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TikTok is buzzing with unemployed Gen Z graduates<\/a> scrambling to secure a career in the current tough job market. <\/p>\n

But even millennials\u2014who joined the workforce in the fallout from the 2008 financial crisis\u2014know a thing or two about resorting to unusual tactics when job-hunting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When Swedish-born graduate Samantha Rogers decided to move to London in 2018 without a job, she was acutely aware that it\u2019s often who you know, not what you know, that helps open doors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to be proactive before moving because I\u2019d hate being in London and not having anything lined up because it\u2019s expensive here,\u201d Rogers tells Fortune.<\/p>\n

So on top of tapping the usual suspects like LinkedIn<\/a> and Indeed, she logged onto her Tinder profile and added the words \u201cseeking work opportunities\u201d to her bio.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor a long time Tinder offered little to no value exchange for me, but just because I didn\u2019t find dating successful on the app, didn\u2019t mean I couldn\u2019t use the platform creatively for other purposes such as networking, promoting my business, or exploring new social connections,\u201d she recalls. <\/p>\n

\u201cI thought, if I\u2019m going to be on Tinder and I haven\u2019t been successful in getting a relationship out of it so far, I might get a job\u2014it turns out that was easier.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Within a week several opportunities came Rogers\u2019s way. Not only were men on the app reaching out to her with leads but they were also recommending her internally for roles.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt got me in the door quite quickly for interviews,\u201d she adds. \u201cI got two interviews with recruitment consultancies and then I got one sales job.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the end, Rogers\u2014who is now a PR account director and married\u2014had so many job offers on the table that she could afford to swipe left on (or, in other words, turn down) the three from Tinder that weren\u2019t her cup of tea.<\/p>\n

Even though she didn\u2019t technically land a job through Tinder, she\u2019d still recommend unemployed women especially use the app to their advantage to find work.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s obviously a very crowded marketplace and there\u2019s so many new emerging channels all the time that may be untapped,\u201d Rogers says.<\/p>\n

Lines blurring between dating and networking<\/p>\n

On the women-first dating app Bumble, users are encouraged to make the most of its 50 million-strong network. <\/p>\n

In 2017, the app launched Bumble Biz to give hopeless romantics the chance to find both their future partner and employer in one place.<\/p>\n

Likewise, Grindr\u2014more commonly known as the go-to destination for LGBTQ+ people looking to hook up\u2014has jumped on the bandwagon.<\/a><\/p>\n

Around 25% of its users are on the app to network, according to the company. <\/p>\n

But with the lines between dating and networking blurring, women\u2019s inboxes have become increasingly inundated with unsolicited advances from men who are using professional platforms to pursue their peers. <\/p>\n

Over 90% of women <\/a>reported receiving at least one unwelcome message on LinkedIn in a staggering 2023 study.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember that I had received multiple flirty messages by men on apps and platforms intended for anything but that,\u201d Rogers echoes. \u201cSo I thought I would turn the tables on them and use the dating app as a platform for job seeking.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs women, we need to empower ourselves to not only go for more opportunities but also capitalize on any space where opportunities are available,\u201d she adds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Even now, after years of living in London and forging professional connections, Rogers would still consider downloading the app once more if she found herself jobless.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I think I\u2019d need to let my husband know that I\u2019m on Tinder again,\u201d the millennial manager laughs.<\/p>\n

Is job-hunting on dating apps appropriate?<\/p>\n

While job-hunting on Tinder is a novel approach, don\u2019t be surprised if your hunt for an employer isn\u2019t well received by people scrolling through their dating apps to find love.<\/p>\n

\u201cTinder is the most popular dating app in the world, dedicated to fostering meaningful personal connections, not business ones,\u201d a spokesperson for the company told Fortune.<\/p>\n

Trying to find a job on a platform that, as Tinder says, \u201cpeople come to first and foremost to find a romantic connection\u201d may be inefficient.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Instead of trying to find a needle in a haystack, unemployed youngsters may be better off hunting for a job in the same space where recruiters are actively looking to hire. <\/p>\n

However, Rogers argues that the scarcity of job seekers on the app is precisely what gives unemployed professionals a competitive advantage: \u201cDare to try unconventional methods because chances are that other people aren\u2019t thinking about it, so you might be more successful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Plus, she\u2019s very aware that there\u2019s a chance the men who were hooking her up with jobs on the platform may have hoped to be more than just work peers. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s why before attending any in-person interviews off the back of Tinder, she meticulously researched each company and where it was located \u201cto ensure it was legit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAlways make sure you look into the company and make sure it actually exists, and that the interviewer works there,\u201d Rogers advises.<\/p>\n

Although Tinder has over 20 safety features including a \u201cstrengthened\u201d photo verification process and antiharassment prompts, Rogers would recommend women approach job-hunting on the app with the same caution as they would when meeting a romantic interest for the first time.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike most girls do when dating, always text a friend or family member where you are going, what time, and update them,\u201d she adds. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf you want to take it a step further, you can also share your location with them or bring them along to wait outside for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Are you turning to new and unusual ways to job hunt in the current tough market? Fortune wants to hear from you. Get in touch: orianna.royle@fortune.com<\/a><\/p>\n

A version of this story originally published on\u00a0Fortune.com<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0March 7, 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TikTok is buzzing with unemployed Gen Z graduates scrambling to secure a career in the current tough job…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":304501,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[114,26250,6373,153284,110272,4197,85,46,10327,2459,19428,7859,20417,15045,2958],"class_list":{"0":"post-304500","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-career-advice","10":"tag-careers","11":"tag-europe-migrated","12":"tag-evergreen-refresh","13":"tag-gen-z","14":"tag-il","15":"tag-israel","16":"tag-job-hunting","17":"tag-linkedin","18":"tag-millennials","19":"tag-recruitment","20":"tag-the-interview-playbook","21":"tag-tinder","22":"tag-unemployment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}