In the US, it takes an average of 24 weeks to secure new employment. Enter a legion of expensive career strategists, networking sites and AI interview training …
As someone working corporate when I’m on the job hunt I do spend a little money. LinkedIn Premium definitely gets more recruiters to message me, presumably because it pushes my profile in front of them. I have an AI tool that I load my resume into and it fills out applications for me. According to its stats I’ve saved over an hour of time using it which is a believable number to me and the sanity it saves is huge too. I haven’t used the AI bulk application services because I want to consciously know what jobs I’m applying for. So in total job hunting costs me about $50/month and I often use the time to pick up a new certification. So in total I probably spend $750 between jobs
Luckily the vast majority of my interviews are virtual so I don’t have to drive all over the city paying for gas or that would add to it
As someone working corporate when I’m on the job hunt I do spend a little money. LinkedIn Premium definitely gets more recruiters to message me, presumably because it pushes my profile in front of them. I have an AI tool that I load my resume into and it fills out applications for me. According to its stats I’ve saved over an hour of time using it which is a believable number to me and the sanity it saves is huge too. I haven’t used the AI bulk application services because I want to consciously know what jobs I’m applying for. So in total job hunting costs me about $50/month and I often use the time to pick up a new certification. So in total I probably spend $750 between jobs
Luckily the vast majority of my interviews are virtual so I don’t have to drive all over the city paying for gas or that would add to it