Job Hunting Chronicles

As a freelancer, I'm seeing a trend as I look for more work. I wasn't going to post about it, but I decided to in the event that maybe I'm mistaken and can learn something new. One of the benefits of being a freelancer (or independent contractor) is that I work when I want, and I set my own hours. Yet I'm seeing more ads like this one (for an accounting role) stating that it's a full-time role (in this instance, they specified 35 hours a week), and "specific work hours...will be defined in the written contract agreement.". No. That's not an independent contractor, that's an employee. Now I get that some independent contractor roles are going to require set (or specific) hours some of the time (for example, a photographer who has to take photos of a company's product will need to be on-site during regular business hours to get access to the product), but something like accounting doesn't usually require an on-site presence (unless of course ...

Today's freelancing thought: If you think freelancing means you don't have to interview, you're wrong. #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork

Today's hmmm... Am I the only one who finds it weird that a lot of recruiters/hiring managers/companies think a resume longer than 2 pages is waaay too long, yet these same companies have job descriptions that could rival a novel? I think I'm going to start asking for the Cliff Notes version 😂 Have a great weekend LI! #JobHuntingChronicles 

I know this is not going to sit well with recruiters but I feel their personal biases are one of the reasons so many candidates are having a hard time finding a job right now. Here are a few of the posts and comments I've seen recently posted under the guise of being "helpful": ° don't answer the phone with "hello", you should always answer with "this is so-and-so". This isn't the 90's, there are SO many scammers out there, why would anyone answer with "this is so-and-so" these days, unless they were expecting the call? And really, even if they are expecting a call, when did "hello" become an offensive or unprofessional greeting? ° don't use an old email address like @ aol.com or @ hotmail.com , use something more current like @ gmail.com - right, because Gmail isn't decades old 🙄 ° be careful of what's in your background on a video call. Two things specifically called out were a garbage can and open cu...

I have a question for recruiters: if a company you're working with has an illegal hiring bias, do you think it's your responsibility to educate them on why they shouldn't be doing that? Or do you say nothing and just look for candidates that fall outside of the hiring bias? I'm asking because after a couple of emails with a recruiter going back and forth about a job that the recruiter felt that I would be a strong candidate for, we had a virtual meeting this morning where the recruiter pretty quickly announced that they thought I was too old for the position. I actually thought I misheard them, so I asked if they could repeat what they had said. They said what I thought they did. Unreal. Now, I have no problem with dodging a bullet (which clearly this is), but the recruiter tried to make it seem like it was the company who was in the wrong because it was their bias, and the recruiter was just following directions. Don't they have an obligation to let the company kno...

If job interviews were honest: Employer: Do you have a problem with overtime? Me: Not if I get paid for it 🤣 Now obviously, I didn't say that but I can tell you, this question is concerning to me. Usually this kind of stuff doesn't come out in a first interview (unless the candidate asks about it, which is generally considered a no-no), so the fact that the employer asked this makes me think there's a lot of overtime (unpaid, of course since it's a salaried position). While I stayed engaged for the rest of the interview (and answered the question professionally but also honestly), my gut tells me that this is not a place that I'd be happy at. Time will tell if I make it to round two but I'm definitely not counting on it (and I'm totally fine with that). #IfJobInterviewsWereHonest #JobHuntingChronicles

If job interviews were honest: Employer: Tell me something about yourself that your resume doesn't tell me. Candidate: I like cats more than I like most people 😹 #IfJobInterviewsWereHonest #JobHuntingChronicles