TRU Tips | September 2021

Introduction

The TRU Staffing Partners Hot Jobs newsletter provides readers with a weekly tip for our professionals and hiring managers in the data privacy, ediscovery, and cybersecurity spaces. With over 12 years of experience in staffing and recruiting for our niche industries, our TRU Tips are relevant and crucial for anyone hiring or job hunting in our communities.

September 1st, 2021

To complicate already complicated staffing challenges, many law firms are developing disparate and inconsistent return-to-office and work-from-home policies and permission for new and existing hires from office to office.

TOP 3 Takeaways About China’s New Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL)

• The CAC (Cyberspace Administration of China) will be primarily responsible for the enforcement of PIPL along with relevant ministries and departments of the state council and local governments at the county level.
• Companies must obtain informed and separate consents from their data subjects for collection, processing, and cross-border transfers of their data with limited exceptions.
• The law grants statutory rights to data subjects, such as the right to withdraw and modify consents, the right of data portability, and the right to refuse automated decision-making.

September 9th, 2021 

If your child photo bombs your Zoom interview, be kind. No one likes mean parents.

TOP 3 Reasons There Are More Open Jobs Than Active Job Seekers

• Concerns about the rise of the Delta variant of COVID
• Childcare challenges
• Desire for enhanced benefits

September 15th, 2021 

Growth and advancement are often about who you work for, not where you work.

TOP 3 Ways Candidates Can Expedite TRU's Ability to Service Their Careers

• Fill out an application.
• Fill out any of our relevant self-assessments.
• Subscribe to our Hot Jobs Newsletter and respond to any posted jobs that catch your attention.

September 29th, 2021 

The appropriate length of a cover letter to a recruiter is about a 200-character limit. If the resume does not speak for itself, try reworking the resume.

TOP 3 Purposes of a Cover Letter in 2021

• Demonstrate brief but thoughtful interest in the role and the company
• Demonstrate ability to be available, approachable, and able to communicate without spelling and/or grammatical errors
• Volunteer your vaccine status and willingness to go (or not go) into an office