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* Get all your job site alerts tuned up so anything interesting ends up in your inbox. | * Get all your job site alerts tuned up so anything interesting ends up in your inbox. | ||
* Try to submit 4 or 5 solid applications a week. If I can a couple callbacks on those, I'm satisfied that my approach is sound and my resume and cover letter are sharp enough. Then it's a crapshoot. | * Try to submit 4 or 5 solid applications a week. If I can get a couple callbacks on those, I'm satisfied that my approach is sound and my resume and cover letter are sharp enough. Then it's a crapshoot. | ||
* Always submit a cover letter! Have a couple generic | * Always submit a cover letter! Have a couple generic letters. Tailor one of those for the position you're applying to. | ||
I keep a basic spreadsheet of job postings and continually reorder it (like a backlog!). I apply to no more than one job a day, whatever is at the top of my list. If I get a rejection or get ghosted, mutter a curse, cross it my off, and move on to the next one. I try to take something useful away from my rejections and keep revising and refining. | I keep a basic spreadsheet of job postings and continually reorder it (like a backlog!). I apply to no more than one job a day, whatever is at the top of my list. If I get a rejection or get ghosted, mutter a curse, cross it my off the list, and move on to the next one. I try to take something useful away from each of my rejections and keep revising and refining. | ||
Beyond the usual suspects, here are a couple smaller job sites I'd recommend checking out: | Beyond the usual suspects, here are a couple smaller job sites I'd recommend checking out: | ||
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25519718 | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25519718 | ||
== Additional Reading == | |||
* https://www.askamanager.org/2020/07/heres-a-bunch-of-help-finding-a-new-job.html | |||
* https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkd8j8/is-there-such-a-thing-as-applying-for-too-many-jobs | |||
* https://www.thecut.com/article/how-to-decline-a-job-offer.html | |||
Latest revision as of 08:02, 13 November 2022
(This is based on some advice I shared recently with friends on the job market.)
Unfortunately, job hunting is often a full-time job in itself. And not always a fun or fair one. I've found the approach that works best for me is steady and methodical. As you start to search, I recommend the following:
- Get all your job site alerts tuned up so anything interesting ends up in your inbox.
- Try to submit 4 or 5 solid applications a week. If I can get a couple callbacks on those, I'm satisfied that my approach is sound and my resume and cover letter are sharp enough. Then it's a crapshoot.
- Always submit a cover letter! Have a couple generic letters. Tailor one of those for the position you're applying to.
I keep a basic spreadsheet of job postings and continually reorder it (like a backlog!). I apply to no more than one job a day, whatever is at the top of my list. If I get a rejection or get ghosted, mutter a curse, cross it my off the list, and move on to the next one. I try to take something useful away from each of my rejections and keep revising and refining.
Beyond the usual suspects, here are a couple smaller job sites I'd recommend checking out:
For me, interviewing is largely a process for discovering the shorthand for successfully communicating my experience and abilities. Here's a pretty good idea for preparing that I've used and recommended to others:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25519718