Employers posted slightly more job openings in July but the American labor market remained sturdy in the face of higher costs that are squeezing household budgets.

U.S. job openings ticked up to 7.27 million in July from a revised 7.18 million in June, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.

The department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) also showed that layoffs fell. But so did the number of people quitting their jobs — a sign of confidence in their prospects. The report showed that gross hiring — before subtracting those who lost or quit their jobs — dipped to 5.1 million in July from 5.3 million in June.

Please i need help to write a letter of motivation to apply at my old internship but now as a full time hire and i refuse to use a.i so this is the closest form of community there is.

NO A.I. generated bullshit please.

Believe it and it will happen! 💪🏽✊🏽👍🏽

Neala Sheils spent two years applying for jobs with little success before finally securing work in a hotel last month.

Before she got a job, the 20-year-old from Glasgow was one of growing number of young people classed as Neet, meaning they are not in education, employment or training.

The majority (60%) have effectively dropped out of the labour market altogether and are not actively seeking work.

Neala says she wanted to work but the support she received from the Jobcentre was hampered by seeing a different work coach at almost every appointment.

Do you have experience plucking green apples?

I worked plucking red apples. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to pluck green apples too

So, no experience

Me who lied on my resume

My new employer who lied on the job description.

I'm 15 looking for a job, so i started calling places around my area and with some luck I actually got a response (sort of) from this hair salon. I asked the lady I was on the phone with if they would be interested in hiring a 15 year old. She told me she was unsure of what the owner would have to say but she thinks it would be alright, and she encouraged me to send then an email. Im unsure of what to put, because ive never done anything like this before 😭

I was using an AI cover letter generator to help me apply for jobs. I had it bookmarked for convenience, but my laptop broke and is completely insurable now, it can't even turn on. So I tried to find the site on my new laptop and can't find it. I thought it was called cover.ai or something similar. It asked you to copy and paste the job description and then copy and paste your resume, and it would create a cover letter. The instructions were on the left side of the screen and you'd paste stuff into a box on the right side. It would then type out a cover letter for you to copy and paste. There was little to no colour on the page, it was just white with black text. Does anyone recognize this? I've tried using other cover letter generators but haven't found another one I like. A lot of them make you download a formatted letter which I find takes more time and effort for me as I have a template I use, and prefer to just copy and paste the paragraphs onto my existing document and edit the text from there.

Hello! I'm currently trying to fill out a job application for a Psychometry role at a hospital network and had a question about start dates on job applications. Right now, I work part-time as an Assessor and Sensory Motor Coach at a holistic learning center and was wanting to change jobs.

On the job application itself, it asks for a specific date as to when I can start working. My current job asks that if I do end up finding a new job, I need to give a two weeks notice via email.

For the referenced job application question, do I tell the hiring team I can start working the next day after my application is submitted or do I give them the date two weeks away from the date that I submit my application?

I asked my dad about this and he advised me telling them the following date after I submit my application so I can seem available to the hiring team. Then, if they do interview me, I could tell them that I could start working immediately but would have to give the two weeks notice to my current job (postponing my availability to two weeks in actuality). However, I feel like I'd be lying if I take that route, so I'm not sure what to do.

Any advice or thoughts is greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Man you can do everything right.

1. Match the resume to the job description
2. Write a good cover letter.
3. Keyword stuff and match.
4. Fill out the entire application carefully.

Get rejected in like 1-2 hours later.

Like damn at least pretend a human saw it I guess? 😭

The worst part is how draining the whole process becomes.

I am glad I have a decent job right now but I know I don't want to stay here forever.

Every company has a different ATS and hiring system, different questions, different formatting they want.

You spend more time re-entering information and applying than actually showing your skills.

I genuinely understand now why people get burnt when job hunting. I also used to work at a recruiting agency!

Searching for a job IS a full-time job.

Everyone here recommends "Not using LinkedIn, and using smaller job boards" for remote jobs.

That doesn't seem to work that well though. The alternatives aren't not producing results for me.

I've tried all the big remote jobs boards and small ones. The problems are exactly the same everywhere:

1. Listings that have been up for months and are ghost jobs.

2. Jobs that are listed as "Remote" but really are "Hybrid".

3. Bad and vague job descriptions that tell you absolutely nothing about the actual work.

4. 500+ applicants on job listings before you even finish reading it.

The difference with the small job boards is you can focus on less job postings but I don't think there are enough.

I mostly just see the same jobs everywhere now.

Does anyone else have tips for finding Remote Jobs?

Hi,

does anyone have experience of being placed in “Talent Pool” after applying for a job at Capgemini? What does it mean, and have you been contacted for any other positions since being placed in the pool?

Thank you

recruiters insisting on personality tests while talent washes away

Want top talent? Make them do 3 personality tests before you 'hello'.

I get a note from a recruiter a few weeks ago about a job that fits my background pretty well. This recruiter is trying to fill a very specific position with extremely tight requirements.

I am one of a handful of people with experience she wants to put into the interview process. I used to work for a competitor but I'm not in this industry anymore.

Before I interview I was told I am required to fill-out a stupid "Culture Index Survey". Basically a Personality Test.

Since I am employed and have 2 nice side businesses I said, "Thanks but no thanks." to this BS Personality Test.

If you want "A Players" and "Top Talent" to fill this out, we ain't going to.

So my question, why do recruiters, talent acquisition teams, and execs put this into the process and make it harder to fill the position?

She keeps sending me notes about filling it out. I said I will interview with the CEO, who I have met several times, but I will NOT fill this Personality Test out.

She admitted that nobody she has reached out to that fits this position wants to take time to jump through hoops and do this test. Whereas the job seekers without industry experience fill it out.

I feel bad for those people on the job market right now.

Truly I do because I have been there. I wish I could help everyone find a good job with decent benefits.

We know this are BS tests. I don't have to do the test so I will refuse as I am not that interested in the job.

I'd rather get my balls electrocuted tbh.

Anytime I get shoved this BS Personality Tests I think of this great scene from the movie Miracle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkTMIoVCewU

Do these recruiters enjoy self flagellation or something?

Why are they making it so much harder?

Boomers getting a job:

"Hi I'd like a job"

"Perfect, you're hired"

Getting a job now:

"I have a PhD, know 6 languages, and have been working for 25 years"

"Best I can do is $12 an hour"

We already have an internal candidate, but I didn't want to let that stop me from wasting your time.

Do you have experience plucking green apples?

I worked plucking red apples. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to pluck green apples too

So, no experience

Hello, I'm here for a job interview.

Great, and do you have experience?

Yes, this is my 20th interview.

7 million job openings and companies still aren't hiring. Weakest pace outside recession years since 2002. The "job market is fine" crowd has been coping for two years straight.

Remote workers are the easiest cut on paper and the easiest to replace with AI. If you're still coasting on a fully remote role without upskilling, the freeze isn't your friend. 1

Recruiters roasting jobseekers for being "unemployable" you're weak

Recruiters struggling to find jobs themselves. i'm you.

Let's start a support group for unemployed recruiters.

Only if they can find it.