Tricks of the Trade

⚠️ ALERT: LinkedIn’s New Skills Insights Tool Is Fancy AF 🧐 Ah, skills. Also called “buzzwords,” 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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𝙴𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙰𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊’𝚜 𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚌𝚎: 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚁𝚒𝚜𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝙽𝚎𝚠 𝙲𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚛 𝚃𝚎𝚌𝚑 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝 💼The 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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𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁… I typed into ChatGPT, “What’s it called when you are losing money every day by not working and being unemployed?” It read, “The 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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🔎 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯-𝗵𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘀 💌 🌞 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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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗥 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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