Long time current employee here. For those who have formerly worked at the bank and found a new opportunity that offers full remote and better compensation, can you provide some best practices for the job search and what things to avoid?
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Tailor your resume to the job description. Applicant tracking systems will "score" your submission against the job description to match up keywords, skills, education, etc. Those submissions with higher scores will get more attention. Of course you have to have the relevant experience and skills to make it through an interview, so don't just stuff random keywords that you don't have experience in.
Imagine 200 applicants for a job where only the top 10 applicants get through the gates as best match. These 10 resumes will then make it through to a recruiter who will then further screen to pass off 5 to the hiring manager.
https://www.virtualvocations.com/ may also help you gauge salary ranges and prospects. My experience has been that FI's and fintech pay the best.
Just start applying instead of trolling on such sites. That is the best practice
Consider recruiters a form of research. Network as much as you can. Don’t hesitate to reach out on LinkedIn to someone in a role that interests you. Connect with past coworkers that have left. Be targeted… don’t apply for every possible position. Don’t burn bridges.
Use LinkedIn and Indeed, both now let you specify 'Remote' as the location. You can tweak things like hybrid, relocation, etc. Setup daily job alerts for 2-3 search terms. Make sure both are set to show that you're looking for a job (LinkedIn calls it "Open to Work"). Use Glassdoor to research salaries for the jobs you apply for - they are generally very accurate for large companies and if they don't pay enough don't waste your time. I recommend getting a Google Voice number just for job applications, that you can put on your resume and LinkedIn, so you don't absolutely ruin your personal cell number with calls from recruiters. The same goes for an email address if you care. Speaking of recruiters, don't give them the time of day if they don't have a specific job opportunity. I get messages all the time about "wanting to connect" and you quickly realize it's pointless to engage them. If it's a 3rd party recruiter just say something like "yes, I'm still actively looking, please send a full job description and salary range to ." If they aren't full of sh-t they may not send it blindly, but it weeds out most of the losers. With HR recruiters for a company you don't get as much BS but the biggest issue I've had is that, if they won't tell you the salary range (or "don't know"), they probably can't pay enough. Good luck out there!
don't use buzzwords like 'best practices'