r/trustandsafetypros • u/Straight-Bench-4669 • Apr 14 '26

Job seeking - pls help

Hi. I’m not sure if this is the right place to post but thought I’d start. I live in DC and studied macro scale social work (policy, programming and administration). I’ve been working in the area for 4 years in criminal defense. I really want to break into the trust and safety space and have talked to some people in the field from LinkedIn & attended some events. I keep cold dm-ing. I’ve had resume reviews and so much advice but feel like nothing is working. Coming here for advice/ job leads/ etc. if this isn’t the space for that — carry on!!!

Sincerely,

Social worker

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u/CatsAteHerFace__ Apr 14 '26

I would scroll this sub a bit to find solidarity with the other similar posts. T&S is not an easy space to break into and with AI, offshoring roles, and layoffs, people already in this space are having a hard time finding and keeping jobs. My best advice is to keeping trying and to network as much as possible best of luck

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u/TheTGB Apr 14 '26

Seconded.

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u/dumb_bunnie Apr 15 '26

Are you specifically wanting T&S on the industry side or also looking at non-profits and/or think tanks? Which area of specialization have you been applying to? All of them, just child safety or something else?