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I guess giving advice on job hunting and interviewing. I've done it so much and learned a lot, I can literally SEE how absolutely NOT confident ppl are about job hunting. ( which I get. More precisely they don't see their value)
More importantly, they are blind to their value on the market and believe a toxic work environment is normal and hating their life because they hate their job making them miserable is just a part of working.
When really, when you see and acknowledge your worth, you don't take that shit. You have a CHOICE. Employment isn't a one way street. And employers realize that and treat you with respect.
Idk it's a whole thing.
It's interesting that you're writing this, because I've literally just quit my job due to these reasons, and am starting to look for new things. Any particular tips you'd like to share?
Well you got this, and congrats on standing up for yourself by getting out of that shit whole environment. It's not normal and not something you should accept.
Apply only to jobs you are qualified for that meet your expectations. Expectations? They pay adequately, the hours are decent, it's not to far from where you live, and their job requirements aren't insane.
Insane job requirements? Toxic employers say this on their job posting;
"Must be able to work under consistent pressure in a stressful environment while handling multiple tasks at once. Must be able to work a flexible schedule with little notice including nights, weekends and holidays. Must be on call. Must be able to complete other duties as assigned not directly relating to X role. Must be able to take direction. Must be obsessed with customer satisfaction. Customer service, customer service, customer service. (Employers obsessed with customer service care more about the customer then they do about you. So they'll treat you like shit and let customers treat you like shit. You basically don't matter)
Any misspellings and their job posting, requiring a cover letter, and requiring quizzes questionnaires and personality assessments. Employers seriously looking to hire the right candidate don't waste their time on bullshit like that. If you're qualified they will schedule you for an in-person interview within a drop of a hat.
Look at Google reviews glassdoor and indeed and get rid of your LinkedIn profile (unless you're in tech) LinkedIn is used to SCREEN YOU OUT.
Employers don't need to see your connections, a picture of what you look like, and your inspirational statement. all they need is your resume and if they feel that you're qualified they can schedule you for an interview that's all they need to know is the information that's on your damn resume.
Realize you're worth and have some standards. Don't let employers dick you around. Because they will and once you show them that you respect yourself and your time it's easier to weed through the bullshiters and you'll find and actually good healthy employer.
Anyway lol I could go on all day lol
Thank you very much for all those points, it#s a good thing to read them summarized like this! My last employer actually did have some negative Glassdoor entries, and I convinced myself it'll be different since I worked in a different part of the company. Definitely learned my lesson that these problems are not local to only parts.
Happy to help!
Can you follow up on the weed you out linkedin thing? I got a job at an engineering firm and set one up because all my coworkers had one.
Do you mean employers look at it to judge you on what you look like and what you post? Or that employers pass by anyone that has one?
They look at it and form a bias against you. Think about it. All you're doing is making it easier and giving employers reasons to not hire you.
You're better looking then the hiring manager? Not hired. You're a republican? Not hired. You're a single mother? Not hired. Left a comment on a post making employers look unfavorably? Not hired. You're overweight? Not hired. You're older? Not hired.
Those aren't things they need to see or know about. They say nothing about you as a job candidate and your skills and abilities to do the job that they're hiring for.
This is why I'm against linkedin. You shouldn't have to show all of that fucking information about yourself it's private and irrelevant.
The only thing that matters is the skills and experience on your resume. Because that's what they need for the role right? All the other information about you is not necessary information that will determine if you can do the job or not.
We've been using applications and resumes to gain employment for years and years. that's how people have been getting jobs over the decades. There's no reason for an online portfolio that tells everything about you in order to get a job.
Don't hand over ALL that information about yourself to them. It's irrelevant.
All they need is the information that is on your resume that is absolutely it.
Linkiden and indeed (with the fucking quizzes) is making it easier and easier for employers to not do any of the leg work to find the right candidate. Or even pay attention to ppls resumes.
And vet for the right person for the job. Instead they are becoming nit picky and basing employment off of frivolous reasons and personality questioners that are not a real evaluation of how you will perform in your role, or the work environment.
Gotcha. Yeah, while I do have a photo up, I don't post anything but updates to my resume. I don't scroll or comment or anything social on there, specifically because why even would you??
By any chance do you have some go-to examples of good resumes you like to point people to as what to do with theirs vs. what not to do? I realize this will vary given jobs and you should tailor it accordingly, but some base starting points are better than nothing.
https://www.blueskyresumes.com/
This helped me tremendously. Look at their before and after examples.
I did my resume 14 times until I saw this and was finally done using the examples they gave
Oh wow, that's a load more examples than I'd expected, thanks! I'll have to look over these for what might apply to what I'm interested in.
Hell yea I gotchu
I'm gonna pick your brain in a couple months.
Ok lol