๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ญ๐†๐๐“ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ "๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ" ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ.

Scott Valenti / Chat GPT

1/22/20251 min read

๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ญ๐†๐๐“ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ "๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ" ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ.

I put 1 to 5 of these >>>๐ŸŸข based on the feedback I have gotten from my clients and others I have consulted with this past year. 1๐ŸŸขis less true... 5๐ŸŸขis more true... their opinion, not mine.

๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ฉ ๐Œ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข
Most job seekers are driven by the desire for better career opportunities, such as a promotion or the chance to learn new skills.

๐๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‰๐จ๐› ๐’๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐š ๐‹๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข
Over 70% of the workforce is not actively looking for a job but is open to new opportunities if the right one comes along.

๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค-๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข
Job seekers often prioritize roles that offer flexibility, remote work options, or other benefits that promote a healthy work-life balance.

๐‘๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ ๐š ๐๐ข๐  ๐‘๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข
Candidates referred by current employees are significantly more likely to get hired, making networking a crucial aspect of job hunting.

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐‰๐จ๐› ๐’๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข
Millennials and Gen Z job seekers often seek roles with a clear sense of purpose and alignment with their personal values.

๐Ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข
A significant percentage of job seekersโ€”over 85%โ€”research companies online, including reviews, culture, and employee testimonials, before applying.

๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ-๐๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐‡๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข
Many job seekers now tailor their resumes to emphasize specific skills rather than relying solely on job titles and previous roles.

๐’๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข
Communication, adaptability, and emotional intelligence are increasingly valued by employers, and job seekers are highlighting these traits in applications.

๐‰๐จ๐› ๐’๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐€๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ŸŸข
Transparent salary ranges in job postings attract more applications; candidates often avoid applying to jobs without clear pay expectations.

๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐’๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข
In uncertain economic times, candidates prioritize organizations with a strong track record of stability and resilience.

๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข
Opportunities for continued learning and growth within a company are a top consideration for job seekers evaluating offers.

๐‰๐จ๐› ๐’๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข ๐ŸŸข
Over 80% of job seekers find the process overwhelming, especially when facing numerous applications, assessments, and interviews.

These insights reveal the priorities and challenges job seekers face, shaping how organizations can attract and engage top talent.

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