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Mariam from Forward here 👋
In today’s edition:
3 entry-level sales jobs posted this week, with salary included
don’t have previous internship or job experience? how to talk about your nontraditional work experiences
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This week’s curated job postings
3 sales entry-level jobs with salary, texas-based
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Career Tip of the Week
How should you reply when you get a job offer?
Office jobs and internships aren’t the only relevant experience when applying for a job.
Yesterday, I hosted a panel with three awesome early-career recruiters and program managers who shared a few tips on how to stand out in a competitive market.
Their biggest piece of advice: don’t limit yourself to “traditional” work experiences.
🚗 Your job working at a car wash shows you know how to work with customers.
🤝 The volunteer experience you did at your community center demonstrates leadership.
🌲 Being president of your environmental justice group requires collaboration and budgeting skills.
If you’re curious to get a behind-the-scenes look at how recruiters think about the future of early-career, you can watch the full panel below!
🔈how to increase your aura, professionally speaking (interview workshop)
It’s never too early to start practicing for your job interview. Interviewing is like learning another language because let’s be real, no one talks like they’re interviewing in real life.
This will be a hands-on interview workshop, where you’ll be practicing live with fellow job seekers.
The workshop is happening next Wednesday, July 23rd 6:30 - 8 PM CT. For free, always.
Session will be recorded and sent to all registered guests.
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!
I don’t believe AI is going to wipe out entry-level jobs, but I do think we have to reimagine how we scope the jobs themselves
There is an (understandable) amount of angst around the future of AI, and its implications on jobs (particularly more junior-level positions). Not everyone feels this way, but the early-career program managers I spoke to yesterday all feel pretty strongly that we’ll still need young professionals in the workplace. Here’s why I agree:
AI is still a ways away from being accurate. For example, an analyst at a big-name consulting firm said she tried to create a client presentation using AI and nearly every slide had a significant error. She saved time on creating the first draft, but still had to go through and manually review the data to ensure it was correct. That’s not something a more senior person is going to want to do.
Certain industries/roles are still very relationship driven. For example, one of the speakers yesterday works in the food consumer products space and said that their industry still relies heavily on that human-to-human connection.
There are some things that AI simply cannot replicate that matter a lot to a business running effectively. A great example is recruiting. AI can help with certain elements of recruiting (e.g. coordinating calendars, taking notes, etc.). However, anyone who has done recruiting can tell you that often the best hires have a certain intangible “quality” that helps them fit into a larger company culture. AI cannot catch those sorts of qualities, and if we rely on it entirely, we’re going to lose out on incredible talent which will hold back businesses from their full potential.
Now, a lot will certainly change now, similar to when computers were first introduced, so we should all keep a close watch. But this is my take on where things stand now!
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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!
Went to the Blanton Art Museum this weekend, and stumbled upon the most Texas, wholesome activity of swing dance lessons and fresh empanadas in the lobby! If you haven’t been to this museum, I highly recommend it.
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