Indeed feels really dead, at least in my area. Has a different website replaced it? Are we back to looking for IRL "Now Hiring" signs? I'm drowning here.
I got my current job from LinkedIn, and my job before that from Governmentjobs.com. I also put in a boatload of applications on USAJobs.com, and another boatload by pulling up Google Maps, browsing through every single business in my area, going to their individual websites and applying to those. The thing is there is no way to tell how many job listings are spam and how many are real, so the only thing for it is to grind out hundreds of applications - I spent about two years casually looking, and then two months seriously looking, before I finally got an offer that wasn't minimum wage.
Good luck and godspeed
I got a couple callbacks from it, but the interviews didn't convert. Working for the government is a pretty sweet gig at every level, but also everybody else knows that too, so the competition is pretty stiff even for jobs that pay more in the private sector simply because the benefits/job security are pretty attractive.
USAJobs is a good website though, once you put in your resume info 90% of it will autofill on most applications. You will have to answer pretty repetitive questions like "What is your experience doing X? Be specific about your job title and the amount of time you spent doing it", but for those I kept a text document with a bunch of paragraphs about my work experience that I copy+pasted wherever relevant to speed up the filling out process.
I'd love a government job, but I like the weed too much. If only I was an alcoholic who drank 5 times a day I would have no problem, but because I like to blaze it at 7pm I am not to be trusted.
Adding to this, some states have public online job boards (via the state Department of Labor) for postings located in-state. These are usually less spammy than Monster/LinkedIn/Indeed/GlassDoor, but YMMV.
If you're looking for remote tech work, there's also https://weworkremotely.com/ -- but I haven't had much luck chasing down any leads on there yet because the search filter is ass and the whole process is time-consuming to begin with. That's probably where my next search is going to focus, though. Use it as a jumping off point to find the actual company website with the posting (if it's there), and apply directly through that. If you're able to find the same listing/org on GlassDoor, that can help identify any red flags, too (and I don't mean the good kind
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I got picked up for my current job through a headhunter, who found me via LinkedIn because my account was active.
Same with the job before that. Just kinda being active on LinkedIn was enough to get noticed. Although, I also had to wade through a ton of spam.
I'm a software developer by trade, specializing in accounting.
But even beyond that, referral is a really big deal. I got a college friend a job by hand holding him through the application process. Haranguing HR to notice his resume. Haranguing my boss to get him scheduled for an interview. Haranguing my boss's boss to pick up the rubber stamp.
For a company that was looking to hire, its amazing how long it took them to pull the trigger on an (over)qualified candidate in a hot market.
I’ve gotten interviews from indeed and LinkedIn. With indeed, it’s usually recommend for finding jobs and searching for the application on the company’s website. It’s more of a hassle because you have to re-enter everything manually, but apparently they see it more than Indeed listings. Though some companies will redirect to Indeed.
LinkedIn is better because there’s a feature called Easy Apply. You just submit your resume for most of them and you should have your profile filled out. It companies are interested they’ll reach out to you so you won’t have to Manually fill anything out for the most part. Though if you do get an interview or offer, you’ll likely have to apply once again but with full details. Personally I like this better because it saves me time since I don’t have to spend 20 minutes filling shit and writing a cover letter just to get rejected.
I’ve seen people baffled by advice for applying to minimum wage jobs, and that it should be as easy and going to the place and asking for a quick meeting with the manager or just handing off your resume. I have no idea if that’s how people do things because even with minimum wage jobs I’ve applied online. I only did the “request a meeting with a manager” strategy once for a grocery store and they never hired.
I've never gotten a job through indeed I'm pretty certain they're all fake job posts. Only place I've actually even gotten interviews from was linkedin but that only works for certain fields :/ Some companies will have their own web portal for job applications which they tend to care about more. I've also gotten jobs via recruiters as well, not the ideak job but the ones I've had do work pretty hard to find me positions.
Job market sucks
Email a union in a no skills industry like retail or hospitality and tell them you want to salt
really feel like unions dont hire like that, and if they did itd only be with people that have a long history of union work
Hello, is this the Communism factory? Yes, I'd like a job. I've sent you my resume and cover letter, which are actually a bunch of poorly made Hoxha memes. Great, when do I start?
They won't pay you lol, but they'll help you get a job in an unorganized location
It's better for salts to not be associated with unions so the employer can't sniff them out
I am a field that is small enough you mostly just talk to people directly
Wish I knew a good alternative to indeed now that the site requires you to log in before seeing more than 1 page of search results, really hate that shit
