job leads

Hiring opportunity information

Job leads are pieces of information about potential employment opportunities—tips, contacts, or referrals that might result in getting hired.

The term treats job hunting like sales prospecting: you follow up on leads hoping some will convert.

She got a few job leads from her old college roommate.

The career center sends out weekly job leads to recent graduates.

Related

referrals · networking · inside track · connections · foot in the door · headhunter · recruiter · career coach · resume · LinkedIn · career · interview · tips · classified · pipeline · hustle · applications · postings

Categories
Opposites
employment acquisition stage

job leadsemployment

Paid occupation status

dead ends · employment contracts · job termination · missed opportunities · unemployment

opportunity vs. rejection

job leadsrejections

Formal refusals given

closed doors · hiring freezes · radio silence

employment status outcome

job leadsunemployment

Being without paid work

joblessness · employment · career stagnation · long-term unemployment

Family

job, jobs, jobbed, jobbing, jobless, jobber, lead, leads, led

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