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Just finished listening to The Assignment with Audie Cornish pod on who Trump might pick for veep (if he wins the nomination), and it brought up an interesting principle of job searching.. Not to give platform or validation to the Trump regime, but I think Audie Cornish’s analysis highlights an important fact about the job market within late stage capitalism: who you know (and who likes you) *truly* matters. After analysing the various candidates who could boost Trump within differing demographics, it became clear that it will probably just come down to whoever Trump likes best. Audie and her guest, Alyssa Farah, even quipped that one of the potential female candidates didn’t “look the part” according to Trump, (insinuating he didn’t find her attractive enough) and therefore probably wouldn’t be picked… I see this *all the time* within hiring. We genuinely don’t live in a meritocracy in the US, and the further we dive into latent capitalism, the truer and truer that will become. Even though this shift in culture is sickening, and should never become our norm, the facts are the facts when you’re job searching in 2024 Some tips to cope with these unfortunate facts? 1. NETWORK, reach out to people on LinkedIn, regardless of if you actually know them.. get to know them! 2. POST ON LINKEDIN, become a thought leader in your space, it goes a long way for your credibility. 3. USE WHO YOU KNOW, ask friends, family, friends of friends, friends of family for worthwhile connections. You never know where it might lead. 4. BE PUSHY, don’t be scared to email a second, third, fourth time if you aren’t getting a response. Persistence is key. 5. THINK OUTSIDE THE JD, most of the time job descriptions are not set in stone, and often they’re acting as a catch all net for a role within that general JD; Ask for what you want. TL;DR, use every resource you have at your disposal, and be vicious when it comes to your career. It’s the only way to win in 2024. #hiring #jobsearching #creativestrategy #marketing101 #marketing2024 #careergrowth #careeradvice #2024election

The weird thing about "looks" is, the more you like someone, the better they look. So I'm not going to change the fact that my youthful good looks (what I had) is gone, but my attitude, knowledge and way I interact with people can make me "look" better.

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