Tuesday, January 7 - "Will 2025 Be Any Different?"

Happy Tuesday!

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

1. New roles from a company bringing yoga to the masses.

2. Marian asks, “I graduated in September but have struggled to get interviews. What should I expect in 2025?”

IN HIRING

ClassPass

• While not only a yoga-based company, ClassPass provides credits to users which can be used at a variety of activities. Even if you don’t apply, try the free trial as I’ve found it quite useful 😆 

• Over 100 jobs are available with most of the relevant ones related to Marketing.

• Here are a few of the most interesting roles available

  • Growth Marketing Manager - Click here for full details

  • Marketing Analytics Manager - Click here for full details

  • Senior Manager, Acquisition Marketing - Click here for full details

Click here for the company’s career page

TODAY’S QUESTION

Marian asks, “I graduated in September but have struggled to get interviews. What should I expect in 2025?”

Recommendation: I hear a lot about what we should expect in the coming year. While it’s a bit of a guessing game, here are my thoughts on the coming year:

• First, I completely understand that things have been tough. In places like the UK, job vacancies have been steadily declining since COVID and you can feel it when looking (Reference: Office for National Statistics).

  • One things I will note is that certain industries such as manufacturing, services, and entertainment are much worse off YoY vs other areas like Real Estate.

  • While job vacancies have steadily declined, the numbers are coming back to their long term averages. It just feels terrible as the economy and job market finds it’s way there.

• Second, the bright side is that even in the most brutal of markets, candidates continue to find jobs. Take a peak through the celebration fest on LinkedIn and you’ll find a sea of people celebrating new roles. The basics that work regardless of the market continue to be the same:

  • Referrals

  • A soldi resume that shows relevance

  • Good daily habits that you do no matter how you feel

• Finally, with inflation going down globally and markets continuing to head in the right direction, it’s likely that companies will begin to invest more in their future.

  • This investment is not equal among countries. For example, countries such as the USA are much more bullish on corporate investment than other western countries.

  • Check this very useful website out to see which countries are investing more in their future. Note that the data is currently a year old and awaiting 2024 data.

Conclusion:

The market has sucked for a few years and it’s brutal to be looking for a job now but with the right understanding of the current market and good habits, you’re still completely in control of your future.

The 2-Hour Job Search: A book I used during and after the MBA to find my first interviews. It’s a foundational resource for anyone who wants actionable steps to get more interviews.