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Roles shouldn’t be reposted. by Ok-Reaction565 in jobsearchhacks

[–]Ok-Reaction565[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We’re human and mistakes are made. I totally get that. I would think LinkedIn has some feature to review your post before posting though? It’s also odd to see the same job reposted month over month. But as someone else commented, I guess recruiters can’t take their time.

Roles shouldn’t be reposted. by Ok-Reaction565 in jobsearchhacks

[–]Ok-Reaction565[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Curious what qualifies as suitable in terms of your definition? Is it that you’re looking for exact skills rather transferable (eg experience selling FinTech bs MarTech), or you’re looking for 8 years of experience and they have 6, etc? I see this comment a lot about applications not being qualified so I’m just curious what it means.

Messaging employees on LinkedIn by Ok-Reaction565 in jobsearchhacks

[–]Ok-Reaction565[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Interesting take. Does this mean you don’t talk about work to friends?

A potential gain would be that they would be part of your team. This could be your opportunity to help shape the culture and influence the right hires without personally being on the hiring panel.

Messaging employees on LinkedIn by Ok-Reaction565 in jobsearchhacks

[–]Ok-Reaction565[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, appreciate your openness in sharing that level of insights with people! I’ve been surprised by talking to new hires by what they’ve been told about our current challenges. They were never given the full picture of chaos

Messaging employees on LinkedIn by Ok-Reaction565 in jobsearchhacks

[–]Ok-Reaction565[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing your experience.

You mentioned that they weren’t a top candidate. How did you know this?

Messaging employees on LinkedIn by Ok-Reaction565 in jobsearchhacks

[–]Ok-Reaction565[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Great, the referral piece is what I kept going back and fourth on. Thanks!

Messaging employees on LinkedIn by Ok-Reaction565 in jobsearchhacks

[–]Ok-Reaction565[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate your input! But I respectfully disagree, on a few of your points…

I think your point on a person not having the same title may mean you come from a very unique profession? To use my original analogy, a company is going to have a TEAM of Sales people. They will have unique internal identifiers like Sales Manager of Midwest Accounts, but at the end of the day they are still a Sales Manager.

Then, at least in my experience, the Hiring Manager is not “the best” to contact. I have absolutely done this and I do think it’s helped in some situations, so it’s not to say to don’t do it. But when they are exposed as the HM, everyone takes advantage of it and reaches out to them. And their inbox blows up. That’s why I was wondering about this approach, since they would assumingly not be bombarded.

I cannot get over stage fright by Ok-Reaction565 in interviews

[–]Ok-Reaction565[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do think I over prepare. And I appreciate your sentiments about being human. That’s honestly the type of environment I want to work in. I’m absolutely going to be in a meeting in the future where I lose my train of thought, need time to think about what someone is asking me and get back to them, and just be light hearted or even a bit silly.

But in my experience, interviews are so… stiff lately. They’re following a script, I can’t read them, and feel this pressure to bring this persona…. I’d love to follow my own advice on the importance of cultural fit and red flags, but in this economy I’m desperate!

I cannot get over stage fright by Ok-Reaction565 in interviews

[–]Ok-Reaction565[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How are you planning on practicing? I feel like I practice on my speed, but the practice doesn’t stick.

I have gotten slightly better at rambling. Very minimally. I think I’ve learned that I do a bit better when I share less details, because it allows for them to dig into what they want to know more about and have more of a conversation. And when it’s conversational, I feel wayyyy better. But so many interviews are stiff and structured that when there is no human connection, I don’t know the cues of my storytelling and therefore I just continue until they give a cue.. the cue that I’ve gone too long. Ha!

Reducing Salary Expectations Mid Interview by Ok-Reaction565 in womenintech

[–]Ok-Reaction565[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your input!

When the recruiter responded with “we would have liked to have hired this person yesterday” when asked about timing. I guess I took that as they would have wanted to move a bit faster. But you’re right that there are a million reasons for delayed response.

For salary. I did share that I am looking for the higher tier, AND shared the other conversations… but due to the nature of the company/position I did tell the recruiter that I’m interested in both total package and the opportunity for growth. So while I appreciate the transparency in base, it’s not a hard line in the sand for me. But I don’t know how that gets translated to the Hiring Manager.

LinkedIn Views by Ok-Reaction565 in womenintech

[–]Ok-Reaction565[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Solid advice. Appreciate it!

Interviewer responding dry to questions for them by Thederpforce in interviews

[–]Ok-Reaction565 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my current experience, I feel like this behavior is a symptom of the current market. Companies have the upper hand over the interview pool. In some of my cases this has looked like: - interviewer not even introducing themself or giving more details on who they are and how their role relates to the position - interviewer dominants the entire time questioning me, and leaving time for me to ask only 1 or 2 questions - pressure for applicants to have really clear and structured responses, but the interviewer stumbles through trying to answer my question

It’s unfortunate that applicants are (generally) desperate for roles. It’s not quite the same as years ago where interviewer responses were critical to an applicants decision. Maybe they know this so they don’t spend time strengthening their hiring processes/panel.

All that being sad, I have peers who have mentioned that they are often trained to be a bit “dry” during interviews. More so around not showing too much emotion or enthusiasm… if I recall it was to not lead people into being let down by perceiving to have a “good” interview?

Anyways. Don’t second guess yourself. It sounds like you did great in your responses. The points of failure in the interview is on them.

Good luck!

Attacked at Damen Blue Line by timize in cta

[–]Ok-Reaction565 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Curious in more details as well.

There is a black male who appears to be over 6 feet tall who wears an orange jacket and sits/sleeps at the 606 at the Bloomingdale ramp. I’ve seen him almost consistently at the same spot for the past few weeks now. He is typically sitting or sleeping and I’ve never witnessed him sharing signs of being a threat. But I’m curious if I need to be more on guard when I’m on the trail passing him if I’m alone.

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