Posts Tagged ‘hidden job market’
Did the Hidden Job Market Disappear?
I read an inquiry on a career industry forum requesting evidence-based statistics for the hidden job market. One of the responses cited this article, The Biggest Job Search Myth, Debunked. Is the Hidden Job Market real? The gist of the article was that the 80-85% statistic widely quoted by career professionals for years stems from…
Read MoreAvoid the find jobs online mindset and be hired quickly
A top job seeker question, “don’t you only find jobs online?” My brother-in-law was in Wausau (our home town) for a class reunion with his wife. We had brunch with them on Sunday. His wife asked how things were going. It was a pretty broad question but since I am the one working and my…
Read More6 reasons to position your career for success
How do you position your career for success? People are always looking for the best time to do things. Whether it is the best time to buy a house, go back to school, go on a vacation or change your job. With 30+ years in the career industry, I have seen many economic cycles. People…
Read MoreSure fire ways to triumph in your job search
How do you triumph in your job search? If you continue to look in the same places everyone else is looking, you will get the same results. It is crowded in the online job search market. You think online search is the newest and the best way to look for a job, but it isn’t.…
Read MoreIs it fair to expect me to work at job search?
Face it, anything you really want to do well in requires work. If you want to be a great musician, you have to practice. If you want to be a great athlete, you have to workout and practice. If you want to be a great student, you have to do your homework and study. See…
Read MoreNo one can take advantage of you without permission
I started my day today with a call to Dawn Bugni, my friend and colleague in North Carolina. Besides being a great resume writer and job search expert, Dawn has this way of telling me things that just stick in my head and don’t leave. Whenever I get frustrated, I am likely to call Dawn,…
Read MoreGetting in the door: Networking with Informational Interviewing
Getting in the Door Series: Answering common questions on how to get the ball rolling in your job search. #1 Networking with informational interviewing. In the career and resume industry, career professionals have for years encouraged their clients to go for informational interviews. I have done my share of demonstrating to clients that they have…
Read MorePlan Ahead or Prepare to Fail
Job Stickiness #5 a series to help you keep jobs or tips to make you sticky in the next one. The challenge was the bathtub drain, a reoccurring problem related to many factors: the normal hair, soap, and dirt that build up over time. A house perpetually under construction means more drywall dust and other debris …
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