I know the turmoil, trauma, and feeling of worthlessness you get when you open that mail, and all you see is we are sorry to inform you that we will not be moving forward with your application.
That feeling is heart-wrenching, mainly when you put in so much work on your CV and during the interviews.
I have been there, stayed there, and chose to leave there, and you, too, can.
Come with me.
These days, more jobs require that you be recommended as recruiters do not even want to scan through the thousands of watery applications, according to a recruiter on LinkedIn.
Other times, you are kicked out by AI-powered machines that expect specific keywords and would knock you off even if you have the required skills but lack the keywords necessary to scale through.
Jobs are not scarce, but recruiters are getting lazy. Can you prove me wrong?
I wrote, “I quit searching for a job,” where I explored some of my reasons and many other people as well.
The world is getting connected, and the rise of AI is creating a shift in job creation, so many evolving opportunities but getting in takes a lot of research and communication skills.
According to my mentor, the new job application portal is a social media platform; becoming a voice is the quickest way to get recruited.
Alexander Nguyen wrote on Medium about how he started his 100 days of writing on Linkedin, and recruiters sent him JD(Job Description) for top companies.
Putting yourself out there and sharing what you are currently working on motivates others and makes you a person of interest.
Have you ever wondered why some prominent founders are still on social media sharing their ideas and interacting with people?
Your CV is not the first point of call in any interview; your personalities are.
This is why I would be starting a #100DaysWriteWithScofield
Here, we will share our experience and build online credibility while becoming job-ready.
If you are ready, shoot me an email: blackbird001@duck.com.
See you at the top.
Top comments (4)
Yes. CVs are dead. An online presence is the new CV and portfolio.
One quote that helped me continue showing up was: Imagine you don't need a CV because your future boss (or business partner) already follows your content. That's from "Show Your Work" by Austen Kleon.
Good luck with your 100-day challenge.
I love the lines; imagine your future boss following your content.
This is how recruitment should be: follow and groom your future workforce by seeing how they show up.
Good post!
And then there are people that for various (psychological) causes do not fancy the publicity/being active on social media, but are, for example, great great great programmers (and other professions too, of course).
Good luck on your potential 100 days-adventure.
Thanks, I thought about that; some people don't like social media, but they can try anonymous writing.
But we can only know when we try.
Thanks again.