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People Look For Jobs On Dating Apps
The new resume // Illustration by Kate Walker
People are starting to use dating apps to connect with others who can help them find open jobs. Love is now the middleman.
The Big Picture: It’s tough out there for people looking for new jobs. Between a flood of newly laid-off (or underemployed) workers and the rise of AI-powered résumé screening, traditional job-search platforms like LinkedIn have become minefields. No wonder people are getting creative.
Between The Swipes: Americans want to find employment or networking opportunities on the apps.
A ResumeBuilder.com survey found that a third of 2,200 respondents looked for matches for hook-ups to jobs.
Two-thirds of respondents swiped on matches who worked somewhere they wanted to work.
Three-fourths try to match people with positions they want.
And to make things extra complicated, 38% have engaged in a physical relationship with someone they matched with for job-related reasons.
Final Application: Survey respondents said the top apps they use for employment matching are Tinder, Bumble, and Facebook Dating. And it’s not just young people mixing love and labor — about half of respondents earn more than $200,000, which Bloomberg says suggests that people further along in their careers are hoping to slide into a new role.
Unsurprisingly, dating app companies aren’t too keen on people using their platforms for job searching, warning users that they should be focusing on their hearts… not their wallets. But considering that dating does take some cash, maybe this was inevitable.
Next Interview: Dating apps have been in their flop era for a while, but maybe some successful employment stories could make them attractive again.
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Today’s email was written by David Vendrell.
Edited by Nick Comney. Polled and Copy-edited by Kait Cunniff.
Published by Darline Salazar.