Got a job through HC
Appreciate HC for making my ability to find a new job the easiest it’s ever been.
Was working a role at a company for a few years and decided I wanted something else. Started very lightly searching in October and actually and got a couple interviews in the fall. I got serious and started applying everyday only through HC starting in January and got probably a dozen interviews and screenings.
Tracker says I applied to 223 jobs total but idk how far that ranges. I think I was lightly using HC last summer as well.
Anyway, I had a bunch of recruiters reach out through LinkedIn and while I got a few interviews, they lead nowhere. I got a ton more from interviews and screenings through HC.
Jan and Feb were hot for jobs in finance and then March and April were extremely dry.
I think the company I got my new job with actually posted in March though.
Settings: I tried to add as many keywords pertaining to my job as possible and filtered with brand new jobs, so 24hr posts. I mainly searched for jobs in my current city whilst having a separate filter for a different city I was interested in. I think the most important thing was that the experience filter for jobs were accurate for me.
I applied everyday at work and refreshed 2 to 3 times a day to be one of the first to apply. I think I got most responses for jobs I was at least top 20 applicants in.
The most important part is the interview tho. You need to have good interviewing skills. I tend to over think stuff and it raises my anxiety and makes my interviews bad. But at some point I just figured that the most important thing was that the people liked you and you can communicate your story well and your attributes clearly. So I stopped trying to jam every little piece of experience into my brain and stopped freaking myself out about “what if they ask this” and just went in with an even level of relaxation and confidence. This is when my interviews were the best.
Idk how I would’ve gotten a job through indeed or LinkedIn because they suck. All the jobs posted just seem like bot postings or 100 people have already applied.
Very grateful for HC. Im at a better company with better pay and a I don’t go into the office everyday.