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Episode 29: Job Search SOS. Ask the experts Q&A session with Lucy Cairncross

November 19, 2024 • Vicki Marinker • Episode 29

Lucy Cairncross is the MD of VMA GROUP, the specialist marketing and communications recruitment and executive search firm.

In this special episode of the podcast, I'm bringing you a recording of a Q&A session Lucy and I hosted for our communities of communications professionals, frustrated by the state of the job market and the horrendous application process.

We answered a multitude of questions, including:

📣 Should I be honest with a recruiter about my toxic boss?
📣 How do tap into the 'hidden' job market?
📣 Is gendered ageism real?
📣 What should I include in my cover letter?
📣 How do I answer questions about my salary when I don't know what salary is on offer?

And many more.

If you'd like to find out more about my LinkedIn Unlocked online course, to help you get noticed and get hired via LinkedIn, here's the link. You can get 20% off the cost of LinkedIn Unlocked until 21 November 2024 using the promo code FRIEND20 at the checkout.

Thank you to those who attended for your courage in sharing your challenges. Job searching is brutal and can feel lonely - but you're absolutely not alone in this.

We're thinking of making this a regular thing. If you would like to be invited to the next one, DM me on LinkedIn and I'll add you to the list.

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