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Technology
Start-ups, Coffee Sips & Techno Tips: The Optimist's Brew
The Deputy often gets asked by candidates who are interested in joining a start-up (pre-seed to Series A round). For those of
Ben Martinez
November 17, 2023
Finding a job is tough
If you are a recruiter who gets annoyed when a qualified candidate applies to a job, then finds you on LinkedIn to strike up a
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November 17, 2023
The
Deputy
Issue #12
September 21, 2023
“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.” G. Michael Hopf, (Author of post-apocalyptic genres)
In today’s newsletter:
- Job News: Is this the worst job market since 2008?
- Overheard at coffee: Why does my dog freak out before an earthquake, like our executives freak out before another round of layoffs.
- Congratulations goes to: Candidates who go the extra mile and recruiters who reward them with a call back.
- Hot Jobs to check-out:
- Credit Analyst at Affiniti (FinTech company) - Fully remote, great pay w/equity, must have revolving credit card experience and know SQL and Tableau.
- Head of Product at Veracio - Utah based and need mechatronics experience.
- Title Specialists at OpusVTR - Need 4 in Indianapolis and 2 in Draper, Utah.
- Bookkeeper/Accountant in Park City - Let's Go!
Special thanks to my 8 year old son's YouTube TV shows for the background noise while writing this edition.
🙋Job News: A lot of people are struggling to find work like it’s 2008. Around 30% of the global workforce is actively looking for work.
We don’t have George Bush or Barack Obama to bail us out like in 2008 but we still have goat cheese and high gas prices.
Finding work can be like a bad job. People are getting frustrated and annoyed with applying for jobs and not hearing anything back or doing several rounds of interviews to learn they didn’t get the job. However, companies are still hiring as an estimated 168,000 jobs were added last month (source Bloomberg).
But it’s more competitive…
There are now 2 applicants for every open job and people are staying in jobs longer. If you are seeking a new job, update your LinkedIn profile and resume then take a good look at yourself and know that it’s tough out there.
If you are seeking a job or staying in a bad job to weather the storm, know that like in 2008 this storm too shall pass.
Coffee Talk ☕
Hey, did you notice your dog started acting crazy, just hours prior to that natural disaster? Kind of like the executive team that starts acting strange a couple of days before a big reorganization…
The next time you think a big storm or earthquake (hopefully not) is coming, watch your dog, cat or cows for some strange behavior.
Scientists are studying animal behavior to predict natural disasters. They have found cats, dogs, cows have been known to influence each other prior to a natural disaster. The dog starts to go crazy and this influences the cows to freeze, then go crazy, then the sheep start to act up and BAM…an earthquake happens.
Apparently days before an earthquake happens, shifting tectonic plates squeeze rocks along a fault line and the belief is that this action causes rocks to release minerals that expel ions into the air and animals react to this sensation.
You can apply this logic to business executives prior to a BIG company change (i.e., layoff). If you are working at a place and you notice your executive team starts to act strange, share less information or do many secret meetings, there is a chance a reorganization is coming.
The next time you see executives acting strange at work, think of them like animals acting strange before a natural disaster.
More on animal behavior prior to natural disasters below.
Do Animals really anticipate earthquakes?
Congratulations to "candidates who go the extra mile" and recruiters who reward them for it.
If you are a recruiter who gets annoyed when a qualified candidate applies to a job, then finds you on LinkedIn to strike up a conversation. It’s time for you to change careers.
It’s hard finding a job. I have heard stories about candidates landing a job when they connect with recruiters on LinkedIn AND I have heard stories of recruiters getting mad at candidates who find them on LinkedIn.
For candidates - , if you are doing a “copy and paste" of the same message to recruiters, expect to get ignored.
Be thoughtful and specific to your approach. If you have a qualified background for the job, reach out to the recruiter or hiring manager and focus on a genuine connection.
Keep your head-up. The good recruiters will respond to you, even if it’s not good news.
The Deputy says do everything you can (Yes, Send that LinkedIn message!) to land that job, but be authentic.
Finding a job is getting harder. The 2023 average to get hired by a company is about 44 days, says the Josh Bersin company.
More on why finding a job is difficult.
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🔥Hot Jobs to check-out OR refer people ($1K referral fee for Deputy Talent members). Details below…
- Credit Analyst at Affiniti (FinTech company) - Fully remote, great pay w/equity, must have revolving credit card experience and know SQL and Tableau.
- Head of Product at Veracio - Utah based and need mechatronics experience.
- Title Specialists at OpusVTR - Need 4 in Indianapolis and 2 in Draper, Utah.
- Bookkeeper/Accountant in Park City - Let's Go!
