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This week:
Tapping the Hidden Job Market
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- Penetrating the Hidden Job Market
- Tapping the Hidden Job Market (PUSH)
- Tapping the Hidden Job Market (PULL)
- Tapping the Hidden Job Market (MAINTAIN)
Next Issue: Safe Job Search When Employed
Some estimate that at least half of all hiring is within
the hidden job market. The reality is, no matter what economy, there are always many jobs that are not broadcast to the general public for many reasons. The best way to deal with the hidden job market is to leverage it.
To leverage the hidden job market, job seekers must be able to search for job openings that might exist -- or will exist -- instead of only the jobs that clearly do exist. In this article, Working with Recruiters Expert Jeff Lipschultz shares several reasons why jobs are “hidden” plus some great strategies for successfully connecting with those hidden jobs.
Genuine Work-From-Home/Remote
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When you tap into the jobs in the "hidden job market," you
avoid the intense competition of the jobs on job boards and employer websites. Employers receive an average of 250 applications for each publicly posted job. That's a lot of competition! Avoiding that crowd is the best strategy.
In this article, learn out to reach out to potential employers ("PUSH") making yourself visible in the right areas and the right ways so that employers respond to you. Job-Hunt's Editor Susan P. Joyce offers many ways to reach out to potential employers and potential co-workers as a student, colleague, business colleague, or mentor. NOT as a job seeker.
Without applying for jobs, you can become visible to
potential employers, pulling them to you. Using the right words (your keywords) in the right place (your LinkedIn Headline, LinkedIn About, descriptions of your jobs), on the right websites. When this is done well, your next job finds you.
Understand how to be found when someone is searching for someone like you, learn how to leverage the search engines so you are found by recruiters. In this article, Job-Hunt's Editor Susan P. Joyce offers 8 ways to make yourself visible in the right ways to PULL employers to you.
As the pandemic has shown us, no job is "permanent," and
classes of employers can completely disappear or shut down. Shutting down your networking and, especially, your LinkedIn activity and visibility when you land your new job makes your next job search more challenging. Continuing to maintain your network and visibility is a much better strategy.
Leverage all the time and effort you have invested in building your network and expanding your professional visibility for your job search to be more successful in your new job (and career). Then, when you need to launch another job search, you will be successful more quickly, using the methods described by Job-Hunt's Editor Susan P. Joyce in this article.
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