Jacob Zinkula

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Bartie Scott |Jacob Zinkula |Henry Blodget

In today's ultra-competitive job market, even small mistakes can sink a candidate's chances. If you're applying for a job at Allstate, be careful how you talk about your past work experiences. Sean Barry, the company's vice president of talent acquisition, said one of the biggest mistakes candidates make is speaking too harshly about their former employers and bosses. "It's still surprising to me how many candidates will speak poorly about past employers," he said.

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Bartie Scott |Jacob Zinkula |Henry Blodget

When Andrew Cohan is hiring for a full-time role, he might spend an hour on the phone with each of a candidate's references — and call as many as eight. "There's never a bad reference," said Cohan, founder and managing partner at the private equity firm Halmos Capital. "But there are good references and great references, and we're looking for great references."Cohan said hiring processes can stretch across several months, with dozens of candidates considered before one gets the offer.

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Bartie Scott |Jacob Zinkula |Henry Blodget

LinkedIn's chief economic opportunity officer is familiar with the challenges facing job seekers, from slower hiring to AI, but he also sees opportunity. Aneesh Raman told Business Insider that he believes job seekers can build meaningful careers by identifying their strengths, continuing to learn, and creating what he calls a "story of self."This is especially important for young people.

3 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Bartie Scott |Jacob Zinkula |Henry Blodget

Some companies are cutting middle management positions, and the roles that remain could change significantly in the years ahead. Aneesh Raman, LinkedIn's chief economic opportunity officer, believes AI adoption — and the broader economic transformation he expects it to drive — will fundamentally change what it means to be a middle manager over the next decade.

3 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Emily Canal |Jacob Zinkula |Henry Blodget

Heather Rivera doesn't need to leave her office building to work her second job. The 53-year-old holds two roles — as a production manager and an operations manager — for brands that run out of the same single-story facility in Lawrenceville, Georgia. "It's really a matter of prioritization — knowing which fire to put out first," Rivera told Business Insider. When Rivera started her second role in 2020, her pay increased to about $100,000 from roughly $60,000.