these employees.
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Hannah Morgan speaks and writes about job search and career strategies. She founded CareerSherpa.net to educate professionals on how to maneuver through today’s job search process. Hannah was nominated as a LinkedIn Top Voice in Job Search and Careers and is a regular contributor to US News & World Report. She has been quoted by media outlets, including Forbes, USA Today, Money Magazine, Huffington Post, as well as many other publications. She is also author of The Infographic Resume and co-author of Social Networking for Business Success.