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Mariam from Forward here 👋
In today’s edition:
3 entry-level jobs for recent grads with salary, no experience required
Workday is getting sued and what you need to know
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3 entry-level jobs for Spring 2025 grads with salary, texas-based or remote
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Career Tip of the Week
Workday is being sued.
The latest drama in the HR Tech world is that Workday is being sued for discriminating against applicants, particularly those over the age of 40. If you’ve applied to a job in the last… day, chances are you’ve come across Workday. To be clear, this hasn’t been proved yet just alleged (but we know, where there is smoke…)
This article is important to read for awareness of how things could trend, but not necessarily what is happening everywhere. Some things that stood out to me were:
AI hiring tools can be biased, even unintentionally if the systems are trained on resumes or profiles that are homogeneous (read: if most people at the company are white men, the tech will favor white men without meaning to)
Getting rejection emails at odd hours is often a reflection of an applicant not meeting some base criteria (e.g. where you live, if you are eligible to work in the US, etc.). But one plaintiff says that those rejection emails have actually been inaccurate altogether, and she DID meet those minimum requirements.
In 2018, Amazon got rid of an automated job candidate ranking tool that was favoring male applicants over women.
Practically speaking, I don’t think that this means applicants should stop applying to jobs that are posted through Workday because there is still far too much we don’t know about what is happening, and how each company is using this technology. But it’s an important thing for all of us to keep an eye on!
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Overheard from a recruiter
I’m having conversations with recruiters, hiring managers, and other talent decision-makers weekly, and want to share tidbits of what I’m learning with y’all here too!
We need a more consistent way of picking job titles and writing actual job descriptions. There’s such a disconnect right now.
If you joined our workshop last week about resumes and job descriptions, you heard me say multiple times that one of the most surprising thing of working in this industry has been that job descriptions are often not as thoughtfully written as we would hope.
Maybe a recruiter is strapped for time. Maybe hiring manager is writing a job description for the first time. Maybe a pushy CEO is setting unrealistic expectations. Whatever the case may be, I’ve seen over and over again that you have to take the time to really understand what the document is telling you.
Don’t just fixate on the job title. Look at the roles and responsibilities to get a sense of what you’d actually be doing day-to-day
Don’t feel the need to check every box in the qualifications section. If you meet the core criteria… apply!!
Pay attention to the details. A major complaint I hear from recruiters is that people are applying to jobs that aren’t eligible to do so (e.g. if the job says you must graduate in May 2025 and you graduate in December 2025… do not apply!)
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Take a break
Job searching is hard work. You deserve a break. Here’s how I took time to rest and recharge this week!
This past weekend, I got to attend my ten year college reunion. Apart from spiraling on the fact that I’m no longer 20 years old (RUDE), it felt amazing to be around some of my closest friends and remember all the ways that my college years shaped me personally and professionally. Looking backwards is a good thing, as long as it doesn’t stop you from moving… forward 🙂
PS tell me how youthful and gen z I look in my jeans plz
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