How to Land a Job in 2025 - Albert's List Presentation

Recorded 12/12/2024

2024 was a rocky year with layoffs continuing, alongside a contentious presidential election and the uncertainty of AI. Interest rates have begun to fall, and the hope is that 2025 will bring investors back from the sidelines.

With a new year upon us, it's time to look forward and see what it may bring as far as the job search goes.

We'll discuss:

Hiring trends, including which industries are still growing

How President Trump's incoming administration and his policies will impact the job search

Why networking is the way to go for finding your next role
How AI is transforming the job search and what to do

Tactics that still matter in an uncertain market

Upcoming Albert's List events you can attend to help your job search

And much more!


Whether you are employed and looking for a new role, or out of work and looking, this webinar will have resources and ideas you can use to create a meaningful job hunt this coming year.

1. How to Land a Job in 2025 Albert Qian Founder, Albert’s List December 12, 2024

2. About Me San Francisco Bay Area born-and-raised job search entrepreneur. Founder of Albert’s List, a community of 50,400+ members on Facebook connecting job seekers, hiring managers, job opportunities, and networking. Join at https://bit.ly/findyournextjob .

3. Agenda

4. Our Goals For Today’s Webinar

5. The State of the Job Market

6. Jobs: AI, AI, AI, and Healthcare

7. Layoffs Keep Happening

8. Forward Forecasts: We’ll See… Continued interest rate cuts will make their way through the market. Trump as president brings many new opportunities—we’ll cover in the following slides. AI is still hot. The information recession continues. If your job search has been a struggle, it’s not you . But there are ways around it.

9. Predictions for 2025

10. The High Level Political down winds do matter here – but we won’t get political. Change takes awhile to happen, and it will show up when you least expect. Some things will remain the same, but the fundamentals are still key. Much of these trends are US-based, but may apply in some cases internationally.

11. Prediction #1: The Return of Tech Begins Trump has picked investor David Sacks to be his crypto and AI czar. Sacks has spent a significant amount of time on the All In Podcast lamenting the lack of tech M&A and regulatory capture within tech and other industries. His pro-tech views signal some kind of return to prominence for the industry.

12. Prediction #2: Big Business and Money are Back Some industries will flourish (Crypto, AI, oil) while others (EV, Green) will take a backseat or struggle. Choose wisely within the industries, if you choose to return to tech.

13. Prediction #3: The Unleashing of AI Begins The Silicon Valley- ing of the Trump administration extended to VCs who wanted fewer AI regulations. Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz were famous for donating to the Trump campaign – and they have significant AI investments. Being knowledgeable about AI will keep you ahead of the curve.

14. Prediction #4: Localism Reigns Supreme* Tariffs and populist ideas mean a greater focus on the United States versus the global market – if you are in the physical goods, import/export, some uncertainty is ahead. E-Commerce with a focus on Asia, Mexico will struggle if tariffs are not solved immediately. *Focus on physical goods

15. Prediction #5: State Gov’t Jobs Become Competitive President Trump has given Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy a mandate to cut the government through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), with a goal to have a plan by July 4, 2026. Though ceremonial in nature (Congress holds the budget), the job will seek to trim down government. Expect some fleeing to state jobs where it is safer, and more competition there.

16. Prediction #6: Labor Rights May be Challenged The incoming administration was supported by rank and file labor, but may pass unfriendly policies. We may see massive reforms with the National Labor Relations Board and other government labor organizations. Get to know your state’s labor laws.

17. Prediction #7: Immigration Shifts the Market Undocumented immigrants and some visa workers (such as H1Bs) face great change come January 20. Inflation, higher wages in some areas, and worker shortages remain on the table as possible impacts.

18. Prediction #8: Strategic Roles Take Precedence As AI and outsourcing becomes possible, companies will focus on strategic roles. Graphic design, UX, data analysis, writer, and other repeatable roles are at risk. Build your skills to competence, then look at the whole view.

19. Prediction #9: The Search for the Unicorn Intensifies As we head into year 3 of tech struggles, companies will seek more unicorns over general fits. Answering questions and doing the homework will be crucial to getting the job.

20. What Changes About the Job Market

21. Understanding What’s Ahead

22. Step #1: Understand the Strategies Have Changed

23. Filter To What You Want Focus down on who you want to network with. Look for opportunities to be introduced. Focus on commonalities: mutual connections, alumni (company and educational)

24. Step #2: Invest in Yourself

25. Step #3: Build Your Personal Brand

26. Don’t Take a Great Resignation Mindset into a Return to Office World

27. Step #4: Go on Offense With Your Search

28. Step #5: Tell the Story You Want Heard Build a resume that showcases your history. Create interview answers based on what you anticipate. Be consistent with your message to the world. Practice, practice, practice.

29. Start by introducing yourself Share the highlights of your career Explain how you’ve gotten those highlights Go into detail And then share your education / certifications

30. Step #6: Interview with Confidence

31. You Boss Colleagues Company Customers Industry

32. Types of Interview Questions Question What Are They Looking For? Examples Fact Whether you know what you want If you are a fit for the company How much do you want to make? Where are you in your job search? Personality Whether you are a personal fit for the company How self-aware you are What is your greatest weakness? What zoo animal would you be? Situational Whether past success translates If you are a problem solver Tell me about a time when… Hypothetical Your vision and ambition Your problem solving approach Let’s say we gave you the responsibility to handle our most important product… Do you have any questions for us? Whether you want the job or not If you have any questions Tell me about the 30-60-90 day plan Why is this role open?

33. Step #7: Turn Job Hunting into a Habit

34. Step #8: Help Others

35. Step #9: Understand It’s Hard It’s not a friendly economy for many in this audience. Competition is fiercer, so do what you must to focus on details and stand out. Take a break… and then come back. Know that it will improve. What you do now is what matters.

36. Step #10: Borrow AI for Help Free tools like Claude and ChatGPT (free and 4o) can support your efforts Be sure to revise after the fact Key tip: “Act as if”

37. Cover Letters & Mission Statements - https://chat.openai.com/ https://claude.ai/ Align your personal value statement with a job description. Align the job description with your resume to get close to what the description wants. Align the job description with your cover letter to share your qualifications (edit this!) Resume Writing Copy edit your resume Create greater clarity around action statements

38. Job Applications - https://lazyapply.com/ Automatically apply to jobs based on interest One time subscription cost Note – This is all about quantity, not so much about quality. Application Organization - https://www.tealhq.com/ Keep track of all of your applications AI resume builder Match with the right keywords Manage follow ups automatically

39. Google Interview Warmup - https://grow.google/certificates/interview-warmup/ ChatGPT - https://chat.openai.com/ STAR Method Coach https://starmethod.coach/ Practice interviewing with an AI Leverage an existing job description Learn how to answer situational questions Note: AI cannot discern facial expressions or body language, so practice these with someone!

40. What To Do Once You’ve Been Hired

41. A New Job is a New Beginning

42. A New Job Means New Goals

43. Things to Keep in Mind

44. Take Action

45. DIY Your Job Hunt with the Job Seeker Survival Kit (Updated!) 55 hours+ worth of content valued at $2,000 for just $25. 49 videos across finding your next job, discovering what you want, what to do once you get hired, how to use AI in your job search and sample mock interviews. 18 mock interviews including marketing, administrative, software engineering, and product management. Get your Kit Today: https://bit.ly/Fall2024JobSeekerKit Sign up for Office Hours: https://bit.ly/AL-OfficeHours

46. Sign up for a Mock Interview with Albert’s List We’ve done 115 since the start of the pandemic. Featuring a Fortune 500 recruiter (non-technical) or Sr. Software Engineer (technical). A chance to practice before the real thing. Email your resume and a job description to [email protected] .

47. Be Informed on the State of the Market (Dec 16) Get the news and perspectives you need from Dr. Reilly White, Finance Professor at the University of New Mexico. Learn about the trends moving the job market, including inflation, investments, and recession fears. Come with your questions. Sign up for our Monthly Jobs Report/Inflation Update on our Eventbrite page.

48. Learn About Our Winter 2025 Job Seeker Bootcamp (Jan 22, Jan 29, Feb 3) Get the accountability, skills, and resources you need for a successful 2025 job search. Join your cohort and meet other career coaches to help you along the way, along with 1:1 help. Sign up for How to Recession Proof Your Job Search.

49. Stay in Touch Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertqian Join Albert’s List and introduce yourself. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/albertslist Be sure to indicate you discovered me or the community through this webinar.

50. Q&A