Summary Sunday: Issue 567

Are you doing everything you need to for the most productive job search? It may be a matter of consistency. Job search is difficult and often leads to burnout. Try focusing on one new activity this week.

In this week’s Summary Sunday, you’ll find:

Should you send a post-interview follow-up poll results
How to get recommendations in LinkedIn’s Featured section
Find and use the right skills in your profile
Salary transparency growth leveling off
State of Online Recruiting 2024
Notion email in the works
EY and Meta employees fired

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JOB SEARCH

Should job seekers send a thank you (follow-up) message after a job interview?

My poll on LinkedIn found that 80% believe sending a post-interview follow-up message can’t hurt. So for those job seekers who do not send one, are you missing out? See the comments for more tips.

How To Get Recommendations in the Featured section | Kevin D. Turner

Using the Featured section to highlight your recommendations (or a single recommendation) can be a great way to get it noticed. There are a couple of ways to do this as Kevin shows you. This is a great way to differentiate yourself if you are actively job seeking.

Find and Use The Right Skills In Your LinkedIn Profile | Jessica Hernandez

Having the right hard skills throughout your profile is a surefire way to get your profile noticed by recruiters and hiring managers! If you aren’t sure what skills to use, follow these instructions!

HIRING TRENDS

Salary Transparency: Growth Slows, but Momentum Continues | Indeed Hiring Lab

57.8% of all US job postings on Indeed contained some salary information, up from 52.2% in September 2023. A major reason for this transparency is state-wide legislation. “… the three states/locales with the largest gains in salary transparency over the past year â Hawaii, D.C., and New York â are those in which pay transparency legislation has also taken effect over the past year.”Â Dive in to see which industry sectors, jobs and cities have grown in salary transparency.

The State of Online Recruiting 2024 | iHire

In this report, you will see the sources of hiring by employers and the job search activities most used by job seekers. You’ll also see the greatest pain points both face while trying to fill jobs.

TECHNOLOGY/PRODUCTIVITY

Notion is making a super customizable email app | The Verge

Notion is a productivity tool. While not designed specifically for job seekers, it contains templates to help you organize ANYTHING. Now, Notion is announcing an email product that can easily automate your email “Its AI can schedule meetings for you through integration with Notionâs Calendar app, as well as help you quickly write personalized emails using ‘one-click snippets.’” If you haven’t thought about a separate email for your job search… now might be the time. It will integrate with gmail. The Notion email launch is slated for early 2025.