I am looking for a remote side gig for some extra income i work in finance/accounting. How do you know if these type of jobs posted on linked in or indeed are legit? They all seem like scams when you dont interview in person or even see a physical work place.

Hello everyone, I need your view on this.

I graduated within my field back in 2021. After that I spent some time looking for a relevant job. However, I also struggled a lot with depression and anxiety. Being unemployed didn't do much good for that so I eventually gave up completely and found myself an irrelevant job just to have something to do.

Fast forward to now, I've gone through therapy and started medication and I'm finally feeling well.

However, it's a little difficult for me how to tackle the whole resume situation. I haven't gotten any relevant experience within my field since graduation. My plan so far is to write my resume as a newly graduated and then just ad my irrelevant job with a single sentence to show I've still had a job. I guess I will be asked about not having done anything related to the job since graduation, so should I just prepare to tell them why? Or put it in the application? How do I cope with this?

Thanks in advance.

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I'm searching for a new job and I was curious is anyone had success finding anything just by scanning Google Maps and looking at businesses that way. I used to do that a ton when I was working in my old sales role and it would yield results.

Of course, this wouldn't be my only method of getting leads for work, but I'm curious if this could be a good method.

I have often seen the advice to talk about your personal accomplishments vs. team accomplishments, or quantifying how you've personally succeeded in your job. What about those of us whose entire department is hanging on by their fingernails?

My dept. has been in active decline for a decade, before I ever came on. Two years ago we were almost outsourced, and survived the worse for it. I cobble together my work solutions with the help of my two remaining coworkers. There are no successes that are "mine" because with just three of us we lean on each other constantly. I can't improve a process because we have no resources, so my accomplishments are how I MacGyvered something together. Not impressive and no numbers to make it look better. I didn't improve sales because we lost a buyer and eliminated entire product categories. So my resume can say... I kept the ship from sinking completely?

How does one spin a dead-in-the-water job like this into something that actually looks good on paper? Obviously I didn't describe half of what I do, but the problem is I can't quantify my own accomplishments very well at all, and the ones I can will look poor for external reasons. How on earth do I begin to spin that?

You guys probably see plenty of these, but I graduated with a BS in Computer Science in December and haven’t yet found a job. I’ve worked at an Advance Auto Parts since before college and have held through to help pay for my rent/degree and figured I would be able to grab a decentish job after completing it. I’ve now submitted over 350 applications to anything computer-related using Indeed/ZipRecruiter/LinkedIn to see the listings then applying on company sites, really want a job in security (cyber, analyst, etc.) but am going to anything at the moment that has decent pay and doesn’t work on weekends (helpdesk, programming, software, etc.) like I am now. I’m at my wits end and would highly appreciate any pointers or tips to land something in my field if you guys would be so kind!

Im 25, no diploma or Ged, no car, and no money. I’d love to find an online job but it feels impossible. Any suggestions on jobs i could get?

Just thought of some hacks I'm going to try out when applying next week.

1. When they ask for a salary range, I'll just put in 0, or maybe "any".
2. When they ask if you know someone or are related to someone, or someone referred you to the job, I will go look up the CEO and put that he/she is a friend of the family or something like that.
3. When they ask how did you hear about us? I will enter the most random thing on the list.
4. When they ask the date available, I will put in the word "yesterday".
5. When they ask for special skills or anything you would like to tell us? I will put in "I can make your company a lot of profit".

Hopefully I can get through to someone and get noticed by standing out with something? Any other ideas that would make you stand out and be a unique candidate?

Not including Indeed or Linkedin, which job-searching sites have you had any luck using?

I'm 22 and going to online school for a writing degree because I want to be a writer, whether that's professional, technical, or as an author. I just love writing. Right now I'm working as an apprentice electrician, and have been since October. I'm not a big fan, the work is not engaging and my boss is a bit of an ass. I'm currently looking to change jobs and am open to mostly anything, but I'm not sure how I should be searching. I've browsed indeed, but I wanted to know if anyone had any advice on where to look. Or any advice on how to get a foot in the door in the writing industry without years of experience or a degree.

GOT AN INTERVIEW! but…

I think that they think I applied for a different position. Help!

The email inviting me to an interview says in the beginning that I applied to be an Assistant Artist/Food Handler, but that’s not true. I applied to be a Paint and Sip Artist Instructor. The thing is, I would be happy getting either position. I would just like to be an instructor more.

Should I correct them now when I reply to their email? Or should I wait until the interview to say “hey, I think your guy’s email had a mistake in it, I applied for the instructor position but I would be happy with the assistant artist position too.” ????

I don’t wanna be rude and make them feel dumb, especially before I even secure the interview in place. What should I do?

An employer wants to re-interview me after their first choice did not work out. I am still looking for a (better) job, but I'm still hurt/mad/insulted that I was not the first choice. I hope I can "get over it" when I see him again. The first interview was virtual, this one will be in person. Any advice?

Howdy!

I had a friend that worked at a Walgreens Pharmacy stocking shelves that had the option to work at a location where cannabis was legal or a location where the cost of living way way lower but I haven’t heard of other retail businesses offering the same to their employees

Can we get a list of all the retail companies that are helping with transfers? I want to encourage people to go into a job for the sole purpose of switching to a management role in another location (different state etc) and switching from that retail company to a better company in a management role making bank at something better

Metaphorically speaking, but also…. I’m at the point where maybe it’s not metaphorical. I need to pay for my families bills and have been looking since December and feeling desperate.

Just wanted to know what’s the right thing to do here. I was made redundant and I made a lot of effort to polish my resume and compared to my colleagues I do get a fair number of interview requests. I am in a WhatsApp group with similar job function as I am and I posted that I was interviewing with Amazon, one person quickly dm’s me and asks for interview questions Amazon so far and finally says they are trying to get to this stage but rejected by Amazon and asks for my resume to see what she is doing wrong. I am feeling uncomfortable. Apart from personal information which I can redact I made a lot of work to make it impactful and feel weird to share. What do you guys think about that and how should I say no to this person.

Thanks.

I'm currently working in this organisation. It's in clinical research and the org is super famous with offices all around the world. The role I'm currently in is alright but it's a role I don't wana stay in forever. It's been 1 year im working. How feasible is it to apply internally to a different role in a different office in a different country? I've explored thier careers page in different countries and few roles are really good/in my interest area. I'm young and i wana explore different places while working at the same time?

The biggest deterrent maybe - i only have one year of expertise AND they'd prefer to hire local talent. However since I'm a part of the org already I was CONTEMPLATING.

any advice??? Is it possible or am I just day dreaming??!?

Thanks !!!!

I have a vocational masters but I am finding it extremely hard to find a job as there aren’t many people hiring at the moment so in the meantime I have started to apply for other roles outside of my direct field. Most of these don’t require a masters or even a bachelors sometimes, i’ve noticed I’ve barely received any responses and a friend said it’s probably because i’m ‘overqualified’? If I removed my masters from my CV would that be fraud/illegal? I really need a job rn, I’d be taking a significant pay cut my working outside of my field but i’m prepared to do that cos rn i’m broke af

For those of you who are hiring managers for post sale/ customer success roles, what are some questions you typically ask to a candidate and what stands out to you?

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Im 21 and currently working part time. Ive been part time at this tool store for 2.5 years and the full time promotion went to another guy with less experience simply bc hes older (even tho everyone says they regret it). So ive been looking for jobs and i cant get anything. Im at 110 apps so far and ive gotten 3 total interviews out of 4 responses. One of which was for another part time spot for lower pay. My work history isnt terrible either, 2 years here, 1 year there, a 4 month job bc the boss did coke, then another year here and another year there, then the 2.5 where i am now. Unfortunately its a lot of retail, but i cant change that because nobodys hiring. Im at a point where i dont even care what it is anymore. I just need full time... something. But half the jobs around me are for hospice or an LPN. Nowhere is hiring for like a warehouse position or literally any other full time spot that doesnt require 3+ years in the field and a degree. Am i just in a really niche situation or is anyone else having a similar issue

As the title says, I have not worked since August and I was fired then for attendance. The reason was because I suffer from migraines and have struggled with mental health. Between then and now I have struggled to get interviews and took a break from searching starting around the holidays until late March to work on my mental and physical health and help my partner with our baby born in January. I was never the type prior to losing my last job to have attendance issues and do not plan to lose future jobs for this reason either. I am doing a lot better now and now that I have a child I want to both be a role model to him and help my partner with being a provider because we need to be a dual income household. Fortunately, we had some savings to back us up while I have been out of work which is why I was able to take the 4 month break from searching between December and March.

How do I get any potential employers to understand I am ready to work and commit to my job? How do I explain why I was fired without it coming across that I am unreliable?

You basically edit this URL with the roles you're after, it'll show you people in your connection (or connection's connection) who are hiring for those roles

https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=%22hiring+product+manager%22+OR+%22hiring+product+managers%22+OR+%22hiring+product+roles%22+OR+%22hiring+PM%22+OR+%22hiring+PMs%22+OR+%22hiring+APMs%22&origin=FACETED_SEARCH&sid=24m

So I am currently interviewing for new roles. I have received one offer from a company A however I interviewed for another company B today which I thought went really well.

They said there will be a second round interview and that I should hear the details about it next week.

My dilemma is that I currently have one offer on the line from a well respected company A but at the same time, I am much more interested about the role and company B I interviewed for today.

Would it be unreasonable for me to email the recruiter and tell them that I already have an offer on the line and to see if their process can be sped up to make a decision? I am worried that I will lose both if I don’t deal with this carefully.

For context, the offer only came through yesterday from company A.

Would really appreciate any advice on this!

So I found a dream job online. I think I'm a great fit for this niche role. Turns out that I know the hiring manager professionally when she was in her previous role, and we have been on several industry calls together. She's also on my linkedin network. I'm 98% sure she knows who I am. I have applied - but should I email her? If so, what should the email say?

I graduated in 2021 with a computer science and engineering degree. I admit I was close minded and had no goals. I got into it because I knew nothing else (peers and parents... basically lesser options at the time I enrolled into the degree program).

Luckily I got a job worked with dedication for about 1 year and 7 months. BUT, I was studying cybersecurity since my 3rd year in college and I was bad at programming and people say thar I wasted my time in college. I feel bad, I have learned though. Ok so the job... I did it started having this internal turmoil to get into cybersecurity and decided to study focused, but I was starting all over again and no employer would hire me because I lacked knowledge.

So I called it quits...(Bosses didn't allow to shift to the infosec team) and started studying again... And if someone can resonate I felt each week that there's more to do and I gave some interviews and got rejected in last rounds because "You lack experience and Don't know programming".

I learnt programming and webdev for sometime and still am not hireable in coding jobs (Thanks to the job market). I definitely am not the one who can do programming magic from 0 in 4 months.

Then began the horror of the mind's attacking thoughts. I was burnt out and depressed with some sleepless nights and too much stress. I have decided to let it all go and just apply to jobs aggressively and get lucky. But I have been OUT OF A JOB FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. And it has to work out this time.

I write this post if someone has overcame this kindof situation before ..Pls help me I can't stay out of a job in tech. Help me with what to do with my resume and some magic strategy to apply to jobs. I still want to go into cybersecurity or programming or devops kinda roles ...

YouTube says to fine tune my resume for each application. But that would mean lying. Because I don't have the experience. What should I do.

I appreciate your time and advice.

I was fired from my first job at the end of my probation. I worked for that position for 6 month, but at the end I got the 2 weeks notice. This was my first job after 2 internships( 14 months combined). I feel that I should not exclude this job from my CV even if its for short, because I wish to continue in the same stream. I also have a reference letter from my last employer. What reason should I give to the Interviewer and how much detail should I tell?

Hi,

I’m a lesbian with four disabilities. I’m currently in the middle of suing my former employer storage-mart for sexual harassment, ADA abuse and retaliation and much more

My lawyers said this trial may take years.

What are some easy jobs for a dirty lesbian w four disabilities? I’m good at typing. I can read when I’m not flared up. I can speak properly when I’m not flared up.

I can’t get dressed or showered depending on my flare ups so it’ll have to be from home. I’m homeless but I can probably make something work

Thanks in advance

So I’m 32, and I work a bullshit warehouse job for $25 an hour (Atlanta)

It’s an easyish job, managers breath down my neck and I’m on my feet all day but other than that I can throw on an audiobook and stay in my zone most of the day.

I feel so unhappy though.

I have a marketing degree, and I’ve started my own drone business in the time that I’ve worked there (4 years) but I’m burning myself at both ends over here.

I work 4 days a week at the warehouse, and I spend my other days off working on my drone business.

The problem I have though, is that I’m really good at what I do and I truly love the drone business I started. I’ve learned all sorts of different video and photo editing skills, social media coordination, applied my marketing skills, learned the business side of things, events, tv, film, you name it.

And I feel good working on my personal business because it actually utilizes my skills, and teaches me new ones.

But here’s my problem, I feel like I can’t jump ship and do the drone stuff full time because I have a newborn at home, bills to pay, etc.

At the same time, working at this dead end job just kills my spirit everyday I walk in there.

But it’s the only thing keeping food on the table.

Sure I’ve had some big work with my drone company, and this past year was almost equal to my salary at the warehouse, but the jobs come and go. When it rains it pours, it’s not quite steady enough work yet.

But is that because I can only dedicate 3 days a week to my drone company?

I’m facing a dilemna. If I leave my current job, and the drone work isn’t there when I need it to be, I’ll be broke. If I stay at my current job, will my drone business fall by the wayside because I don’t dedicate enough time to it?

I guess I’m asking how bad it really is out there in the job market.

Ideally I would go for the middle ground, and get a job in a field that I would enjoy working in, while continuing to build my drone business, but I don’t want to leave my current job if people with masters are struggling to find jobs at 25/hour and I’m actually fortunate to have the job that I do have.

Thanks for listening to my rant, if you have any advice please send it my way!