Friday, December 20 - "Who's Advice Should I Listen To?"

Happy Friday!

Can you believe next week will be Christmas?

Here’s what’s on the job description for today:

1. New roles from a company taking advantage of the boom in cross-boarder transactions.

2. Roopa asks, “there’s a ton of advice on the internet and not all of it makes sense, including this newsletter. What should I listen to?”

IN HIRING

Remitly

• Born out of the USA, Remitly acts as cross-boarder transaction infrastructure through mobile phones or other widely-used digital options.

• There are currently over 100 jobs available, and with such an international workforce and presence, there are jobs in a wide variety of countries.

• Here are a few of the most interesting roles available

  • Senior Regional Marketing Manager - Click here for full details

  • Senior Product Manager - Click here for full details

  • Senior Pricing Analyst - Click here for full details

Click here for the company’s career page

TODAY’S QUESTION

Roopa asks, “there’s a ton of advice on the internet and not all of it makes sense, including this newsletter. What should I listen to?”

Recommendation: this is a great question and I’m probably a bit biased but I’ll do my best to give you a straight answer:

• First, I completely agree that for job seekers there is a lot of noise. No matter what you’re looking for, there are a thousand “experts” who want to tell you how and what to do. They’re often selling something, which makes it tough to know who to trust.

• Second, find a few people you trust, who give advice that you generally agree with or find useful. Regardless of where they work or what their experience was, see if you can find someone who fulfills what you actually need.

  • Do you want someone who talks from the recruiters perspective, the candidates perspective, or something in-between?

  • Do you want support in writing better resumes to get interviews or help in interviewing to get final jobs - there seem to be numerous experts in both sides for you to choose from.

• Finally, whatever you decide to do, test the strategies you find interesting out for yourself. Run short week or two week long tests to see if things work or provide you the value you’re promised.

  • If you’re considering purchasing a class, book, or coaching, try their free advice first to see if it actually works for your specific situation before spending a thing!

Conclusion:

Awesome question. Experiment and try things before following anyone or buying their products or services.