Are you struggling to find a job in Supply Chain & Logistics despite relentless applications and numerous interviews? How can you improve your situation and secure a role that matches your experience? Seek tips and advice to navigate the challenging job market and land a job that meets your qualifications! #jobsearch #supplychain #logistics #interviewtips #jobmarketstruggles
As a hiring manager i can tell you the job market is not horrible, it’s you. I see resumes with terrible typos, worse yet basic indeed resumes. People don’t know how to handle calls, they don’t dress decent for the interview. They show up late or wildly early. They stink. They’ve work 101 jobs in a year. What did you leave out here??
Management is tough, because so many companies want to run so lean.
The job application & hiring process is really fucked up right now- thousands of applicants, outdated processes, understaffed HR to sort through it. HR sometimes disconnected from what hiring managers actually want.
Anything that is easy to apply for, that is easy to find online, is tough, because everyone is applying.
The good news is that in supply chain/logistics, there are thousands of smaller companies with outdated hiring processes, who might not even be good at posting jobs online, so you don’t even see them. So the game becomes finding job openings that everyone else cannot easily see.
I would look at any major metro that is a logistics hub. Look at chamber of commerce websites for local municipalities- these major metros usually have dozens of large municipalities with industrial districts. Find a list of businesses, go to those businesses’ websites, and send those companies your resume directly.
Applying to big corporate via job search software is playing a difficult game- you really have to stand out when you apply for those jobs.
Good luck- the jobs are there, but they are hard to find, and hard to land.
You may have management experience, but you need to gain some experience with the new company first. Most places do things differently, and why would they hire somebody externally when there may be somebody who has 5+ years of experience within that company and knows the in and outs. They could promote them to a management role and will do that 9 times out of 10.
It’s all subjective. Plenty of jobs opening up. It really just depends on your sector and what skillset you have. Covid and the interest rates shook things up but this isn’t the worst labor market ever.
It’s atrocious for white collar work. I have friends out of work 6 months or longer
In tech, yes it is
It’s fine right now
I think it depends. I do think there are issues with the job market. Competition is good, but many well qualified people aren’t getting positions they should be getting. I also feel as though many businesses are trying to cut down on their number of employees, which doesn’t help. However, I don’t think the market is as bad as some people say. I’ve seen people say they applied for 500+ jobs and got a handful of interviews. I feel like those people are either exaggerating, have a bad resume, or are applying for the wrong positions.
TLDR; Market is pretty tough but it’s not impossible to get a good job
From my personal experience, it’s slow and sucks right now. I work on the Intermodal side of logistics for a large company and every company right now is trying to keep afloat. I haven’t seen much hiring going on the office side of things. Good luck, just keep applying. Emphasize your management experience on your resume.
look up companies apply on their website for roles. Look at schools, colleges, government positions. Keep your linkedin relevant follow the recruiters through out this whole process maybe message there higher ups directly on linkedin.
If your job can be done remotely or from another country then you are competing against global workforce that will work for fraction of your salary.
Employers are trying to stay afloat by keeping their costs down to survive the shitty market. Unfortunately one of the ways employers can stay competitive is by exploiting job seekers or hiring entry level positions.
IMO you are doing everything right as you have gotten interviews. Sorry market just sucks now. Hang in there.
No, it’s about average
It depends where you live. I would consider moving if I couldn’t find a job.
Have a technical writer review your text on the resume and linked in.
Use paragraph breaks.
Avoid repetition.
Be more concise. Remove extraneous verbiage.
Correct punctuation.
Etc.
Perform practice interviews and ask for feedback. You should probably consult with an employment expert or EDD office. If it’s a management role, focus on higher level examples. If it’s support role, focus on customer service and technical examples. That was feedback I got when they were looking for field personnel.
I’m 41 and almost every job I’ve ever had was over a handshake and the whole application process was just a formality.
Even if the application is on a website, if you go walk in and hand the guy a real printed resume and leave a good impression, he can go pluck your application out of the endless digital bucket. You’ve already done more than 95% of other applicants.
Don’t underestimate the power of charisma. I was a foreman for about ten years, and if you came in off the street with a resume, a good attitude and had some small talk about yourself and the industry to show you knew what you were talking about, I would tell you to get your application on file and we will take a look. But then when it came down to actually setting up interviews, first I’m gonna turn to the guy I’ve already met, already showed up once and at least knows how to talk about the industry enough I know he’s not full of crap.
Everyone lies on resumes and applications anyway.
No it’s fine
If you are only looking for job openings, which I’m sure you are not, but if you are I wouldn’t necessarily just look at job openings. I would contact any and all companies that I treated me and tell them you are reaching out so in the future, if they are looking, your name will be in the hat. Shows initiative and drive. Again though, I am sure you are already doing this, but just in case you are not….well ya know. I say any of this bc I know people that only look for openings and not really “force” the issue of trying to get a job at a company they actually want to go to.