Business Development Manager

Has the job market always been the same ?

It's been a few months since I've started to apply to relevant openings while staying in my current job. Because everyone who switched without an offer strongly suggest not to leave if I don't have an offer at hand. At the same time, recruiters aren't replying back because 1. I'm still in my current job and not serving notice period. 2. My official notice period is 60 days (I guess this is the same in almost all companies) So, it feels like you can only switch if you are near your notice period because that's when I've found recruiters to be reaching out to you in big numbers for interviews and stuff. But that gives them the full leverage of lowballing you because you now want to switch to a new job without a gap and so they are gonna try to hire you at the lowest possible value. Is this how recruiters have always been ? Shameless humans exploiting potential good employees? I know not all recruiters are the same. But most are. I'm even hearing about recruiters making false promises like hybrid policy, flexible work timings and more, but in reality, its full time WFO, min 9 hrs punch-in and punch-out. By doing all this, aren't they destroying the trust development between the new employee and employer literally on day 1 ? What dumbF behaviour is this ?

something people rarely admit - Social proof runs the hiring market

Yep. Let that sink in for a bit. The "Open to Work" badge never got the respect it deserved. Facts as Facts. Some Recruiters & Hiring Managers saw it and thought.. - Nice - they're available : Lets capitalise - Okay - they're available : Lets see where they fit Others? They judged it. Hard. Period. Point is.. The moment you LOOK like you're struggling, people assume you are the problem. If you are at the end of the rope... No job in months. Savings running dry. Rejections piling up You need to signal to the market that you need a job NOW. What do you do? A "Desperate as Hell" badge? (clearly the "Open to Work" badge did not work) A cry-for-help LinkedIn post with CFBR comments? A profile banner that says "Will work for Food" or "fati padi hai.."? Guess what happens next?? You could be the most skilled candidate in the world or a rather decent one at your craft and domain, but if you are out here making public SOS signals.. People weirdly process them as.. - Wait… why hasn't anyone hired them yet? - Maybe they're not as good as they say - Why do they have to advertise it? Good people don't need to - They must be struggling if they're making it that obvious - If they were truly talented, they wouldn’t be in this position Now, instead of getting more interviews, you've tanked your own value Because hiring is NOT about who needs it the most It's about who looks like they DON'T need it at all Because in hiring, being too available makes you look LESS valuable You need a job - but you can’t look like you need one That's how messed up this game is If you're unemployed but confident? People are skeptical If you're unemployed and desperate? You're radioactive & a hot mess If you're still employed? Now... suddenly, everyone wants to talk You need to be desperate enough to keep applying, but not desperate enough that people can see it. You have to struggle in silence because the moment the market SEES you struggling, it assumes you are the problem Know why?? Because hiring is built on supply and demand, not fairness I'm saying it is what it is .. unfortunately. On the flip side, I know people who have been out of work for 8 months and still refuse to adjust. - I only want remote - I'm not taking a pay cut - I won't move domain let's get this straight - You're losing the game but refuse to change your playbook. You are drowning but won't grab onto anything that isn't their dream job. How smart 🤦‍♂️ Remember this : The system selectively rewards talent It rewards the people who know how to be wanted If you don't learn how to manufacture demand for yourself, you will always be at the mercy of those who do Now.. lets talk about badge color and badge ideas. Who's up?

The Generalist - #2: Execution is 99%, Picking is 1%. Know what to pick.

Hello Bs & Gs, Thanks for a positive response to the last post: https://share.gvine.app/EDm3me9JnJSnD3d17 A quick note for today. Over the years, being a generalist, I've realized that it's very tough to know when we're bringing the right impact or not. In the case of Devs/Designers/Other specialists: The output is quicker and tells the story - an amazing UI/UX, or building well working products. For generalists, the feedback loop is much longer, it's very unclear what it will amount to (especially at startups), it's the reason why being a generalist is looked down upon, by some people. My realization has been this: over a 1-2 year period, when you look back at your work, it's the picking that determines how you feel about what you did. And also how others feel about how you did. PICKING: Knowing what to work on. What to A/B test. What 0 to 1s to pursue. Should you prioritize product idea A or product idea B. Should you experiment with growth channel A or growth channel B. EXECUTION: Taking what you pick from 0 to 1. Knowing when to take it from 1-10. Working to make it happen. Eventually, most days are execution days. Whether you do good work depends on how well researched & well thought out the 'picking' was. So pick well, don't under-invest in that stage. Take out time every now and then to course correct. Know what to pick.