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?
If you're working on a campaign in these final weeks before the election, thank you. You're giving everything you've got to win, and we see it.
After Election Day, a lot of talented people will be looking for their next role at the same time. Our mission is to help you find your next role — quickly.Whether your role ends after Election Day, or it's the right moment to move up, we're here to help, with a
newsletter packed full of resources to support you every step of the way.
🔑 Where to find hidden job opportunities:
Job fairies are quietly curating and circulating roles you won't find anywhere else.Get access to our full list of under-the-radar job fairies to find opportunities before they hit the job boards.
🔍 How to get employers to come to you:
Haven't touched your All Hands profile in over a year? It's quietly falling out of hiring partners' search results.A quick resume refresh is all it takes to move back to the top.
🫶 What we're grateful for:
The 41 matchmakers in the Cultivate community who have referred 196 talented friends to All Hands recently.
Know someone who's looking for their next role?
🎤 How to prepare for your next interview:
Here's what actually matters (and yes, the iced coffee is fine).
Do:
Bring the iced coffee. Whatever hydration you need is fine.
Tell your story of self, us, and now. In mission-driven work, you need to be ready to show why you're committed to this specific issue in this specific moment.
Know your unique value proposition. Research your competition to understand what is unique about your experience. Be prepared to say it in one, memorable sentence throughout your interview, and to reiterate it in your thank you note.
Network first. Talk to 1st or 2nd degree connections to learn what the org values and what the culture is like, so that you can understand how best to show up.
Ask thoughtful questions. Show you've researched the org and are weighing the fit on your end, too.
Use tools to prepare. Make a copy of Cultivate's Interview Prep Toolkit and practice with an AI interview coach.
Don't:
Use AI or read off a screen during the interview. Brief notes are fine, but practice until your story sounds natural. Bring a notebook rather than a screen if in person.
Always say "we." Take credit for what you specifically owned and accomplished.
Criticize past employers. This sector is small and people talk, so share what you learned and how you grew in past roles, rather than creating a perception of a lack of agency.
Count on references as the only check with past employers. Orgs often call people at your past employer that are not on your reference list, and background checks are fairly common. Keep your connections warm and focus on leaving a positive legacy.
🔥 5 hot jobs we're excited about:
✨ Who we're celebrating in new roles:
Patty Slutsky, Senior Vice President of Advancement at Matriculate
Andrea Ramos, Chief of Staff at Courier Newsroom
Maddie Coats, Co-founder and Chief of Staff at American Service Project
Hal Irish, Political Director at Priorities USA
Thanks for the work you do to make our communities a better place,
The Cultivate crew