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Sending application after application and hearing nothing back is one of the most frustrating parts of the job search. Career coach Jenn Herrity and host Priya Rathod talk through what might be happening behind the scenes, from how many people are applying to how AI and applicant tracking systems fit in. If your inbox has been a little too quiet lately, this episode is for you. 0:00 - Why today's job search feels so frustrating 0:42 - The biggest challenges job seekers face right now 2:32 - When you're not hearing back 2:56 - Building a diversified job search strategy 3:41 - Why some job seekers don't trust AI in hiring 4:56 - How to use AI in your job search 5:58 - Pros and cons of AI in the hiring process 7:15 - How to spot a job scam 8:47 - How to research a job offer before you respond 9:24 - Red flags in how recruiters contact you 11:04 - What to do after 100 applications with no response 12:07 - Resume formatting and ATS issues to check 12:53 - What compassionate rejection means 13:54 - Treating rejection as data and asking for feedback 14:32 - What's next on Job Search Stories ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Indeed mobile app⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Indeed YouTube channel for career tips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Landing an internship is one thing; figuring out which internships to pursue once you are in the seat is another. In this episode of Job Search Stories, host Priya Rathod brings back UT Austin career coach Maddie Herring to break down boundaries, the questions worth asking before you say yes, and what a return offer actually depends on.  0:00 - Landing the internship is not the finish line 1:15 - Tips for setting healthy boundries 2:39 - Questions to ask before you accept an internship 4:12 - Asking for work that teaches you 5:24 - Why the people matter more than the tasks 6:05 - Networking opportunities interns miss 7:47 - What a return offer depends on 8:45 - Mistakes that quietly cost the offer 10:17 - How direct to be about a full-time role Indeed provides this information as a courtesy to users of this site. Please note that we are not your career or legal advisor, and none of the information provided herein guarantees a job offer. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Indeed mobile app⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Indeed YouTube channel for career tips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An AI job search sounds simple until you open the tool and realize nobody agrees on what to do with it. Career coach Erin Ahart of Job Search Academy and host Priya Rathod sit down with career consultant Jerry Lee, co-founder of Wonsulting, to find out how people are actually using it to land an interview. If your job search has stalled at the apply button, this is the conversation worth hearing before the next round goes out. 0:00 - Welcome back to Job Search Stories 0:18 - How do you use AI to land an interview 2:41 - Where job seekers hurt themselves 4:34 - Does learning AI now help later 6:21 - A 30-day reset 9:06 - The job search is changing Indeed provides this information as a courtesy to users of this site. Please note that we are not your career or legal advisor, and none of the information provided herein guarantees a job offer. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Indeed mobile app⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Indeed YouTube channel for career tips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Applying everywhere and hearing nothing back is the norm right now, not a sign that you are doing something wrong. Career coach Erin Ahart of Job Search Academy and host Priya Rathod sit down with career consultant Jerry Lee (co-founder of Wonsulting) to unpack what recruiters actually see in those first few seconds, and his resume tips come from experiments he ran on the hiring process itself. If your job search has gone quiet, this is a good reset. 0:00 - Why interviews are so hard to land right now 1:22 - Why quality beats quantity in your job search 2:24 - How recruiters use AI to screen resumes 4:21 - The fake resume experiment that got 35 interviews 5:55 - The two layers of resume review 8:57 - Don't be the one who says no to yourself 11:25 - What eye tracking revealed about resume scans 13:41 - Could recruiters give honest feedback 15:38 - Why the old job search playbook is broken Indeed provides this information as a courtesy to users of this site. Please note that we are not your career or legal advisor, and none of the information provided herein guarantees a job offer. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Indeed mobile app⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Indeed YouTube channel for career tips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wondering how to future-proof your career when everything feels like it's changing at once? Donna Bongard, Director of accessibility from Indeed, joins Priya on Job Search Stories to explain why human skills are in higher demand than ever, how to upskill without the overwhelm, and why your job search doesn't require checking every box. 0:00 - Welcome back, Donna Bongard 0:28 - Why human skills are in higher demand 2:04 - Feeling overwhelmed by upskilling 3:52 - Job descriptions are a wish list, not a checklist 7:08 - Neurodiversity as a source of strengths 8:38 - Translating your skills into a new industry Indeed provides this information as a courtesy to users of this site. Please note that we are not your career or legal advisor, and none of the information provided herein guarantees a job offer. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Indeed mobile app⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Indeed YouTube channel for career tips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The job search can become daunting when every posting looks like a checklist you have to ace. Host Priya Rathod sits down with Donna Bungard, Director of accessibility at Indeed, on what resume skills actually count, and why the ones you already have may be doing more work than you think. 0:00 - Welcome, Donna Bungard 0:48 - What a resume skill actually is 1:18 - Why a skills shortage and not enough jobs can both feel true 3:12 - What skills are employers actually looking for? 5:37 - Why listing your skills at the bottom of your resume isn’t enough 8:26 - Transferable skills from work you already did 11:39 - Lived experience is not a resume gap 13:04 - A 10-minute way to talk about your skills 14:22 - What comes next Indeed provides this information as a courtesy to users of this site. Please note that we are not your career or legal advisor, and none of the information provided herein guarantees a job offer. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Indeed mobile app⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Indeed YouTube channel for career tips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An internship isn't the only way to look hireable; Priya Rathod and UT Austin career coach Maddy Herring are here to prove it. They walk through project work, portfolios, volunteer roles, and part-time jobs that still read strong on a resume.  0:00 - Do students still need an internship? 2:06 - Career is a lattice, not a ladder 5:04 - Street interview real student paths 5:43 - Alternative experience that counts 8:48 - Skills from part-time and campus jobs 10:41 - Resume language for non-traditional work 13:09 - Key takeaways and next episode Indeed provides this information as a courtesy to users of this site. Please note that we are not your career or legal advisor, and none of the information provided herein guarantees a job offer. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Indeed mobile app⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Indeed YouTube channel for career tips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Figuring out how to get an internship is one thing; knowing which one is actually worth your time is another. In this episode of Job Search Stories, host Priya Rathod sits down with UT Austin career coach Maddie Herring to break down unpaid vs. paid roles and what to weigh before you accept. 0:00 - Should unpaid internships still exist? 1:10 - What is an internship? 2:41 - The reality of juggling school, work, and an internship 3:07 - When finances decide who can say yes 4:51 - What to weigh before accepting an internship 6:14 - Remote vs. hybrid vs. in-person 7:26 - The biggest thing to investigate: return offer percentage 8:21 - What a return offer percentage really means 9:05 - How to find a company's return offer rate 9:55 - Wrap-up and where to listen Indeed provides this information as a courtesy to users of this site. Please note that we are not your career or legal advisor, and none of the information provided herein guarantees a job offer. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Indeed mobile app⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Indeed YouTube channel for career tips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not all networking advice is created equal, so we ranked the moves from worst to best. Career coach Jenn Herrity and host Priya Rathod break down what actually builds real connections on this episode of Job Search Stories. 0:00 Ranking networking tactics: the street test 0:51 Intentional networking: quality over quantity 2:41 Why in-person and activity-based events are back 4:56 Personalization vs. generic outreach 6:59 What does modern-day networking really look like? 9:43 Where you can expect to find the most networking opportunities 12:20 Key takeaways to remember Indeed provides this information as a courtesy to users of this site. Please note that we are not your career or legal advisor, and none of the information provided herein guarantees a job offer. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Indeed mobile app⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Indeed YouTube channel for career tips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Salary negotiation doesn't have to be intimidating. Learn how to research your market value, negotiate a higher salary, and confidently advocate for the compensation you deserve during your job search. Original air date: October 1, 2024. Indeed provides this information as a courtesy to users of this site. Please note that we are not your career or legal advisor, and none of the information provided herein guarantees a job offer. ⁠Download the Indeed mobile app⁠ ⁠Subscribe to the Indeed YouTube channel for career tips & more⁠ 0:00 - Intro 0:18 - Viewer question 1:48 - How do you know if you should negotiate salary? 2:43 - What’s at stake if you don’t negotiate salary? 3:39 - How to figure out your market value 7:02 - How much it costs to be you 8:27 - Mock salary negotiation  10:29 - Ways Gina could improve her skills 11:44 - Do career coaches get nervous about negotiating salary? 13:21 - How does a typical salary negotiation work? 14:08 - What can you use as leverage? 15:45 - How many rounds of negotiation should you go through? 16:37 - When do you walk away or keep pushing? 17:48 - Salary negotiation from a recruiter's perspective 19:27 - Best practices for salary negotiation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices