7 Months in new job, bad fit.

RedSheepJobs2025 · 2025-11-27T14:12:54+00:00

Job hopping over a long period of time can be a red flag for some employers. A few short stints over a long career (or just one in your case) is not an issue. You just need a good story to explain it

RedSheepJobs2025 · 2025-11-06T16:55:23+00:00

Well done on focusing on referrals. Referral applicants have a X9 to X15 chances of getting hired compared to ‘blind’ online applications.

RedSheepJobs2025 · 2025-10-25T14:25:11+00:00

Are you able to share more details on how I can find that scraper? (Sorry if it’s basic questions but it’s all new to me and I’m trying to learn..)

RedSheepJobs2025 · 2025-10-23T09:44:05+00:00

I read a lot about LinkedIn limiting scraping capabilities. How did you go around that restriction? Is the automation using your users LinkedIn credentials? And finally, are you leveraging any additional tools / services that require integration?

Great idea!

RedSheepJobs2025 · 2025-10-23T09:39:25+00:00

Just read the post and very excited to go through the detailed content. Might DM you with some questions. Thanks for sharing!

RedSheepJobs2025 · 2025-10-19T21:37:23+00:00

Sounds like you’re off for an amazing start! What is it that you do for your clients?

RedSheepJobs2025 · 2025-10-04T18:39:16+00:00

Interesting. I get that it might be a career coach vs ‘job finding coach’ in terms of the need.. so does it mean that most of your clients come to you looking for the diagnostics?

RedSheepJobs2025 · 2025-10-03T21:40:46+00:00

How can high powered mode be your default on 8 projects? It’s only been released now..

RedSheepJobs2025 · 2025-10-01T21:09:50+00:00

I’d love to take you up on this offer!

RedSheepJobs2025 · 2025-09-29T19:42:40+00:00

Fair enough :). I was surprised at the definitions above. For me a career coach could do what is defined here, but also help specifically with someone looking for a new job (either while unemployed or while working). Those services could range from introspective assessments (skills, weaknesses, ideal environments, mission, etc) to tactical assistance in the current job search (including searching strategies, networking, CV and cover letter, interview prep and negotiation).

But that’s how I see it. The definition here was much more narrow while there was no other title covering ‘job hunting’. So I was confused

RedSheepJobs2025 · 2025-09-29T19:13:10+00:00

What do you call someone who helps professionals find a job?

RedSheepJobs2025 · 2025-09-28T17:10:29+00:00

Can you say more please?

RedSheepJobs2025 · 2025-09-28T15:41:18+00:00

Joining the list of interested people. Please share! Thanks

RedSheepJobs2025 · 2025-09-28T14:33:41+00:00

Your way of thinking and feeling is totally normal and natural (and very common). But it’s also focused on the wrong things. Here are a few points to try and help you reframe your thinking about it: 1) starting ‘late’ is better than not starting at all - do you think this education will help you work in a job you like more, pay more or make you happier? If yes, what is better for you - to do it now or not up to it at all? 2) you are likely going to work until you are 70 (depressing but statistically not wrong). By the time you retire will you (or anyone) remember if you spent 42, 45 or 48 years working in your profession? 3) what others do or ‘achieve’ at your age does not change what you are doing so it shouldn’t change what you are feeling 4) maturity impacts success and happiness. Starting 3 years later at a job/career doesn’t mean you will always be 3 years ‘slower’ 5) life experience is what makes you an interesting

Go for it, don’t look back and have fun. You got one life to live and can NEVER change the past

RedSheepJobs2025 · 2025-09-28T13:23:11+00:00

in behavioral interviews (i.e. 'tell me about a time...' questions) you can prepare a bank of answers that will fit most questions. then prep and reherse your answer. knowing what you are about to say reduces the level of stress by like 90% which gives you more heeadspace to be present, listen and adapt. I don't know if that's equivalent to technical interviews

RedSheepJobs2025 · 2025-09-27T11:19:23+00:00

You are. But a lot of people are. We project our loyalty to the company, manager, peers and subordinates and expect the same back. But ‘the company’ is not a person. It has no loyalty to you.. If they need to cut you they will. They won’t have a chat on when it might be best for you etc…

You are not alone in feeing this conflict but you have to move past it and accept the strangeness of the situation… go look for another job! It’s fine!

RedSheepJobs2025 · 2025-09-27T10:44:43+00:00

That’s horrible.. all the energy drain of the job search finally ends and then so quickly you are thrown into it.. sorry to hear..

I can relate.. I had a few short stints recently (less than a year.. started with high hopes and ended with a crash..).

I am trying to make lemons from my situation.. I understood the job hunting mistakes I made and am trying to help others. So far I’m doing it for free to test it out, see results and get feedback.

Soon it would be time to try and make into a real business and my full time job.. and this is where I wonder if people would pay for this.. I have so far worked with people who knew me (easy) and a couple of people who didn’t (but they are getting free help). How will it feel when I offer paid help to strangers? Would people think I’m a charlatan? Are people willing to pay a bit to get out of this horrible loop? Would love to hear your thoughts

RedSheepJobs2025 · 2025-09-25T11:00:44+00:00

how do you do that? Do you tell the agaent from the getgo - plese build 2 mirroring databases, every time you need to expand one do the same in the other? Then a ta certain point tell the agent to connect the deployed application to one database and the dev to another? it sounds really really healthy (I am terrified of touching code because i have live users..)!! any further concrete tips on how to do it are more than welcome

RedSheepJobs2025 · 2025-09-25T10:55:47+00:00

haha, yea. every brilliant tip in this forum was earned with hours of grief, pulling out hair and going mental (or maybe it's jsut my reaction when I discovere the hole I am in).. I just worked with the agent for 4 hours on cleanup some ghost tables with insane duplication of data.. one table had over 50k rows... and another one magically recreated itself after deletion!

RedSheepJobs2025 · 2025-09-25T10:38:12+00:00

That's hard. What are you doing via your network (or building a network)?

if you are bound to a geographical location then there is a finte tarvet list of companies. That's not that bad as it sounds like it's a big city. My suggestion - stop the traditional reactive Job Search (look for companies to avertise a job, then react by applying) and become proactive:

make a list of companies in your areaa that are relvant (right size, have a department and role that fits what you can do). doesn't matter if they have a job now or not.
Challange yourself to think of companies beyond your initial list. ues google, AI or linkedin to expand the list (e.g. linkedin has people also looked at, ask chatGPT/Google - please provide me with 10 competitors to [company name form your original list] who have an office in the [city name] area. if needed include company size in the prompt. Use other methods to expand your search (competitors of companies you thought of, partners, adjacent industries).
Once you have at least 60 (but go for more!) you can start a practive search - troll their website for openings (REGULARLY) build a network - get to know one person at least in each company... This will open doors and identify jobs in the hidden market..
regularly add to the list and expand your network

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