Chapter 17: Hiring cycles!
Tejal Rives
Everyone's favorite former Tech Recruiter | Current Product Marketing Manager for Amazon's TA Tech | First Gen Immigrant | Nerd at heart |
Holiday seasons are coming up! This doesn't mean hiring is slowing down because of the holidays.
Yes layoffs are a real thing right now, downsizing is happening in most companies. The economy is slowing down but the slow down during holidays isn't due to the season!
During holidays, retails stores will still be hiring. Organizations that need additional support during the peak season will still hire!
I know this sounds like a dichotomy but just because one arm of the company is going through a layoff doesn't necessarily mean that another department would also be laying their employees off.
Don't buy into the myth that companies don't hire during the holidays because they still do!
Often companies start hiring for the next year at the end of the previous year.
Your resume should still be up to date, your application and networking should still continue.
Yes, answers might be slow, however slow answers are still answers.
Every year I've hired people during the months of October through Decembers, some times those have been my busiest months!
Don't let your foot off the gas!
Until next time,
Stay caffeinated!
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2 年Many people think companies are slowing down during the holidays and so they pause their job-search... Not so! On more than one occasion, I have been hired in December and even got to attend the company/team Christmas party as a new hire!
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2 年Thank you for sharing this, Tejal Wagadia. This aligns with what I've seen, too.
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2 年"Gobble-Gobble! Don't be a turkey?? and let this drumstick?? of a software engineer miss your plate???!" Yes, Holiday time is when being memorable makes a difference; it's when you can stand out because others have sat down... Nice Tejal!
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2 年I've never had a slow down in hiring during the holidays.