No BS Career Advice: January 12, 2025
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
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If you watched, listened to or read the news, you would think the job market was rip-roaring great. After all, 256000 new jobs is a great number. But they don’t tell you how many are part-time and they don’t tell you what the jobs are. This is directly from the report:
Health care added 46,000 jobs in December, with gains in home health care services (+15,000), nursing and residential care facilities (+14,000), and hospitals (+12,000). Health care added an average of 57,000 jobs per month in 2024, the same as the average monthly gain in 2023.
Retail trade added 43,000 jobs in December, following a loss of 29,000 jobs in November. In December, employment increased in clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers (+23,000); general merchandise retailers (+13,000); and health and personal care retailers (+7,000). Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers lost jobs (-11,000).
Overall, employment in retail trade changed little in 2024, following an average monthly increase of 10,000 in 2023.
Government employment continued to trend up in December (+33,000). Government added an average of 37,000 jobs per month in 2024, below the average monthly gain of 59,000 in 2023. Over the month, employment continued to trend up in state government (+10,000).
Employment in social assistance increased by 23,000 in December, mostly in individual and family services (+17,000). Social assistance added an average of 18,000 jobs per month in 2024, below the average increase of 23,000 per month in 2023.
Employment in leisure and hospitality changed little in December (+43,000). Leisure and hospitality added an average of 24,000 jobs per month in 2024, about half the average monthly gain of 47,000 in 2023.
Employment showed little change over the month in other major industries, including mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; construction; manufacturing; wholesale trade; transportation and warehousing; information; financial activities; professional and business services; and other services.
When you look at the jobs there really aren’t any for people on LinkedIn, are there?
And the end of the last paragraph explains why so many LinkedIn users are struggling to find work.
It is soooooooo important to cultivate, maintain, and enhance your professional, job search and networking skills even after you find your net job.
This week, I started a new option called Daily Job Search Help. I release it at about 11 AM Eastern in my feed and at about 7 AM Eastern on my company page, The Big Game Hunter, Inc.. For most people, it will be easier to find it on my company page. Follow me there. It won’t get launched in the overall feed.
Among the content I released this week was:
The Power of Body Language in Job Interviews https://wp.me/p4aIk1-kDH
Is It a Good Sign If They Want to Do an In-Person Interview? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-ml7
Does Not Having a LinkedIn Profile Make You Less Hirable? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-mll
Why Are They Interviewing 1 More Person After Asking for My References? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-mlN
Can I Ask A Corporate Recruiter for Advice Before the Interview With the Hiring Manager? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-mlY
Tough Interview Questions: What Would You Consider Your Most Significant Accomplishment? https://youtu.be/6YrMBXxVi64
LinkedIn EasyApply https://wp.me/p4aIk1-kT2
Smart Questions to Ask on Job Interviews https://youtu.be/srnZAkjR6Vc
Match Your Resume to Job Descriptions for Free https://wp.me/p4aIk1-mmF
How Are People Using AI in Their Job Search? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-mdE
Is It OK to Take a Counteroffer in This Case? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-2sO
Tough Interview Questions: How Do You Effectively Measure Success as a Manager https://youtu.be/srnZAkjR6Vc
Elevator Pitches https://wp.me/p4aIk1-e7G
A Guide to Building a Powerful Professional Network https://wp.me/p4aIk1-mlQ
Don’t Limit Yourself When You Network https://wp.me/p4aIk1-mmT
Career Coach Office Hours January 7 2025 https://wp.me/p4aIk1-mn4
14 Things to Know About the Recruiting Industry Before Starting Your Career https://wp.me/p4aIk1-mmb
Smart Questions to Ask on Job Interviews https://youtu.be/cPI1nGb8b4k
Employment Situation Summary January 10 2025 https://wp.me/p4aIk1-mo6
Craft a Career Highlights Reel, Not a Boring Resume https://wp.me/p4aIk1-kYy
Still Time To Network https://wp.me/p4aIk1-kUS
Your Online Presence https://wp.me/p4aIk1-kYH
Understanding Narcissistic Manipulation Through Psychometrics https://wp.me/p4aIk1-mmW
Space Out Multiple Follow-Up Emails https://wp.me/p4aIk1-kYB
Be Open https://wp.me/p4aIk1-kYL
Coming Out of a Career Break? https://wp.me/p4aIk1-l0t
The View from The Top https://youtu.be/vv5wDrE8Qcs
I also read some good work from other people:
Top Job Search Articles of 2024 by Jacob Sher (Spoiler: One of mine is there)
5 Under-the-Radar People to Ask for an Informational Interview By Mac Prichard
Activist Investors Forced Record Number Of CEOs To Resign In 2024 By Jack Kelly
Avoiding the Risk of Complacency in Your Career By Penny Pearl
The New $30,000 Side Hustle: Making Job Referrals for Strangers By Jo Constanz
Improve Your Active Listening Skills At Work
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