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Job Essentials: Searching for real Jobs!

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Find real Jobs isn’t easy

How you find a real Job?  It can be very frustrating that all these jobs available but are they real?  As of today, I am thinking some of those jobs aren’t real.  I’ve seen jobs come by and I applied for them and then they come back up in the next month or a few weeks.   I thought it would be a good idea to talk about this even more.   I know I’ve talked about Job Hunting 101: Mastering the Art of Applying for Positions.  However, I thought we should deep dive into what most people are a calling Ghost jobs.  It seems that these ghost jobs or companies are trying to suggest that they are looking for work but are just trying to farm applicants.   Some of these companies are just trying to fool their workers that they are looking for people to help with their work.  I have thought more and more that Jobs in 2024 will be harder to find and It seems that will continue through this recession that we are most likely going to have.

Finding Real Jobs

Are there real jobs in the job Market?  Most of the people are looking for jobs right now than ever before in the past.   I’m seeing more people being laid off, and that can be a real problem in looking for a real job online.  Here are some of my tips to know if the job is real or not, and you can possibly save yourself some time and effort:

  • Use Indeed’s company reviews – If the company in question is really below 3 or 2.5 you can probably guess they aren’t going to be   Here is some points to make though.  If you see people making comments that the work life balance isn’t good that is probably an employer or is trying to fool their employees and keep them there.
  • Vague job postings – This seems to be another tactic that is being talked about by everyone around that companies are just posting jobs to crowd source when they do begin to hire.  You might just get a bite a few months down the line if you applied to jobs like that.
  • Listings are closed – Here’s another tactic for employers they will intentionally keep the listing active just in case the job applicant quits while being trained or something like that.  They also may be overwork and just forgets to remove the listing.   Either way this one can be quite frustrating.

Job hunting fatigue is real thing and most people don’t understand it.   The truth of the matter is that you can find a job even right now if you really go a different route.   Connect with recruiters on LinkedIn and create content to highlight what you’re good at is one way to find those jobs that companies are wanting to fill.   Create Google Alerts for keywords for jobs that you are looking for new jobs.   However this will occasionally bring in those Ghost Jobs because companies will re-post the same job and Google will see these as new jobs and not old jobs.  So you should be cautious about which ones to apply to.  Networking is the best way I can tell you to finding a job, because it is something that has been proven in the past to land a job even in my case.  If you know someone who works at Microsoft, they can probably put in a good word for you to get that job you are wanting.

Remember, you’re not alone in this more and more are finding my job asking the same questions.  Don’t forget to check out Strategic Job Applications: How AI Can Be Your Secret Weapon to help you craft that cover letter and make sure your getting past the filters that is setup to be seen by a recruiter or hiring manager.

In Depth Investigation of the Job Market and How it looks

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The Job Market

First and foremost we will at least talk about what I mean by Investigation of the job market.   According Websters dictionary, the meaning of investigation is “to observe or study by close examination and systematic inquiry“.  Now since we will study this and look into other aspects of this to see how the Job market is looking you can see this will be quite enlightening.  First we need to look at the DATA of the whole situation of the Job Market for 2024.   Let’s start with looking at trends and see if we see anything that shows us what it’s look like.   I am going to look at what people are searching for in Google using the Google Trends that is quite useful for this data.

 

2004 to Present – Job Market

Recession in 2007 and 2009

According to the Federal Reserve History:

The Great Recession began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009, which makes it the longest recession since World War II.

In history we are most likely going to start looking back and saying yes we are in a recession.   If you look at the graph from Google Trends you can tell people stopped searching for the job market after 2009 and it started to decline.   We really need to stop denying this and just buckle up and be ready to slow our spending and slow down trying to spend.   If you have any debts, it is best to pay them off as quickly as possible and try to not spend to much right now.  Here’s another indicator that people are starting to ask the important questions.

Is the Job Market Bad? 2004 to Present

Understanding that people are searching for stuff like this can help you see how many people are actually asking these questions.   If the Economy is so strong and working properly, then why are people asking these questions, should be your first question?

As you can see people are asking “is the job market Bad” and that is something you should consider when you look at the stats.  Why are a lot of people asking the same exact question.   I drilled down and looked and I see people are searching for Remote Work, WFH, Work From Home,  Job Fairs, and other things that seem to indicate how many are actually looking for a job.

I am sure there are some people who will say this doesn’t mean that we will be in recession but I honestly think we will or we are in a recession right now due to how hard it is for people to find a job.   This could also be considering us into a Depression that looks like a recession.   I can’t tell right now but I do know Something isn’t quite right.

Biden Economics as some would say would refute this because it’s being the year of the presidential elections and they don’t want you to know this.  If you haven’t looked at how it is going down then you should check it out how many people are starting to doubt that this will help them in finding work.  Just to clarify what it is:

Biden described his economic philosophy via Twitter in June 2023: “Bidenomics is about growing the economy from the middle out and the bottom up, not the top down.  Wikipedia

Conclusion and Thoughts

Google trends Past 12 months

Finally we come to the conclusion of this because it really looks like we are not at stable as the Government is actually telling us and we should be careful to, not repeat their comments, because until you actually do your own research you will not truly understand.  I’ve been researching this for the past three weeks due to my layoff.  I’ve even researched, what others are saying on video.  You should check out the Friday Video Posts to help you see what others are saying.  I honestly think we should tighten our belts and stop spending as much as possible and try to find ways to buy food cheaper.  You should try to find a job anyway you can, I have yet to find a way to do it but I have been trying and get the dreaded letter that they haven’t selected you for the next step.  It can be quite depressing but it is just a matter before I find a job.

Are you jobless and have similar experiences why not leave a comment and tell people your experience so they know they aren’t alone?  We are all in this together.   We just need to keep encouraging people that are having the same situation and tell them you’re not alone.

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How to get the IATA Travel Pass Apps

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Current Participants for the IATA travel Pass (5/1/21)

The App Stores

                     Apple Store
           Google Play

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are the the links to go download the app that you will need for the IATA travel pass. I am not sure if the Google Play store app will change or it will still be that one in the coming months but it is definitely the one that looks to work the same as the apple store. Just surprised they used a different icon for the google app store.

When Can I join?

I answered this question the last time around and it still looks like it is going to be by invitation only. I am sure that it will open up quite soon to be able to use and get ready for the weeks and months to come to allow people to create an account for the near future that they are flying. I am sure it is still under trial in some airlines and they want to be as cautious as they can.

When will the Philippines open up?

This is my biggest question right now. As of last year the they have been on lockdown for over a year and no one could freely travel to the Philippines unless with a visa and certain requirements and or documents. They have said they are looking into the Philippines Airline Travel Pass and it seems they are still doing the trail for it until the end of May. This doesn’t mean they will not go longer or than May but I am hopeful that they start to relax the restrictions to allow foreign nationals and partners to come into country in the coming months. There have been speculation from friends of mine that it might June or July. I am thinking it will be August or October but this is all just speculation and will likely depend on what the Government will do.

Korean Air Travel Pass

According to some website they are doing the travel pass in May also from LAX to ICN and it seems to be about to start with the IATA travel pass. So I am hopeful that international flights will start to pick up and go places in the coming months. I still don’t know when the airlines will start to use the Travel Pass in full and how they will let the customer know they can use it or which flights it will be available on especially for the Korean Air but at least that is a step in the right direction. Although they seem to be just doing the outbound flights. I am hopeful they will start to do the inbound flights after they get done with the trial and to see what they may expect on the coming months.

That’s the latest!

I know this isn’t going to be a very popular post but if you are like me and wanting to be ready for the travel initiative to start and so you can just start the process of registering and creating the required documents that you may need for your flight. You can download and just have it on your phone for the time when you buy the ticket and get the invitation code to start the process of getting your identity ready for the flight ahead. You will just not be able to do anything with the IATA Travel Pass apps until you have the invitation but at least you will be ready for it when it is released to the public and or you buy a ticket to a flight that invites you to participate. What’s your thoughts on the IATA travel Pass? Do you love the idea or Hate it? Will you use it or not? I’d love to hear what your opinion is about the IATA travel pass. Leave a comment and tell me what you think.