More about Ghost Posts:

 More about Ghost Posts:

The fake job listing trend isn’t limited to applicants with a broad range of expertise. These fake job postings are used for internal purpose (keep certain staff members / departments motivated, keep the HR department busy) or to avoid discrimination liabilities.”

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Job Burnout - Organize Your Desk

Job Burnout -

This may seem counterintuitive because it seems like an extra work-related task but, in the long run, it will actually help you work more productively and with less stress. 

Job Burnout and stress are interrelated. When I look at my desk and I see clutter, I feel inhibited and inefficient, leading to stress. Therefore, allocate time to organizing your desk; this exercise will increase productivity and lower your stress levels.

Research has also found a correlation between clutter and increased cortisol a stress hormone. More organized, less stress, reduced feelings that lead to burnout.

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Salary Transparency

  Salary Transparency

State of California Employment Law (SB 1162) requires the disclosure of pay scales in job openings for all positions, internal and external, with “pay scale” defined as the salary or hourly wage the employer reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay scale does not need to include bonuses, commissions, tips, or other benefits.

This new pay transparency requirement for businesses with 15 or more employees extends not just to job postings on a company website but to third-party platforms such as LinkedIn or Indeed as well.

There are other states across the USA that have similar statutes. If the job postings does not meet this criteria, you need to wonder why the company is hiding the "wage range".

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Instagram - Networking and the Hidden Job Market

Instagram - Networking and the Hidden Job Market

https://www.instagram.com/p/C9RAZ7axEuE/

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Job Hugging

  Job Hugging:

Job Hugging has not gone away. "Low Quit / Low Hire", which is defined as employed workers are hesitant to leave their jobs, reflecting a lack of confidence in finding new employment, remains a major factor affecting job flow. The job market as not been fluid and will continue to be this way until The Iranian situation stabilizes, inflation peaks / lessens, legal immigration rebounds, and the demand for products / services increase.

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Current Job Market Stagnation (June 2026)

 Current Job Market Stagnation (June 2026)

The current job market is caught in an unusual "low hire, low fire" stasis. Employers are hiring at a sluggish pace—resembling levels last seen after the Great Recession—because the market is still correcting from pandemic-era over-hiring, and economic and policy uncertainties have caused companies to pause and evaluate their hiring needs. This issue, coupled with the traditionally slow period immediately after public school graduation leading to family vacations, (and, of course, the geopolitical factors (war, inflation, social unrest) that have plagued the country have contributed to the very sluggish job market).

I expect the slowdown to continue until the end of July.

Partial Source: Washington Post

Instagram - A great video about "Natural Attrition"

  Instagram - A great video about "Natural Attrition" - when a company let's people resign and opts not to rehire for the position.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQJ447TgAQQ/

Quote - FAILURE

  Quote - FAILURE

Show me a person who has never failed and I will show you a failure of a person. What we learn from failure, and what we do with that knowledge, is what matters –– and it's what makes us who we are. - Michael Bloomberg

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Quote - "Complacency Breeds Failure"

 "Complacency Breeds Failure" - Andy Grove (Intel)

How you present yourself in person and in writing matters. Your interactions are interpreted by employers, potential employers, customers, partners, vendors and colleagues. Therefore, ALWAYS take the extra few minutes and make sure your presentation, whether it be resume, presentation or appearance is A+++.

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The Other Side of AI Resumes

The Other Side of AI Resumes

Another negative of AI generated resumes and why the hidden job market is so important. If this sounds self-serving, it is not. Just facts and common sense.

Hiring managers, frankly speaking, are getting tired of reading AI generated resumes. These resumes "mask" deficiencies and paint applications as more "qualified" and successful" than what is the truth.

Hiring managers would prefer Fewer applicants of higher quality. This post will be in two (2) parts, the other coming tomorrow morning.

So, to begin, how to do you get more qualified candidates without posting? Well, simple stated, this is the hidden job market and the only way to access the hidden job market is to NETWORK!!!!

For those of you who are not familiar with the term "hidden job market":

The hidden job market is a term used to describe jobs that aren't advertised or posted online. Most of these jobs are quality positions AND are not posted because the hiring manager does not want to spend the $$$ or dedicate the resources to review / interview alot of candidates. Another reason is that the hiring manager needs to keep this opportunity quiet for many reasons including a forthcoming termination, minimize disruption within the organization as well as competitive issues within the market.

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Key Components of a Severance Package:

  Key Components of a Severance Package:

1. Severance Pay

2. Benefits

3. Outplacement Services

These are all negotiation - do not view these as etched in stone, as dictated by the company. You may have to do some research but this will be time well spent. I will elaborate further in my next set of posts.

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