“Once upon a time, the want ads were king, and job seekers could be relatively successful in finding employment by pounding the pavement based on what the want ads and job boards were offering.” “In the current workplace climate, that pavement has significantly narrowed.” “Unfortunately, many college students are unaware of the hidden job market …
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Tapping the Hidden Jobs Market During Your Search | NYU
“If you attended our seminar last night, you already know that nearly 70% of jobs are found by Tapping the Hidden Job Market.” “But in case you missed it, here are some tips and tricks for recent graduates looking for a job, current students searching for an internship, or for experienced professionals who are seeking …
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Use LinkedIn to Locate the Hidden Job Market for Your Job Search
“The term hidden job market refers to jobs not advertised and they generally fall into three categories.” “The first are those that are known to a handful of people including executive search firms.” “The second are the jobs that are discussed internally but have not been posted.” “The third category is when there is a …
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The Hidden Job Market – Why Did They Hide It? – Part 1
How to locate and find the dream jobs which are hidden. With 80% of the jobs being filled by some sort of referral, it is becoming more difficult to find a job on line. Leaving 100% of the people fighting over the 20% posted. If “spray and pray” is the only way you are looking for a job, we hope …
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Ready to Jump In and Start Applying for Jobs?
What the experts recommend for a job search I started this article back in 2012 and have been hunting for the current answer ever since. At first I figured a quick 30 minutes to refresh my knowledge. Boy was I wrong… Type in “job search”, (use quotations for an exact match), on Google and 170 Million hits show up today in …
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Networking for a Job or a Career Change via LinkedIn
A solid network will help you advance your career. I sure wish I had listened to these words as I walked down the road of life. Yet the hard truth, I was too lazy and really did not see the advantage. Networking was always something I would do later. My early days begin when we were using …
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Interview Successfully Being Prepared to Sell
An interesting twist is to go into an interview considering your primary role is to sell your skills and capabilities. Lets start with the definition of a “sale”. According to wiki: A sale is the act of selling a product or service in return for money or other compensation. Considering we are going into an interview …
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