Thursday, June 20 - "Do I Only Apply To New Jobs?"

Good morning!

Here’s what’s on the JD today:

1. The world’s fifth largest bank is now accepting applications for new and more experienced candidates.

2. Kevin asks, “I see a lot of jobs that are quite old but still accepting applications. Is there a cut-off for when I should stop applying to roles?”

IN HIRING

JPMorgan Chase & Co

• The company synonymous with everything banking has nearly 6 thousand jobs for candidates of every background.

• Alongside job details, they are also holding networking events, which the details of can be found by clicking here. Reach out to your university or a local contact to register for the closed events.

• Here are a few of the most interesting roles:

  • Product Operation and Strategy Lead - Full job description

  • Finance & Business Manager - Full job description

  • Product Manager - Full job description

Click here for the company’s career page

TODAY’S QUESTION

Kevin asks, “I see a lot of jobs that are quite old but still accepting applications. Is there a cut-off for when I should stop applying to roles?”

My default is if it’s a highly competitive field, company, or role then you want to be one of the first applications but there are exceptions.

Recommendation: I recommend an 80/20, new jobs/old jobs approach. Here’s how:

• Most of the applications you send out should be to newer roles. This can be done by toggling the “date posted” drop down in LinkedIn - similar such filters are available for other tools. This is especially true for highly competitive roles such as product, consulting, or strategy related jobs.

• The first exception is when jobs provide a closing date to applications. This is common for batch hiring with big companies but you find these details most often at the bottom of the job descriptions. This means they’ll take all the applications up to that point and review them as a group.

• The second exception is for companies or roles that aren’t as competitive. If there are only 10-20 applications, you can still find roles 2 or 3 weeks old that are relevant. Be aware that the numbers on LinkedIn can be deceiving unless you have LinkedIn Premium.

Conclusion:

The best default strategy is to apply to recent job openings but spend 20% of your time (1 day a week) looking at older applications for anywhere you’re a great fit.

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