😬 Avoiding job search scams!!

Plus: How to get through the day when you are feeling unmotivated at work.

September 18, 2023

Work It Daily

Hello Everyone and Happy Monday!

In today's email:

  • Avoiding job search scams! 5 red flags to look out for.

  • Employer says they are still interviewing other candidates? What it means for you.

  • Leveraging your job search on LinkedIn. Tips to optimize your profile.

  • Career Two Truths & A Lie! Can you find the lie?

  • Feeling unmotivated at work? Here’s how to get through the day.

Here’s what’s going on in the news (related to careers of course):

Is this job posting a scam?

For many, job search can be a tiring process. Finding jobs you want to apply to and then going through the application process, can take time. And that’s just for one job, what about all the other jobs you apply to? It’s time consuming and tiring. The last thing you are probably thinking about before applying to a job posting is: Is this job search a scam?

Unfortunately, fake job postings are scattered throughout online job search engines, and they can look like the real deal. It’s frustrating to spend all of your precious time applying to a job, only for it to be fake!

Here are some red flags to look out for in job postings to avoid being scammed.

When An Employer Says They’re Interviewing Other Candidates! 🤔🤷😔

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Replying to @MBA65 When An Employer Says They’re Interviewing Other Candidates 😔 #rejection #jobinterview #jobsearch #interview #careeradvice

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Leveraging your job search on LinkedIn. We recently shared our Complete Job Search Checklist to help you get un-stuck in your job search. One part of the checklist focuses on the importance of optimizing your LinkedIn profile for job search success. Here’s some tips to help you out:

Below are three workplace horror stories! However, two of them are real and one of them is fake. Can you figure out which story is a lie?

Story #1: “A coworker screamed at me for leaving food to rot in the shared fridge. It was my first day there, and I hadn’t even unpacked my belongings yet.”

Story #2: “Our office was in a really old building in a rural area. One day at work I knew I heard something running around in the walls. I tried to have my co-workers listen for it, but they never heard anything and thought I was crazy. A few weeks later, the office started to smell really bad. After a week of the the most disgusting smell, they had someone come look at it and found a dead squirrel in the wall. It was so gross and I wished everyone had listened to me in the first place.”

Story #3: “We had a guy who robbed our gas station for, like, a month with finger guns before he finally got caught. That's right, finger guns. Like, when you hold your thumb and index fingers up like a fake gun. Everyone knew it was a finger gun, but we have to comply when someone robs the store, so…”

Which story is the lie?

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Do you ever have those days where you would rather do anything else but work? We get it, we have those days too.

Even if you love your job, you will probably have days where you walk into work and start thinking of a million different things you would rather be doing.

You don’t want to sit through meetings, and you’re feeling unmotivated to work. You can’t just go home, even though you want to. There is money and careers to make, so you just have to get though it.

Instead of struggling through your day, use these tips to help you power though and gain a little motivation back.

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