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Absolutely thrilled about the mock interview I conducted yesterday. Got to connect with an outstanding candidate who's got over 3 years of experience as a Software Engineer. Their skills and enthusiasm were genuinely impressive. Diving into their professional journey, it was clear that this candidate isn't just about accumulating years on the job but has seriously refined their craft. What caught my attention was not just their technical prowess, but the infectious passion they have for their work. It's evident that this isn't just a job to them; it's a true calling. As we delved into various aspects of software engineering, from staying current with industry trends to their commitment to constant improvement, it was clear this individual embodies the spirit we're looking for on our team. While it's a mock interview, the experience was so positive that I can't help but imagine the value this candidate could bring to a real team. Kudos to them for making the process not only insightful but genuinely enjoyable. #MockInterview #TechSkills #PassionForWork #SoftwareEngineering

Struggling to get job interviews? I recently learned some insights to share: 1) If your inbox is quiet on Mondays-Wednesdays, it could mean: - Your skills aren't in high demand right now - OR the job market is down 2) You can validate by checking openings for roles like recruiters, HR, customer support, sales, UX/UI devs & product designers. If those have lots of applicants, it signals a tough market. 3) So what can you do? Upskill for in-demand roles. Which ones? That depends on your interests/willingness to learn new skills. 4) Pick something practical for the next hiring wave after the election cycle. The winners? Likely tech roles like AI/ML engineers, data analysts, cybersecurity... 5) ..as well as green jobs in renewable energy, sustainability consulting, etc. Do your research on growth fields. 6) The career marketplace is always evolving. By continuously learning & adapting your skillset, you'll stay ahead of the curve. 7) Those will be my final insights for now! Let me know your thoughts on shifting gears during tough hiring cycles.

Join @DarlaBrown and @co-host Anajali Bajaj, Jasmin Carter at this week's Hack Night event on April 3, 2024. Hope you can RSVP and enjoy the night by talking about your tech-related passions and goals and sharing your project work with your co-techies using the following [meetup link]. For a portion of the event, we will have a speaker presentation. [Speaker’s Name] will be doing a short presentation on “Founder and Career Coach at Seconds Careers”. We are looking forward to having you, Anna Miller, Founder and Career Coach at Seconds Careers. Whether it's your first or fifth job search, the challenge is the same - how to get in front of the right people. 10yrs+ experience working in tech as a Project Manager, UX Designer and Product Manager https://lnkd.in/g-RK4t_m Her presentation topic: Stand out through creating impactful relationships: Stand out through creating impactful relationships This is the description; Learn how to go from 0 interviews to job offers based on building trust with people. This gets you referrals, which lets you get interviews. Over time, this turns into job offers. It's not the 1980s anymore, let's job search the modern way Join us on April 3rd, 2024 for the WWC SF Hack Night.   https://lnkd.in/e-9H6-4E

Welcome to another week of 𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠! I've recently received a lot of questions about topics I've already covered, so as I pack for my week-long road trip up the coast of California, I'm taking the opportunity to re-share all my 𝘍𝘙𝘌𝘌 resources here in one convenient location 🛣 I will also add this post to the Featured section of my profile so it's easy to find 🔎 Be sure to 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 + 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 + 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 so I can reach your network. So many of us are still on the hunt for their next exciting role, and with the number of posted jobs and companies hiring on the rise, I know I can help you land something awesome 🤘 🎮 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫: https://shorturl.at/QqsJk 🎮 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞? 𝐔𝐬𝐞 "𝐅𝐀𝐁" (𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 & 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴) to detail how your skills can benefit your prospective employer, connect your past and present accomplishments, and highlight your unique accomplishments and experiences: https://lnkd.in/g83sj9nq 🎮 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐓𝐒 (𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦): https://lnkd.in/gRjXN9y9 🎮 𝐀𝐁𝐂'𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠: https://lnkd.in/g2wCn4Cs 🎮 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫? Here are my best practices: https://lnkd.in/g8JZ2sgi 🎮 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤 - got an interview coming up? I've got you covered! https://lnkd.in/gCDFfFEk 🎮 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲: https://lnkd.in/gZqGmK3S 🎮 Amir Satvat's 𝐭𝐨𝐩 10 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬: https://lnkd.in/ge2cUHCW 🎮 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲: https://lnkd.in/g5tpqG59 🎮 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐯1.5; 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥: https://lnkd.in/gsRGcayF 🎮 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭: https://lnkd.in/gfmt8JUB 🎮 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐬: https://lnkd.in/gZueCQzs 🎮 Jasmine Coppin's 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞: https://lnkd.in/g6aCS_iH 🎮 And finally, 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 😎: https://lnkd.in/gwvvq73T Thank you, as always, to my incredible and supportive network; your generosity and awesomeness make this all possible. Let’s keep pushing forward and showing everyone why the games community is the best community! 🖤✨ 📸: AI generated photo from one of my all-time favs, Jon Wolheim #VideoGames #CareerAdvice #GamingIndustry #Recruiter #Recruiting #GameDevJobs #Careers #RepresentationMatters #AskAlexAnything

If we all really know what we must do to succeed...why exactly don't we do them? Let's talk about me for a second. I'm Othniel Anselm; a user experience and interface designer. A VERY good one at that. I know that to excel in my career as a designer, I couldn't just stay in a corner and keep feeling myself and my awesome designs, I had to get my work out there. To show it to the world. But tell me why I struggle to publish them on social media, LinkedIn, or to even go back to my portfolio to update it? I also know that being a very good designer wouldn't get me to the top of my career. Networking and making connections with people that matter, will. I mean, there are hundreds of thousands of designers out there with awesome works and portfolios to die for. Again, tell me why I've made my house my prison? Why I bail out of invitations to job fairs, conferences, and workshops? Do I know what to do to succeed? Yes. Do I do what I need to do to succeed? No. Sometimes, a good spell of introspection is all you need to figure out that, YOU...not the labour market, nor the economy, nor massive tech layoffs, nor serious competition in the tech space, are responsible for the position you have found yourself. Only then would you be able to take giant strides in the right direction, chase and get those things your heart yearns for. Join me in my quest to defeating self, and doing all it takes to succeed. #selfawareness #dreamcatcher #uxcareer

Are you a recent HCI graduate struggling to find a job, even with a Master's degree from a top school?  👩🏻🎓 I know how difficult it is as an international student to get a job and I have faced tons of rejection 📈 I always used to wonder, Is there any problem with me, my cv or my portfolio? Why I am not getting job? After talking with many people I found the reason: https://lnkd.in/eny45NtX Also, there is a checklist in this video to see if you're doing all the right things if not, how you can increase your chances of getting hired 📰 Remember, it's not about you; it's the job market 😇 Be kind to yourself.

Really to the point Analysis of current design Job scenarios.

I was extremely burnt out mid October which was PEAK recruiting time ☹️ Even though I had 3 internship experiences under my belt with a ton of leadership experience from my involvement at my university, I was getting so. many. rejections. Was it my resume? The market? The roles? Maybe because I didn’t go to a T50 school⁉️ I felt sick. BUT, I ended up with 5 offers! 🎉 If you’re experiencing burnout, here’s some advice from my personal experience: 1. You’re not competing with anyone else. It’s you against you! Don’t let the pressure get to you. 2. Get another pair of eyes to look at your resume! (I am no expert on resumes but i’m always willing to help for anyone in need!) 👀 3. Track your applications to always have a big picture in front of you. I have an excel sheet with where I’ve applied, where in the process I am, and the recruiter’s name & information. 4. Share your progress with someone for accountability and stress relief. Shoutout to my sibling! Karan Mohan 5. Reach out to people that are where you want to be. I did a ton of coffee chats with people that had interned at companies I was interested in and they helped me feel more confident in my abilities to get there! I hope this helps anyone feeling discouraged—trust the process; you're closer than you think 💛💙

🎓 This one is for the recent graduates. Did you know that 52% of college grads are currently underemployed a year after graduation? That's a stat from The New York Times, and it's something we at BeamJobs are on a mission to change. To help make the transition from academia to industry smoother and a little less soul-draining, we've created a FREE "Entering the Workforce" starter pack. 🚀 What's inside? - Career Goals Mapping Worksheet to help you visualize your career path. - Effective Networking Strategies to enhance your professional circle. - Interview Prep Guides and Checklists to boost your confidence. - Job Application Tracker to keep your job search organized. - Understanding Job Offers Guide to navigate your employment opportunities. - Quick Tips for transitioning from student life to professional life. - Sample Resumes and Cover Letters that made the cut. It's tough getting started in the job market. Grads, take a deep breath, knowing that you've got support and the tools you need not merely to start but to kickstart your career with confidence. You've got this. 🍏 🔦 Know a recent or soon-to-be grad who would benefit from these tools? Don't forget to like and share to help light the way for more alums to land their dream jobs. Get the pack 👉 https://lnkd.in/ebSmn2du

Wouldn't it be nice if there was a checklist of all the things you should do before accepting a job offer? Great news. As of tomorrow morning at 6:07am, it will exist! Launching first in The Career Whispers. 21 TODOs before you sign the dotted line, comprehensively looking across: ✅ your personal life ✅ conviction for the company ✅ clarity for the new role ✅ compensation ✅ how to leave gracefully and *NOT* burn bridges with the old company ✅ how to handle other in-flight interview processes ☎️ calling your mom (because you should always do that) It's a fantastic guideline for thinking about an offer and what to do with it, regardless of whether or not you plan to accept the offer (!) If you don't already read TCW, here's your invitation to join us for weekly tech career tips and best practices. Link in comments👇