u/gracemaddams55

Posting because it's really surprised me. We run a small advertising agency in the UK. Posted a job on LinkedIn a few days ago and received 60 applications on LinkedIn despite clearly putting a 'How to apply' section in the job spec that asked candidates to email us and including the email address.

After about 30 applications on LinkedIn, I edited the job and moved the 'How to apply' section to much further up in the job spec. We still only had a total of 10 people actually email us and introduce themselves - we didn't ask for anything specific in the email, just a brief introduction and why they're interested in the role.

Anyway, of the 10 people who emailed, we've shortlisted 5. We're not going to review the 60 people who applied via LinkedIn because we're pretty confident one of these 5 will be the right fit and to be honest, we have serious doubts over whether the 60 who applied on LinkedIn even read the job spec fully - if they did, they certainly didn't pay enough attention to detail or take the initiative/make any effort to do what was asked or stand out - both qualities we look for in new hires.

I know the job market is tough and it feels like a numbers game but if I could give anyone advice, it's to make the effort to go that extra step, or at the very least do what's asked of you. As an employer, we're always going to prioritise conversations with people who seem genuinely interested in the role.

EDIT:

I didn’t expect this post to get so much traction - I totally get everyone’s frustrations with the job market! I was just trying to offer our perspective, I (clearly wrongly) thought most people would read the job spec and that they would prefer to email us directly. By the time we’d gone through the applicants we did get on email, we were super happy with the shortlist so just didn’t see the need to go through the applicants on LinkedIn yet. Obviously as a business, we’re going to want to hire the best person, right? Someone who is going to bring the most value to the role and screening for that does have to start at the application stage. And for us it was absolutely a green flag that someone read the job spec and took the time to send the email.

Maybe I poorly worded my advice but I was basically just trying to say that there are always people who will do what’s asked or more so why wouldn’t you try to give yourself the best chance?

I just wanted to post this for anyone losing hope or struggling with side effects. For context, I tried Mounjaro for the first time over a year ago and lasted about 6 weeks before I had to throw in the towel because of horrific daily vomiting and toilet issues! At that time, nothing I did helped, I'd tried all the supplements, fibre, water intake, avoiding certain foods, pepto bismol etc... But my body felt so inflammed and unhappy. I'd lost no weight but I couldn't eat anything without feeling incredibly bloated. I was deeply miserable and my body felt like it was screaming at me to stop, so I did.

I had previously tried Ozempic in 2022 via Juniper and hadn't really felt any different to how I do normally and ended up stopping because it seemed very expensive to get to what would be a 'therapeutic' dose for me. So I'd assumed Mounjaro would be the same and started on 2.5mg and moved up to 5mg as soon as the 4 weeks were up. I was suffering with side effects but I was advised to work through them but going up to 5mg made everything unbearable. My thought process before starting had been that I was going to have to get through the lower doses quickly to see results and that everyone had to move up through the doses as that was the 'standard' care plan.

Throughout this time I had been posting in this Sub to get advice and someone had suggested I was a super responder, I had initially brushed this off because it seemed like the opposite!

However after doing more research, that line of thinking made more sense. I recently decided to try again with Mounjaro but starting with 1.25mg, my thought process now is that I want to stay on the lowest dose possible that gives me the surpression I want for as long as possible - and if I lose just 1lb a week and it takes me longer to get to my goal, that's absolutley fine because that's better than crashing and burning on a higher dose.

So far, so good! I've lost 7lbs. I've had excellent appetite surpression, I'm not hungry until literally the day before my next injection and my urge to pick from the fridge is gone, but I haven't had any adverse side effects aside from some mild nausea in the first week, I'm able to eat without issue. And I've got no interest in changing my dose until if/when I notice it not working as well.

It's still early days but I'm feeling positive and much more in control of the situation. I'm also trying to do all the right things like getting plenty of fibre (I've never eaten so many chia seeds in my life lol) and drinking 2.5-3l of water a day.

I just wanted to post in case this would help anyone in the same situation as I was in before, just because most people start on 2.5mg and move up through the doses to find the right dose for them, it doesn't mean that that works for everyone, the right dose for you may well be lower than the starting titration dose.

We’re good tenants, never missed rent, keep the house and garden clean and well maintained, and actively improve the place by painting/landscaping - but the threat of receiving a section 21 has been weighing heavy on us (rightly or wrongly) for the last few months in the run up to the Renters Rights Act coming in.

I know so many have received S21s in the last few weeks and months and I’m so sorry you’re going through it!

I feel like they will be a lot of us waking up on Friday morning and breathing a collective sigh of relief that our homes can no longer be taken from us without landlords providing proof of a genuine reason.

I know it won’t be perfect, I’m sure some will find loop holes and there will be unintended consequences but I for one, will be enjoying the relief this Act brings!