Alison Doyle
@alisondoyle.bsky.social
Writer, editor, job search, careers, work, and dogs.
✅ The Job Hopper:
https://thejobhopper.substack.com/
✅ LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisondoyle/
✅ The Job Hopper:
https://thejobhopper.substack.com/
✅ LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisondoyle/
Do you know someone who needs job search help, or do you need a helping hand? Losing a job happens to almost everyone at some point in their working life, and it’s a tough spot to be in.
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How To Help (and Get Help) With a Job Search
One of the hardest things about job searching is that it can feel like you’re all alone. Here's how to help others (or find help when you need it).
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November 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Do you know someone who needs job search help, or do you need a helping hand? Losing a job happens to almost everyone at some point in their working life, and it’s a tough spot to be in.
open.substack.com/pub/thejobho...
open.substack.com/pub/thejobho...
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I cannot believe this is a thing we had to write in 2025, but here we are.
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What to Do if You Can’t Afford Health Insurance
Health insurance is about to get impossibly expensive for a lot of people, unless something changes pretty quickly. Here's how to plan for the worst.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I cannot believe this is a thing we had to write in 2025, but here we are.
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An extraordinary, beautiful, and heartbreaking piece by writer & environmentalist Tatiana Schlossberg (Caroline Kennedy’s daughter).
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
An extraordinary, beautiful, and heartbreaking piece by writer & environmentalist Tatiana Schlossberg (Caroline Kennedy’s daughter).
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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Earlier this year Jane Evans ran an informal LinkedIn experiment: 2 women & 2 men, posted identical content at the same time. The women had a combined 154K followers, the men had only 9,389. Guess who got the highest reach? Yep, the men.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Bro boost: women say their LinkedIn traffic increases if they pretend to be men
Collective experiment found switching profile to ‘male’ and ‘bro-coding’ text led to big increase in reach, though site denies favouring posts by men
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Earlier this year Jane Evans ran an informal LinkedIn experiment: 2 women & 2 men, posted identical content at the same time. The women had a combined 154K followers, the men had only 9,389. Guess who got the highest reach? Yep, the men.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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In September, 44% of middle-income Americans reported they were financially “worse off” than a year ago, while 23% said they were “better off,” ~ unchanged from last September, when 48% reported being “worse off” versus 24% who said “better off.” www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
The Middle Class Is Buckling Under Almost Five Years of Persistent Inflation
Workers are growing tired of an economy in which everything seems to get more expensive.
www.wsj.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
In September, 44% of middle-income Americans reported they were financially “worse off” than a year ago, while 23% said they were “better off,” ~ unchanged from last September, when 48% reported being “worse off” versus 24% who said “better off.” www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
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"What necessary perspectives do we lose, and what questions go unasked and unanswered, when Black journalists are among the first to be seen as disposable on a masthead?" www.refinery29.com/en-us/black-...
Where Have All The Black Journalists Gone?
In the wake of the Teen Vogue layoffs and the rollback of DEI initiatives in media, we have to ask: what necessary perspectives do we lose, and what questions go unasked and unanswered, when Black jou...
www.refinery29.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"What necessary perspectives do we lose, and what questions go unasked and unanswered, when Black journalists are among the first to be seen as disposable on a masthead?" www.refinery29.com/en-us/black-...
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Ever applied for a job, felt really good about it, only to get that rejection email three minutes later? Or what about those rejections that come through late at night or on a Sunday?
If you're curious to learn more about how this all works, check this: newsletter.jobsearch.guide/p/why-your-r...
If you're curious to learn more about how this all works, check this: newsletter.jobsearch.guide/p/why-your-r...
The Real Reason Your Resume Gets Rejected in Minutes
Learn what really causes fast rejections, how ATS filters work, and why timing does not tell you if your resume mattered. A clear guide for job seekers.
newsletter.jobsearch.guide
November 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Ever applied for a job, felt really good about it, only to get that rejection email three minutes later? Or what about those rejections that come through late at night or on a Sunday?
If you're curious to learn more about how this all works, check this: newsletter.jobsearch.guide/p/why-your-r...
If you're curious to learn more about how this all works, check this: newsletter.jobsearch.guide/p/why-your-r...
It can be challenging to know which websites, apps, and tools are truly best for accelerating your job search. To save time and to help you simplify your decisions, The Job Hopper has teamed up with some of the most effective platforms to help you get hired. www.linkedin.com/posts/alison...
It can be challenging to know which websites, apps, and tools are truly best for accelerating your job search. To save time and to help you simplify your decisions, The Job Hopper has teamed up with… ...
It can be challenging to know which websites, apps, and tools are truly best for accelerating your job search. To save time and to help you simplify your decisions, The Job Hopper has teamed up with s...
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November 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It can be challenging to know which websites, apps, and tools are truly best for accelerating your job search. To save time and to help you simplify your decisions, The Job Hopper has teamed up with some of the most effective platforms to help you get hired. www.linkedin.com/posts/alison...
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It's been too long since a BLS chart thread, here we go!
Remember, this data is all 2 months old.
1/ The most worrisome thing I see in this report is the rise in the unemployment rate, to 4.44% (a 0.12pp increase).
Not everything in this report is as disappointing.
Remember, this data is all 2 months old.
1/ The most worrisome thing I see in this report is the rise in the unemployment rate, to 4.44% (a 0.12pp increase).
Not everything in this report is as disappointing.
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It's been too long since a BLS chart thread, here we go!
Remember, this data is all 2 months old.
1/ The most worrisome thing I see in this report is the rise in the unemployment rate, to 4.44% (a 0.12pp increase).
Not everything in this report is as disappointing.
Remember, this data is all 2 months old.
1/ The most worrisome thing I see in this report is the rise in the unemployment rate, to 4.44% (a 0.12pp increase).
Not everything in this report is as disappointing.
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If you squint at this data, you can see the story that will likely become clearer when the partial October data comes out. But if you're unemployed, you don't need a government report to tell you that it's rough out there right now.
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Jobs Report: Ice-Cold September Data Doesn't Tell Today's Story
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its September jobs report this morning, following a delay due to a record-breaking government shutdown.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If you squint at this data, you can see the story that will likely become clearer when the partial October data comes out. But if you're unemployed, you don't need a government report to tell you that it's rough out there right now.
thejobhopper.substack.com/p/jobs-repor...
thejobhopper.substack.com/p/jobs-repor...
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What if the reason you are not getting interviews is not your experience, but that your LinkedIn profile is invisible in search?
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November 20, 2025 at 8:48 AM
What if the reason you are not getting interviews is not your experience, but that your LinkedIn profile is invisible in search?
www.linkedin.com/posts/janteg...
www.linkedin.com/posts/janteg...
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Economists projected a cooling labor market for weeks during the government shutdown.
Jobless Claims Rose More Than Expected Last Month To 232,000, Delayed Data Shows
Economists projected a cooling labor market for weeks during the government shutdown.
www.forbes.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Economists projected a cooling labor market for weeks during the government shutdown.
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What to Do If You Lose Your Job
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What to Do If You Lose Your Job
Losing your job is a traumatic experience. What you do next can make the situation more bearable and set you up for success.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
What to Do If You Lose Your Job
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11695 I’m talking to you! We’ve received over 50K resumes, from every single zip code in NYC… except for one.
Apply today and help us build a City Hall for everyone.
Apply today and help us build a City Hall for everyone.
November 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
11695 I’m talking to you! We’ve received over 50K resumes, from every single zip code in NYC… except for one.
Apply today and help us build a City Hall for everyone.
Apply today and help us build a City Hall for everyone.
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80% of women who stay home do so to take care of the household vs 23% of stay-at-home men. 34% of stay-at-home men are due to illness/disability, 13% are retired, 13% can't find work, 8% go to school. 3 decades ago, 4% of stay-at-home men took care of kids. fortune.com/2025/11/13/m...
Stay-at-home dads are on the rise, but they're not necessarily doing it to look after their kids | Fortune
Nearly one in five stay-at-home parents are now fathers, data shows.
fortune.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
80% of women who stay home do so to take care of the household vs 23% of stay-at-home men. 34% of stay-at-home men are due to illness/disability, 13% are retired, 13% can't find work, 8% go to school. 3 decades ago, 4% of stay-at-home men took care of kids. fortune.com/2025/11/13/m...
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“The government shutdown is piling on top of all tariffs and everything else. And the question is, at some point, do these things break? At some point, does the very slow, gradual slide …turn out to be a precipitous fall?” - me, to @samfields.bsky.social
Labor market continues to slow, private data shows
ADP’s monthly report shows private firms added jobs in October, for the first time since July. Meanwhile, Indeed data shows job openings slumped at the end of October.
www.marketplace.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
“The government shutdown is piling on top of all tariffs and everything else. And the question is, at some point, do these things break? At some point, does the very slow, gradual slide …turn out to be a precipitous fall?” - me, to @samfields.bsky.social
If you’re job searching and getting nowhere fast, it’s not your fault. This is the toughest job market that we can remember.
Huntr’s Job Search Trends Report Q3 2025 offers data-backed suggestions for how to tweak your job search to get better results.
thejobhopper.substack.com/p/what-succe...
Huntr’s Job Search Trends Report Q3 2025 offers data-backed suggestions for how to tweak your job search to get better results.
thejobhopper.substack.com/p/what-succe...
What Successful Job Seekers Are Doing Differently, According to the Data
This is the worst job market we've ever seen. Here's what candidates are doing to beat the system and get hired.
thejobhopper.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
If you’re job searching and getting nowhere fast, it’s not your fault. This is the toughest job market that we can remember.
Huntr’s Job Search Trends Report Q3 2025 offers data-backed suggestions for how to tweak your job search to get better results.
thejobhopper.substack.com/p/what-succe...
Huntr’s Job Search Trends Report Q3 2025 offers data-backed suggestions for how to tweak your job search to get better results.
thejobhopper.substack.com/p/what-succe...
When you need career or job search advice, The Job Hopper provides free job search tips, the best sites and apps for job seekers, interview guidance, career tools, links to free courses and training programs, and news about the job market. thejobhopper.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
When you need career or job search advice, The Job Hopper provides free job search tips, the best sites and apps for job seekers, interview guidance, career tools, links to free courses and training programs, and news about the job market. thejobhopper.substack.com
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5 weeks ago, I wrote about the shutdown's impact on the labor market and how big it would be. A big reason why the impact has been small so far: few irreversible events.
But we're starting to cross some potentially more serious and economically destructive milestones...
But we're starting to cross some potentially more serious and economically destructive milestones...
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
5 weeks ago, I wrote about the shutdown's impact on the labor market and how big it would be. A big reason why the impact has been small so far: few irreversible events.
But we're starting to cross some potentially more serious and economically destructive milestones...
But we're starting to cross some potentially more serious and economically destructive milestones...
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The ADP Report Shows Job Growth Last Month. Don’t Celebrate Yet.
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The ADP Report Shows Job Growth Last Month. Don’t Celebrate Yet.
We don’t need federal jobs data from the Labor Department to tell us the state of the job market.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The ADP Report Shows Job Growth Last Month. Don’t Celebrate Yet.
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Recovery remains elusive in a year of change | LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/pulse/recove...
LinkedIn Pulse
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November 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Recovery remains elusive in a year of change | LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/pulse/recove...
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Until now, Social Security disability benefits got easier to qualify for as a person reached 50+. A new Trump plan would end that.
Under the plan, millions, particularly in red states, could find it more difficult to qualify for disability benefits in the future.
➡️ More: propub.li/4oeO7VO
Under the plan, millions, particularly in red states, could find it more difficult to qualify for disability benefits in the future.
➡️ More: propub.li/4oeO7VO
November 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Until now, Social Security disability benefits got easier to qualify for as a person reached 50+. A new Trump plan would end that.
Under the plan, millions, particularly in red states, could find it more difficult to qualify for disability benefits in the future.
➡️ More: propub.li/4oeO7VO
Under the plan, millions, particularly in red states, could find it more difficult to qualify for disability benefits in the future.
➡️ More: propub.li/4oeO7VO
If you’re unemployed or hoping to boost your emergency fund, a seasonal job might be just what you’re looking for.
Despite corporate layoffs, retailers and other companies are still hiring for holiday season.
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Despite corporate layoffs, retailers and other companies are still hiring for holiday season.
thejobhopper.substack.com/p/how-to-fin...
How to Find a Seasonal Job This Year
The job market is rough, but employers are still hiring for seasonal jobs.
thejobhopper.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
If you’re unemployed or hoping to boost your emergency fund, a seasonal job might be just what you’re looking for.
Despite corporate layoffs, retailers and other companies are still hiring for holiday season.
thejobhopper.substack.com/p/how-to-fin...
Despite corporate layoffs, retailers and other companies are still hiring for holiday season.
thejobhopper.substack.com/p/how-to-fin...
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Lay-offs and AI on.ft.com/4qG3Pec | opinion
Lay-offs and AI
Bad news, OK data
on.ft.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Lay-offs and AI on.ft.com/4qG3Pec | opinion