When the labor reports are not good, and you’re having difficulty finding a job, consider applying to smaller companies.

It’s not always true, but it’s frequently true that small business owners care more about their employees, compared to big business management teams.

There are a lot of small businesses, and there’s a lot of variation in the quality of the leadership teams. Your mileage may vary, let the buyer beware, look before you leap, and all that. But when you remember what average means – half of the small businesses are above average, so you’ve got a decent chance.

I remember one auto insurance office where my wife worked. It was a small office with two agents and four customer care people. One time I was talking to the owner and he told me about the pressure he felt: “I’m not just providing for my family, but by running this business I’m providing for six families. When business slows down, it weighs on me heavily.” That man cared.

That’s very different than working for a CEO of a company with 2,000 employees who says, “Profits are down. Let’s lay off six percent of our staff.”

#jobs #JobMarket #employment #CareerPlanning

Did I just….. FINALLY. Holding off on celebrating until after all the papers are signed and I actually start.

#job #jobs #employment #jobmarket

#UK #jobmarket today:

1. Expect ~60% of application just #ghosted (left unanswered)
2. Expect high rejection rate at first interview, when they tell you're not fit despite 95% match to the role description; or change of the role they're hiring for after 2 weeks
3. Expect hidden ageism and process not aligned to your style of work
4. Expect killer technical question about stack details you can't know w/o working with it atm or doing some research.
5. Expect burn out low self-esteem

#fedihire

The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: New Jobs

https://aphyr.com/posts/419-the-future-of-everything-is-lies-i-guess-new-jobs

#HackerNews #futureofwork #newjobs #techtrends #misinformation #jobmarket

The Widening Chasms: Disconnects Persist Across Faith, Data, and Work

Churches struggle with mission, US Census data privacy faces criticism, and job seekers and employers have different expectations.

#ChurchMission, #DataPrivacy, #JobMarket, #BarnaGroup, #USCensus

https://newsletter.tf/churches-mission-data-privacy-job-market-disconnect/

Faith groups are seeing less engagement with core missions, while data privacy methods are being questioned. The job market also shows a big gap between what workers want and what companies offer.

#ChurchMission, #DataPrivacy, #JobMarket, #BarnaGroup, #USCensus
https://newsletter.tf/churches-mission-data-privacy-job-market-disconnect/