How to Get Hired by the End of the Year 🎉
Did you know that there are cycles to hiring? Hiring booms tend to follow the financial calendar. Right now, we’re in Q4, which means departments (and hiring managers) are looking to spend their remaining budget for the year including their budget for headcount. October & November are great months to be job searching as companies are doing a final push to hire by end of year.
With less than 90 days left until the end of the year - here’s how to maximize your job search before the year ends.
Revise Your Resume
If you're getting few or no interviews, it means that your resume is not resonating with recruiters and hiring teams. This is the perfect time to update your resume. Make sure it tells a clear story of your strengths and accomplishments. Is it free of errors? Is it metrics driven and accomplishment based? Make sure your resume avoids these Common Resume Mistakes.
Have a friend, colleague or mentor review it. Chances are if you’re getting few interviews or none at all, it’s your resume and you should consider having a professional revamp your resume.
Reflect on Your Job Search
Take stock of what’s working. Where have you gotten the best responses? What roles and industries felt like a great fit? Use these insights to focus your time and energy on companies, industries, and jobs where it counts most.
Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile
Update your LinkedIn profile and get noticed by recruiters. This is your professional online presence, and recruiters will check it out. Creating an eye catching LinkedIn profile is key to using the platform to its fullest potential. Ensure it's updated and highlights your skills, achievements, and unique value.
Share that You’re Open to Work
Reach out to your network and let them know you’re open to a new role and looking for opportunities. This can be done through a public post on LinkedIn as well as by activating your Open to Work banner on your LinkedIn profile.
Pro tip: You can also turn on the Open to Work feature on to recruiters only if you’re concerned about your current organization know that you’re job searching.
Expand You'r Network
Networking is key—many of the best job opportunities are rarely publicized and instead come through referrals. You’ve already let your LinkedIn connections know that you’re open to work, now it’s time to build new connections.
Start by reaching out to 10 people in your field or companies you're interested in. Be specific in your ask, like requesting a 20-minute chat to learn more about a company or role. Make networking with you easy and get ready to build new connections to help your job search.
Diversify Your Job Search
Don’t limit yourself to just one platform. LinkedIn is powerful, but it’s not the only resource. Explore other job boards and networks to avoid getting stuck in the same old job postings. The more diverse your channels for finding jobs, the better your outcome. Need to hit refresh on your job search? Check out these 7 LinkedIn Alternatives for Finding Your Next Job.
Nail Your Interview Strategy
By now you should be receiving more call backs and acing your phone screen interviews. Preparation is key. Practice your elevator pitch, refine your answers to common questions like “Tell me about yourself,” and showcase your unique value using the STAR method. Go into every interview well-prepared and confident!
As you progress further throughout interview processes, the interviews will get more difficult. Start preparing for technical interviews and calls with leadership. Tools like ChatGPT can help craft potential jobs questions.
↳ Start now, and by 2025, you'll be ready to seize the right opportunity! In this competitive job market, it takes an entire strategy to get hired in this market and this article only highlights the beginning. Need help to tailor strategies to you? Reach out to me. Don’t wait until 2025 to start you job search, everyone else is already doing that.
