Job Hunting Chronicles

Happy Thursday 📰 There's been an uptick in scammers on LinkedIn so I want to remind job seekers to be vigilant, especially when someone you don't know reaches directly out to you. One thing that's worked for me is asking for a job description. I've sent this message several times to *recruiters* who have cold-called messaged me. It's not foolproof but so far, it has stopped the conversation as none of the recruiters has had the nerve to reply to this message. As job seekers, we have to protect ourselves. I have a resume that has my LinkedIn profile link as my only contact information on it (no email address or phone number). It's not the resume I typically submit but if I have any doubts about the requester's validity, I send it. They've already contacted me on LinkedIn, there's no reason to give them my email address as well until I know they're legit. Another concerning thing I've seen is posts telling people to drop their email addres...

Happy Wednesday 📰 The Dodgers play ⚾️ this morning at 11:00 PDT 🕚 and I'm totally here for it 📣 I'm going out of town ✈️ on Friday so I've purposely eased up on my job search this week and you know what? That's absolutely 💯 fine. I'm going to watch 📺 the Dodgers hopefully win this last road series before they come home 🏡 and I'm not going to feel guilty 🙅🏼‍♀️ about it. Job seekers, please don't let the talking heads 🗣 on LinkedIn convince you that you don't deserve any downtime 🛀 It's true taking time off won't find you a job, but it can save your sanity 🧘🏼‍♀️ Let's go Dodgers! #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #JobHuntingChronicles

Happy Tuesday 📰 This is today's office view 🏢 I took this picture 🌳 as I was stopped ✋️ at a red light🚦on my way home 🏡 from a cat 🐈 sitting job this morning. It's not really an office view so much as a commute view 🚗 but office view sounds better 😉 What's your office view like today? #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #JobHuntingChronicles

#MerryMonday  📰 Candidates, what kind of energy are you bringing to your job search today? 》low energy 》Medium Energy 》HIGH ENERGY I'm getting ready for a trip at the end of this week so my job search energy is low. I'm not abandoning my job search, I'm just not spending all day/week on it. And you know what? That's ok. #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #JobHuntingChronicles

Happy Saturday 📰 I'm not usually on LinkedIn on the weekends but I was expecting a message so I opened the app on my phone. This job was in my notifications on a job search I have set up. See any issues with it? It's for an accounting CLERK (no pay was listed but I guarantee it's on the low end since it's for a clerk), yet this company is expecting whoever they hire to not only prepare financial statements (that is NOT something a clerk would do), they're also expected to ensure compliance with organizational financial policies. I'm sorry, what??? And recruiters and hiring managers wonder why they're having a hard time finding qualified candidates 🙄 Recruiters, hiring managers, and whoever else is in charge of hiring: stop trying to combine roles in order to save money. I feel sorry for the candidates who not only apply to this role but are also unfortunate enough to get picked to interview for it. If hired, you'll be doing a higher level job at a...

Happy Thursday 📰 If today's calendar quote looks familiar, it should. It was on a different page-a-day calendar that I posted yesterday. Sometimes, you need the message more than once. Job seekers, maybe this is your sign to go after what you're passionate about instead of just a job... #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #JobHuntingChronicles