The news might say that the job market is healthy, but look around and anything but. Just look at some of the latest headlines: Unity announced a layoff of 25% of their staff. Duolingo, citing AI, cut most of their translation contractors. Google, believing that its AI is ready to sell better than human beings, is about to re-organize 30,000 employees. More than 425,000 tech workers have been laid off since the beginning of 2022. Banking firms, noting higher interest rates and industry consolidation, cut 20,000 workers in 2023. Even though 2024 promises to be a better year, uncertainty continues to reign. A combination of geopolitical conflicts, presidential elections, high inflation, and corporate uncertainty threatens to undo the post-pandemic recovery, sending workers down yet another roller coaster. Be Recession-Proof At Albert's List, we've spent the past 7 years examining the job search while serving a community of 50,000+ professionals across all career stages and types. In the process, we've developed frameworks that reveal the secrets of finding the next job while keeping the journey from becoming too overwhelming. Join us for an upcoming free webinar that looks at both job search fundamentals and how to leverage tools, platforms, and the power of community to accelerate your job search. We’ll walk through: A visual way to look at the job search, and how professionals of all levels can understand what they are expected to demonstrate during their hunt for work. How to use AI tools to make your job search smarter and more efficient. Why leveraging a community to keep you accountable can be the best way to foster success. How to organize your job search to stay focused What's changed for job seekers in the current economy, and what's stayed the same from the Great Resignation era. And more! ABOUT JOE CARDILLO Joe Cardillo is Founder of The Early Manager and Coffee + Creatives and advisor to Black Remote She and bootcamp lead for Albert's List. In his work, they coach and train leaders in a myriad of contexts, including small to medium-sized teams, local news and job seekers, and career professionals across a variety of tracks. Connect with Joe on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/joecardillo/. ABOUT ELISA HUANG Elisa Huang is a business development and sales professional, and a Bootcamp Lead at Albert's List. Passionate about helping job seekers, Elisa co-hosts bootcamps, shares her insights at talks, and provides tips on how to find jobs without having to endlessly apply on boards. Connect with her on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisahuang/. ABOUT ALBERT QIAN Albert Qian is the founder of Albert's List and has run the organization since 2013. He is passionate about helping job seekers broaden their personal brand, improve their job searching skills, and network effectively. Connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertqian.

1. How to Recession-Proof
Your Job Search in 2024
Elisa Huang | Joe Cardillo | Albert Qian
Albert’s List
January 2024

2. About Albert’s List
➔ Founded 2013
➔ Job search community with 47,000+ job seekers,
hiring managers, recruiters, career coaches,
and more
➔ Virtual events including mock interviews, hiring
fairs, and workshops
➔ Join at https://bit.ly/findyournextjob

3. Elisa Huang
Moderator & Bootcamp
Lead, Albert's List
Joe Cardillo
Moderator & Bootcamp Lead,
Albert's List
Founder, The Early Manager
Albert Qian
Founder
Albert’s List

4. Agenda
➔ Where the market stands now
➔ How to think about your job search
➔ 5 Strategies To Recession Proof Your Search (with examples)
◆ Create a Scalable Job Search (+tips on AI tools)
◆ Look for Riches In The Niches
◆ Highlight Recession-Proof Skills
◆ Translate Tech Skills To Government, Nonprofits, etc.
◆ Keep The Fires Warm (positioning, networking, outreach)
➔ Q&A

5. Where the market stands now

10. 2024 Will Be Interesting…
➔ While we aren’t in a recession, broad-based layoffs bring significant concern.
➔ The emergence of AI requires thoughtful pivoting and resilience.
➔ Understanding the ongoing trends helps you navigate your job hunt.
➔ Having the right framework helps guide your next steps.

11. How to think about your job search

13. Job Searches Require Systematic Thinking
➔ The foundation is critical to the rest of your search.
➔ Knowing what you need is essential to filling your gaps.
➔ While not everyone needs everything, having it all strengthens your candidacy

14. The Hiring Hierarchy

15. Most of what happens here isn’t necessary
to get a job, but important to have if you
want to grow or move up.
What’s here is absolutely
essential. You cannot find
a job without mastering
most of these.
Today, we will offer you a
combination of both.

16. Strategy #1: Create A Scalable Job Search
(+tips on AI tools)

17. Organize Your
Search
➔ Create stages with a clear conversion
point (template)
➔ Use a job tracker (template here)
➔ Manage your time: job search
calendar
➔ Albert’s List Job Search Tool
➔ Review & update habits as you go

18. Let’s Talk About
AI Tools
Decide when and where to use AI tools
➔ Teal (all in one)
➔ Individual: Kickresume, JobScan, etc.
➔ Zapier: 9 AI tools to help you land your
next job

19. Strategy #2: Look For Riches In The Niches

20. Example: Series
B Social Impact
Startups With No
Layoffs
➔ Be specific but not too specific
➔ Create a watch list
➔ Follow key people on LinkedIn (head
of product, people operations,
design, support)
➔ Example via Shanee Ben-Zur of
Crunchbase

21. Additional
Research Tools
➔ Yahoo Finance Public Co. Earnings Tool
➔ Browse news releases by category
➔ Use Google Alerts to its full power e.g.
“small business AND meditation AND
app”
➔ Scan and save niche job boards,
communities, and newsletters
(example)
➔ Make a watch list

22. Strategy #3: Highlight Recession-Proof Skills

23. Example: Data
➔ Data is the foundation for tech & tech
enabled businesses
➔ Gathering, formatting, hygiene
➔ Presentation, analysis, strategy
(quantitative, qualitative)
(example - what data jobs are
*around* recession proof industries? )

24. Example:
Remote &
Hybrid Work
Communication
➔ Pain point: many employers don’t
know how to work in a hybrid manner
➔ Using tools & developing processes
that can work online/off for a variety
of learning styles = value
➔ Strategy of how tools work together

25. How does your
positioning
change?
➔ “Project manager experienced who has created
internal workflows with Asana and Excel that reduced
project turnaround time in my last role by 58%”
➔ “Support team lead with deep expertise in analyzing
data to improve user/customer engagement”
➔ “Data informed marketer with 3+ years of experience
working hybrid/remote”

26. Strategy #4: Translate Tech Skills To
Government, Nonprofits, etc.

27. Finding
Opportunities
➔ Traditional sites (LinkedIn Jobs,
ZipRecruiter, Indeed) > research
opportunity
➔ USAJobs (federal),
GovernmentJobs.com (state, local),
Industry newsletters, groups, forums, list
servs
➔ Informational interviews &
introductions (find someone who’s
done what you’re trying to do)

28. Positioning For
Opportunities
➔ Translate your resume (example:
customer success > community
outreach, training, or data analyst)
➔ Networking (find out who does this
well in your goal vertical/area)
➔ Bonus: Diego Granados’ how to find
hiring managers who are hiring on
LinkedIn

29. Strategy #5: Keep The Fires Warm

30. Networking
➔ Use the “power of small asks” to give
& get in small amounts
➔ Everything is a conversation, keep it
going
➔ Make sure that people know what
you’re looking for, and when it
changes, share that with them, too
➔ Bonus: open source tips & templates
from the A-List 8 Weeks To Employed
Bootcamp

31. Strategy #6: Don’t Forget the Fundamentals

32. The Basics
Matter More
Than Ever
➔ Write a good resume and check for
typos.
➔ When networking, follow up.
➔ Build a presence in the areas that
matter.
➔ Write a cover letter and use AI to
help.

33. Attitude Means
Everything
➔ Don’t take a Great Resignation
Mindset into an RTO world.
➔ Stay consistent—don’t just “want” a
job.
➔ Have accountability and community.

34. 8 Weeks To
Employed
Bootcamp
Understanding You (positioning, roles,
goals)
Mastering The Fundamentals Pt. 1
(resume, materials)
Mastering The Fundamentals Pt. 2
Networking 101 (and 102)
Interviewing

35. Navigating Change
Building Credibility
Offer Letters & Negotiation
8 Weeks To
Employed
Bootcamp

36. Other
Bootcamp
Benefits
➔ Accountability with an ongoing
LinkedIn Chat.
➔ Weekly office hours to vent or answer
your burning questions.
➔ Access to recruiters and other job
search experts.
➔ 1:1 work with Joe, Elisa, or Albert
(Premium).

37. Who Our
Bootcamp For
➔ If you needed a job “yesterday” and are tired of doing
the same.
➔ If you’re looking for accountability, community, and
support.
➔ If you’ve been out of the job market for a while and
want to learn how it’s done in 2024.
➔ If you don’t know how to job hunt and are doing it for
the very first time.

38. Takeaways
◆ Create a Scalable Job
Search (+tips on AI tools)
◆ Look for Riches In The Niches
◆ Highlight Recession-Proof
Skills
◆ Translate Tech Skills To
Government, Nonprofits,
etc.
◆ Keep The Fires Warm
(positioning, networking,
outreach)
*JOIN US FOR THE BOOTCAMP 😊*