Welcome to this 🔒 subscriber-only 🔒 edition of the Cultivate newsletter, where we curate resources to accelerate your career in social impact.
📩 Were you forwarded this email by a friend?
The job market is about to shift dramatically post-election: a flood of talented people hit the job market all at once, right as orgs start planning their 2028 budgets and headcounts.More candidates, more competition — but that's not a reason to panic. It's a reason to get strategic. The people who land roles fastest right now won't be the ones submitting the most applications. They'll be the ones targeting the roles where demand is actually outpacing supply.Ready to get ahead for 2027? Read on for how to do so with intention.
🎯 How to target your job search in 2027:
We run All Hands, the largest talent matchmaking platform in social impact — so we get a front-row seat to see how hiring demand is shifting in real time. We dug into the data to find out where demand is outpacing candidates, and where the market's gotten crowded.🏆 Here's a preview — the issue areas hiring the most right now:
Labor
Climate and environment
Criminal justice reform
The full breakdown covers:
Which functional roles are in high demand — and which are flooded with applicants
How AI is reshaping the skills orgs are hiring for
🤝 How to help your friends post-election:
Thousands of campaign roles wrap up right after Election Day — and helping those folks land somewhere quickly is some of the most important work we do.
You can pitch in too: point a friend who's job-searching our way, and we'll take it from there.
🪴 How to support your team's growth in 2027:
Building (or rebuilding) a strong team in 2027? That's what we do.If your team needs help growing, hiring well, or working through some dysfunction, let's talk.
🔥 5 hot jobs we're excited about:
✨ Who we're celebrating in new roles:
Maritza Martinez, Senior Program Officer at Horizons Foundation
Joao Talocchi, Director, Strategic Communications Networks at Global Fund for a New Economy
Deven Pandya, Software Engineer at Relentless
Rachel Bishop, COO at Data for Progress
Hannah Rose Adams, Client Services Coordinator at The Pivot Group
Lorena Aguirre, Account Representative at The Pivot Group
Corey Bellows, Senior Data Analyst at The Pivot Group
Graham Derfner, Account Executive at The Pivot Group
Sydney Dougan, Account Executive at The Pivot Group
Daniel Dulaney, Political Data Analyst at The Pivot Group
Kolby Eller, Senior Data Analyst at The Pivot Group
Candace King, Creative Storyteller at The Pivot Group
Lauren Liles, Account Representative at The Pivot Group
Cullen Peele, Account Executive at The Pivot Group
Rahel Tekle, Copywriter at The Pivot Group
Lydia Tonkonow, Design Coordinator at The Pivot Group
Thanks for the work you do to make our communities a better place,
The Cultivate crew