My new favorite job board

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August 15, 2024

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  • ā¤ļø Find of the Week: My new favorite job board

  • šŸ“‰ Layoff Report: Dell, Cisco laying off thousands

  • šŸ“ˆ Trends & Data: Healthcare and construction carrying the economy

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ā¤ļø My New Favorite Job Board: TrueUp

I think Iā€™m in love šŸ˜, and itā€™s with a job board. Job boards are everywhere, but itā€™s difficult to know which ones to spend your time on. From what Iā€™ve seen, job boards can be graded on 3 main criteria:

  • Niche - are these jobs even relevant to me?

  • Quality - can I trust the quality of these job postings?

  • UX - can I effectively find the right jobs for my situation?

In the case of TrueUp, I am going to focus on two factors that both fall under UX and that is their ā€œCurated Company Listsā€ filter, and their TrueUp AI.

Filters, filters, filters!

The ā€œCurated Company Listsā€ filter is šŸ”„. Being able to browse by ā€œNo Recent Layoffsā€ or ā€œSalary Listedā€ may seem like small things, but this saves so much time narrowing down which jobs fit you beyond the details of the role.

A.I. where it should be

When youā€™re logged in, each job has AI actions attached to it that leverage AI to compare your resume / info with the details of the role and help show you where youā€™re gaps are. It will even create an interview prep plan or generate your ideal LinkedIn headline.

  • Am I a fit?

  • Gap analysis

  • Draft intro

  • Interview Q's

  • Q's to ask them

  • Keyword analysis

  • Interview prep plan

  • Ideal LinkedIn headline

There is no affiliation with TrueUp, I just had to share my experience with it. I also havenā€™t even touched on the other parts of how the platform personalizes jobs in your dashboard, but you can dive in and see if it creates value for you.

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After 4 months of downward trending layoffs, August has brought a tsunami of large-scale layoffs as tech giants like Cisco and Dell are pivoting hardcore towards AI.

Healthcare and Construction

The U.S. job market continued its slow trend in July, adding 114,000 jobs, well below the monthly average of 215,000 over the past year. The unemployment rate remained at 4.3%, the highest since 2021. Sectors such as health care, construction, and transportation saw modest job gains, while industries like information and social assistance experienced declines in hiring.

Key Takeaways:

  • 114,000 jobs added in July, signaling a slowdown in employment growth.

  • Unemployment rate remains at 4.3%, with 7.2 million unemployed.

  • Health care led job gains with 55,000 new positions, while construction added 25,000 jobs.

  • Information sector saw a drop in employment, losing 20,000 jobs in July.

  • Long-term unemployment held steady at 1.5 million, accounting for 21.6% of the total unemployed.

Looks like health care and construction are out here carrying the economy on their backs, while the information sector decided to hit the snooze button on job creation. Maybe itā€™s time for a pep talk, or at least a strong cup of coffee for those industries still lagging behind. Stay tunedā€”this job market rollercoaster isnā€™t over yet.

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