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🎉 The Offboard Community Beta! - Where Job Seekers Connect

The Offboard Community offers an alternative to LinkedIn, providing a unique space tailored for those in the tech industry. It’s not just a platform for networking; it’s a resource designed to help you regain your footing and advance in your tech career, supported by the collective knowledge and experiences of your peers.

Below are some of the community features:

1. Create an account with an anonymous username or as yourself

2. Discussion / Ask for Help: Layoffs, Interviewing, Resumes, Market Trends, AI/Automation, General Tech, Money & Finance, Upskilling, Mentorship, Networking

3. Jobs: Find or Refer Jobs, Live Job Chat

4. Chat: Watercooler Live Chat

5. Join Virtual Events 

We’re looking for early voices to help moderate and start conversations. If that sounds like you then join below!

👥 The Community Advantage - Why join one?

A study by LinkedIn revealed that a staggering 73% of participants landed their jobs through a referral or an introduction from a contact. Considering recruiter fees can soar to an eye-watering 30% of a new hire's yearly salary, it's understandable why firms are eager to offer a substantial $5,000 referral incentive to their existing staff. As the job market continues to evolve, the value placed on professional networking is expected to increase even more.

Below are just some of the ways communities can add value to your job seeking journey:

1. Networking Opportunities: Communities often provide a platform for individuals to connect with others in the same field, opening up opportunities for networking. This can lead to discovering job openings, getting referrals, or simply gaining insights into the industry.

2. Shared Knowledge and Resources: Members of a community typically share knowledge and resources, such as tips on job hunting, resume building, and interview practices. This collective wisdom can be invaluable for job seekers at all levels.

3. Support and Encouragement: Job searching can be an isolating and stressful process. Communities offer emotional support and encouragement from peers who understand the challenges involved.

4. Skill Development: Many communities host workshops, webinars, or training sessions to help job seekers develop new skills or polish existing ones, making them more competitive in the job market.

5. Trends and Insights: Communities often discuss the latest trends and insights in the job market, which can help job seekers stay updated and adapt their job search strategies accordingly.

6. Mentorship: Experienced professionals in communities may act as mentors to job seekers, providing guidance, feedback on job applications, and helping you navigate your career paths.

7. Accountability: Some job-seeking communities have accountability groups where members commit to certain job search activities and hold each other accountable, helping maintain momentum in the job search.

8. Access to Exclusive Job Listings: Certain communities may have exclusive access to job listings that aren't available on public job boards, giving members a competitive advantage.

9. Diversity and Inclusivity: Communities can offer a diverse range of perspectives and opportunities, which can be particularly beneficial for job seekers from underrepresented backgrounds.

10. Reputation Building: Engaging in community discussions and activities can help job seekers build their personal brand and reputation within their professional circle.

11. Feedback Loop: Communities allow job seekers to receive constructive feedback on various aspects of their job search, from resume critiques to mock interviews.

Some other communities to explore:

• Blind - a community-based platform where tech professionals can share information about their companies, including layoffs anonymously.

• Slack/Facebook/LinkedIn Alumni Groups - After a layoff, many larger companies will have, or create, an alumni group where all employees that were a part of a layoff can come together to find their bearings. If you haven’t heard about yours, then reach out to others you worked with, or start your own!

• Subreddits - many Reddit groups are quite useful during one’s job search such as r/girlsgonewired, r/overemployed, r/forhire, r/Resumes, & many more.

📉 Notable Layoffs this Week

• Amazon Music is laying off an undisclosed number of staff to reduce expenses, Bloomberg reports. The cuts will affect people in the editorial and audio content teams.

• Neighborhood platform Nextdoor is letting go of 25% of its employees, or roughly 176 people, The San Francisco Standard reports.

• Streaming service Starz is laying off 10% of its 670 employees ahead of its IPO, CNBC reports.

• Faire, a wholesale marketplace valued at $12.6 billion last year, is letting go of 250 people, or 20% of its headcount due to a restructuring, TechCrunch writes.

• Video game developer Cryptic Studios is laying off an unspecified number of employees, GamesIndustry reports.

✋ Companies Hiring this Week

Pavilion

“Pavilion builds technology infrastructure that public servants use to deliver better, faster public services from a wider and more diverse set of businesses. We’re building a ‘big tent’ in service of this mission—and you can help.”

fabric

Fabric is a modern e-commerce platform offering a flexible and headless architecture designed to craft seamless online shopping experiences. It empowers businesses by facilitating the integration of product, pricing, and order data across various sales channels, enabling the creation of consistent and engaging customer experiences with ease.

Auditboard

“AuditBoard is leading a movement transforming risk professions, closing resiliency gaps, and elevating audit, risk, and compliance teams to a more strategic position of influence within their organizations.”

grammarly

“At Grammarly, we strive to help people achieve more through effective communication, whenever and wherever they write in English. Every day, more than 30 million people and 70,000 teams around the world rely on Grammarly's generative AI solutions and our real-time writing suggestions to create and strengthen their written communication. Grammarly’s AI-enabled communication assistance augments your skills at every step, helping you write more effectively, efficiently, and confidently.”

🛠️ Job Seeker Tools

Codecademy Career Center

www.codecademy.com/career-center

Powered by OpenAI, job-readiness checker evaluates how well you meet the requirements for a given tech role based on your skills and experience. It’s just another powerful tool to help you get job-ready.

Qureos

www.qureos.com

Qureos is a platform designed to accelerate your career by matching you with job opportunities that align with your unique skills and career aspirations. By leveraging an AI-powered engine, Qureos streamlines the job application process, allowing candidates to apply quickly and easily, without the need for lengthy cover letters. In addition to job matching, Qureos offers the chance to build a robust portfolio through real-life projects, provides one-on-one mentorship, and hosts community events to enhance employability

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