Job Openings, New Role Success, and Application Transparency

Hi, everyone! We’ve got an exciting edition of Refactor’s Roundup this week. We’re kicking off this week’s newsletter with three new job opportunities. We’re also sharing our guide to setting yourself up for success in a new role. To close things out, we’re discussing the rise in ghosting and the efforts to increase application transparency.

This week we have some career growth opportunities available in Michigan and Georgia! We have two full-time roles and one contract role that we would love to connect someone with. If you’re currently looking for a new job, reach out using the links below!

Setting Yourself Up for Success in a New Role

Starting fresh in a new role is simultaneously exciting and overwhelming. It’s a new chapter in your career and you’ll want to take advantage of these early days to guarantee your success. While you adjust to your new workplace, there are a few steps you can take to set yourself up for a rewarding career.

Applying these tips during your first few weeks can have a lasting impact on your success. With hard work and dedication, you’re sure to thrive. Best of luck in your new role, you’ve got this!

Job Boards Increasing Application Transparency

A soft job market has contributed to long job search processes and heightened incidents of ghosting. In a single quarter, 14 million job applications were entirely ignored. Further, post-interview ghosting was up 9% compared to 2023 (61% of job seekers were ghosted after a job interview in 2024).

To combat these practices, several job boards are implementing new functions that encourage application transparency. LinkedIn has released “responsiveness insights” on job postings. Each job posting will share the company’s average application review and response time.

Greenhouse is testing a similar program with four employer badges: respectful, communicative, prepared, and fair hiring process standards. To gain each badge, employers must meet requirements such as sending rejection emails, anonymizing resumes, and requesting proper name pronunciation.

New AI technology for recruiters could also help encourage a transparent and communicative hiring process. To some extent, the rise in ghosting can be attributed to AI-powered applications. Due to the influx of these applications, recruiters’ workload increased by 26% last quarter.

LinkedIn and Indeed have begun testing new technology to help make the recruiting process more efficient. LinkedIn’s job match feature will share an applicant’s fit for the role, while Indeed is offering AI automated messaging for application confirmation, rejections, and interview scheduling.

These new programs are positive indicators of the renewed focus on efficiency, transparency, and respect in the job hunt process. They will aid recruiters and job seekers alike with streamlined communication.