Link Roundup What You Need to Know About the Job Market - Walrath Recruiting, Inc.

Link Roundup What You Need to Know About the Job Market - Walrath Recruiting, Inc. With unemployment reaching a rare low, the job market is in a unique place. If you have the right set of skills, its a great opportunity for you to find a company that will value you. In this weeks Link Roundup, we pulled our favorite links that will help you understand the state of the current job market. Also, weve collected some of our favorite articles with job search advice. Check out the links below! Unemployment Rate Hits 3.9%, a Rare Low, as Job Market Becomes More Competitive In the latest job market news, the unemployment rate has continued to drop. This has tightened the market, and employers are having more trouble than ever finding the right candidates for their open positions. This puts job seekers in a great place if they have the right skill set. If jobs in your field are hard to fill, you now hold significantly more power when it comes time to negotiate a job offer. If you want a full update on the status of the job market and all the forces influencing it, this is a great comprehensive read. How Job Reviews Site Glassdoor Became One of the Biggest Tech Deals in 2018 Its entirely possible that the competitive job market is the reason that company review and job posting site Glassdoor is seen as so valuable. The site was recently acquired for an impressive $1.2 billion by Recruit Holdings, who also own Indeed. Empowering job seekers and candidates has apparently been lucrative, and brought more attention to the postings native to Glassdoor. It will be interesting to see if this causes further integration  between Indeed and Glassdoor, and how competitors will respond. These Are 5 Beliefs You Need to Ditch When Youre Job Hunting Unfortunately, the competitive market isnt always going to work for everyone. If you are continuing your search and feeling somewhat defeated, this article should help lift your spirits. Getting down on yourself when job searching only becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you think you may be assuming the worst, this article will help straighten out that thinking and get you back on track for success. The Most Efficient Way to Keep Your Resume Up to Date Although its usually not realized until its too late, updating your resume can be one of the most difficult tasks related to job searching. When you actually sit down to update your resume, its very common to struggle to remember everything youve done in your last position. However, if you are thinking ahead of time, you can save yourself a lot of trouble.   This article has some great advice that will help you become more efficient in updating your resume. Employing the recommended  tactics will also ensure that your resume represents you the best it possibly can. 13 Things You Should Never Say at Work That Most People Dont Know When working in a professional environment, you have to be particularly aware of what you say. Its very easy for someone to take something the wrong way. On the other hand, its also very easy to say something that makes you look bad. This article attempts to keep any of that from happening, by addressing common communication missteps. Syncing Your Communication Style with Your Bosss Preferences If youve ever heard of the term managing your boss, you should know what this article is all about. Knowing how your boss works best and vice versa helps you both work better as a team. The same goes for communication. If you dont have good communication between you and your supervisor, its going to seriously impede productivity. If you feel that type of disconnect with your boss, give this article a quick read, and try to improve. 3 Interview Questions Facebook Recruiters Like to Ask And One They Avoid Tech companies are well known for their innovative (and sometimes over the top) hiring practices. Apple has a reputation for asking some odd interview questions, and theyre certainly not alone. However, these unique approaches sometimes help companies realize what new tactics work well. In this article, Facebooks Recruiting Director Liz Wamai reveals three questions that they commonly ask, and why. Its an interesting read, and will give you some perspective from the other side of the interview table. Thats all we have for this week! Understanding the current state of the job market can inform your search, and help you realize the type of bargaining position you are in. We hope the links included help you realize what position you are in, and where the best opportunities may be. Best of luck in your career and job search!