😵 Is LinkedIn DYING!?

Plus: Resume tips for grammar, formatting, & more!

July 24, 2023

Work It Daily

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In today's email:

  • Is LinkedIn dying? What happened?

  • If you’ve been called overqualified before, consider this.

  • Resume, resume, resume. Formatting, grammar, & more.

  • Two Truths & A Lie. Can you figure it out?

  • Improving talent acquisition. Hear from our executives.

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

Our career coaches are being asked all the time, “Is LinkedIn dying?”

And it’s not just job seekers who are wondering this, it’s recruiters and executives too. Everyone is frustrated with the platform and are questioning how useful it actually is.

Networking is becoming more difficult. People just aren’t responding to connections and messages like they used to. But LinkedIn used to work so well, so what happened??

If You’ve Been Called OVERQUALIFED Before…. Consider This!

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Your resume is an important part of your job search. This document can help you get noticed by employers and can make or break your chances of an interview. It’s crucial that your resume is set up well and is appealing to whoever is reading it. This is a great chance to make a good first impression, so here are some tips to help you craft your resume!

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Below are three stories about interview experiences, however, two of them are real and one is fake. Can you figure out which one is the lie?

Story #1: I was interviewing with a manager for the role of flight attendant at an airline. Five minutes into the interview, I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket. I checked it as soon as I left the interview – an hour later – and realized it was a rejection email from one of that company’s recruiters. I called them to see if it was a mistake – it wasn’t, they actually rejected me. I asked them why we had the interview in the first place. They couldn’t say.

Story #2: I had an unbelievable experience with a hiring manager. In the middle of my answer, they picked up their phone and started scrolling, completely ignoring me. I got up and left.

Story #3: I was once asked to sign an agreement that I wouldn’t have any children for at least three years. I had to agree as a condition to get hired. I didn’t, of course.

Which story is the lie?

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Effective talent acquisition strategies help reach long term goals and create good experiences for candidates.

If you want to attract top talent to your organization, then you need to focus on your acquisition efforts. What should you be doing though?

We recently asked our executives for their tips on how to improve talent acquisition. Here are their responses…

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