I have been searching for my next job for a few months via LinkedIn, Indeed, Google searches, but I can't seem to find many job openings that are a good match for my background and preferences. I am curious to know what kind of methods other people are using to find their next job. I would like to know what works best and what does not. Thanks for your help.
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I created daily job alerts with LinkedIn, Indeed and Google. But I found out that those job alerts are not reliable and they are often a few days behind the original posting dates. When I try to apply, many of those job postings have been already closed.
@gv+1jpprjkym here. It was a typo. I meant to say "networking is always the best way to get a new opportunity".
@fg+1jpprjkym, in other words, netowrking is always the best way to get a new opportunity.
I posted to jobs on Linked in for a couple years. Two people I worked with prior who now work at two different places recognized my name and selected me for interviews. Don't give up and never burn bridges.
Change your name to something like “Rajesh Maharaja” and you will get recruiter calls.
I got too many foreign names looking through my Linkedin. I am guessing either we are outsourcing or flying many new workers in to replace us.
@bq+1jpprjkym, according to many recruiters, we don't have to list all the jobs you had from more than 20 years ago. We don't even have to show the year of college graduation. They say hiring managers are more interested in the recent work experiences.
I use LinkedIn primarily for research. Spend enough time on there and you get an idea of who is hiring and for what type of roles. Then always apply directly with the company.
But don’t rely solely on LinkedIn. Not all companies that may be a good fit for you are active on it. Use it to find similar companies and then research them further outside of LinkedIn.
During a layoff I went through, I kept a spreadsheet with links and log ins to all of the companies I was interested in working with. Went down that list everyday for seven months, updating it constantly.
of you put on your resume that you graduated college in 1993 or have start/end dates for your job history (which most require) it is very easy to determine ones age range. Where possible I would remove dates and on job history consolidate what you can and give general dates that don't make you seem old.
@a5+1jpprjkym, how would they know that you are in your mid-50s? I don't think they can find your age from your resume.
I only go on LinkedIn when I feel like getting lectured for voting republican
The job market su-ks right now. Stay where you are.
... plus I am in my mid-50s, which didn't help my reply rate. Good luck to you!
It's tough out there. Economic certainty is hurting some areas, offshoring in others. In some fields, there's downward pressure on salary ranges due to an oversupply of labor. My response rate ranged from 0-5% across all methods tried - in good times that would be much higher.
For remote work, LinkedIn's AI search helped me construct the search criteria that worked best in terms of percentage of positive replies. I also had decent results seeing where all of my best, actual connections worked, checking their companies' careers pages, and then asking them for a referral (to get past HR's resume stack).
I also checked all of the major employers career pages at least weekly.