Tricks of the Trade

22
Sep

ALERT: LinkedIn’s New Skills Insights Tool Is Fancy AF

โš ๏ธ ALERT: LinkedIn’s New Skills Insights Tool Is Fancy AF ๐Ÿง Ah, skills. Also called โ€œbuzzwords,โ€ or a core competency section (or areas of expertise). As a former recruiter, I understood how important skills were on a resume. I would look at my hiring manager’s open requisition and identify what “buzzwords” I could use on searches to help identify the right candidates in hopes one of them would fit into the opening. It also helps

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19
Sep

Empowering America’s Workforce: The Rise of New Collar Tech Talent

๐™ด๐š–๐š™๐š˜๐š ๐šŽ๐š›๐š’๐š—๐š ๐™ฐ๐š–๐šŽ๐š›๐š’๐šŒ๐šŠ’๐šœ ๐š†๐š˜๐š›๐š”๐š๐š˜๐š›๐šŒ๐šŽ: ๐šƒ๐š‘๐šŽ ๐š๐š’๐šœ๐šŽ ๐š˜๐š ๐™ฝ๐šŽ๐š  ๐™ฒ๐š˜๐š•๐š•๐šŠ๐š› ๐šƒ๐šŽ๐šŒ๐š‘ ๐šƒ๐šŠ๐š•๐šŽ๐š—๐š ๐Ÿ’ผThe concept of “new collar” workers represents a shift in the job market, where individuals with skills and experience in fields traditionally associated with blue-collar work can transition to higher-income roles in the tech industry without the need for a college degree. These workers have gained relevant skills through practical experience or self-learning, often in areas such as coding, software development, data analysis, cybersecurity, and

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15
Sep

Pros and Cons of Funemployment

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜โ€ฆ I typed into ChatGPT, โ€œWhat’s it called when you are losing money every day by not working and being unemployed?โ€ It read, โ€œThe situation you’re describing, where you are losing money every day due to unemployment and not working, can be referred to as “financial strain” or “financial hardship.” It’s important to note that being unemployed and experiencing financial difficulties can be challenging, and it’s essential to seek assistance and

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11
Sep

Advice to survive online job-hunting: Think dating apps

๐Ÿ”Ž ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฏ-๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐Ÿ’Œ ๐ŸŒž I’m a HUGE fan of CBS’ Sunday Morning (cue Wynton Marsalis’ playing “Abblasen”), and this week, as a career coach, they were speaking my language! They ran a clever and funny little segment comparing job hunting to dating. Some key takeaways from the video included: When job searching online, think of it like using a dating app. You need to craft an engaging profile

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8
Sep

What the latest jobs numbers mean for HR

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ฅ I came across this fascinating article by the team over at Morning Brew titled “What the latest jobs numbers mean for HR” The latest jobs figures show that the US labor market is continuing to lose steam. There were 8.8 million job openings in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported in its Job Openings and Labor Turnover summary. That is the lowest level since March

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