What if your next job was hiding right in front of you?
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So many jobs are never advertised anywhere, completely unpublished.
A hiring manager might tell the team that management has okayed a new hire, so “if you guys have any friends that qualify, send me their resumes.”
Those are the hidden jobs.
Recently, the hidden job market definition has expanded to also include jobs that are poorly advertised in places where they’re not likely to be seen.
The #1 reason to aim for a hidden job
Competition for advertised, non-hidden jobs is tougher as more people fight for a smaller number of openings than what are really available.
Put differently- if you can find a relevant hidden job opening, you’ll have much fewer candidates to compete with for the position, if any at all.
Sounds tempting, I know.
So where are the hidden jobs?
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61 tips to find hidden and unpublicized jobs
Just a massive list of techniques you would use to access the hidden job market…
Who to ask
1) Former bosses, clients and partners – They know better than anyone what you’re capable of professionally, and if they can’t rehire you, they’re well-placed to refer & recommend you to others.
2) Former bosses (2) – in particular, stay in touch with the former bosses with whom you had a great working relationship. It’s common for new managers to bring in their own staff – with whom they’ve had success in the past – as current employees get pushed out.
3) People who've always wanted to work with you – over time, people may have said “if you ever need a job” or “if you'd ever like to work together, let me know”. Now is the time to follow up on those suggestions.
4) Former colleagues – almost as good as former bosses in terms of their knowledge of you, but less likely to be in a position to hire you directly or know someone who can.
5) Friends & family – classic. Send your updated resume to your friends and family and briefly explain what kind(s) of job(s) would be a good match.
6) All your contacts – don’t just ask for job leads. You’re likely to get an even better response rate asking for just one referral to a contact of theirs who can help more.
7) Someone you admire – such as a recent event speaker, an alumnus from your school, even an author whose book you just read. Briefly mention a recent achievement and ask if they can make one suggestion about where to look next.
8) Talk with anyone & everyone – a friend told me she found her last job by chatting with a stranger at her table at a recent wedding.
9) Placement or recruitment agencies – contact the ones that specialize in your industry. They’re usually paid on commission at or after hiring time, so they’ll keep you in mind if they think you’ll be easy to place, regardless of whether they actually have relevant openings right now.
10) Check in with your alma mater – ask professors, current or former, especially the ones you impressed and/or taught a subject related to your profession.
11) University or college career services – many of them gather information about where each graduate got hired, which you can use to learn about companies that might hire you too.
Share this: a very hidden job
Where to look
12) Alumni associations – some actively help place members with other alumni while keeping track of the job seekers.
13) Employer alumni associations, official & unofficial – ex-employees of larger companies often stay in touch as a group. If you’re part of one, use these connections to get help. Or, use them to target the company itself through its former workers.
14) Regional or local newspapers – companies advertise there – and not just in the classifieds – to find someone based nearby. Keep in mind that their job listings don’t always appear both on their website and in their print edition, so check both if possible.
15) Your local library – a good place to find regional and local newspapers, business journals, annual reports, trade magazines, association listings, telephone and business directories.
16) The telephone book – another great place to find local companies in your industry. Depending on how close to home you search, the number of potential, good-fit employers would be small enough that you can target them aggressively. Draw up a list and start researching each one.
17) Local craigslist postings – the obvious thing to do would be to check the ‘gigs’ section, but companies sometimes err and post ads in the resumes sections.
18) Local craigslist discussion forums – look for profession-related questions that employees would typically manage for an employer, respond and leave a job seeker’s signature.
19) In plain sight – this is a tough one, but the rewards are high. Companies don't always word their job requirements properly, causing the wrong candidates to apply. If you can read between the lines into what isn't being said, you'll be one of the few qualified candidates to apply. For example, Australian researchers found a hidden job market for PhDs by analyzing almost 30,000 job listings:
Only 20.7 per cent of non-academic job ads… asked for a PhD qualification, yet as many as 43 per cent… required a high level of research skills and capabilities, indicative of a PhD
Where to network
20) Job fairs – typically used for dumping resumes in the laps of company HR reps regardless of whether they have relevant openings, job fairs are also a great way to network and share with other job seekers.
21) Join a job search support group – can be related to your profession or not; one of the goals is for everyone to look out for leads for everyone else.
22) Start a job search support group – if there already isn’t one in your area. Share tips, assign tasks and meet regularly to compare, discuss & repeat.
23) Local industry events and seminars – network with attendees, and stand out by asking smart questions from the audience while mentioning that you’re available.
Hidden job market is very big in Montreal says Annalise Iten @YESMontreal and everyone on the panel nods in agreement #youth#unemployment
24) Management and leadership events and seminars – a good place to improve your skills while also meeting people who have the power to hire you.
25) Volunteering – help the local chapter of the main association for your profession. This will give you a chance to stay on top of industry trends, and find out early which companies are about to start hiring.
26) Volunteering for sponsored charity events – is your targeted company sponsoring a charitable event? Offer to help out. A great way to meet & impress their employees, who might include your next boss.
27) Professional associations – before you volunteer for one, join one. The more active you are, the more likely other members will appreciate the value you could bring their companies.
28) Trade unions – if your profession requires you being part of one, check to see what additional services there are for unemployed members, including refresher/retraining courses and yes, placement too.
29) Chambers of Commerce – learn about companies that are just get started, and likely to hire.
30) Work-related discussion forums and Q & A websites – look for managers asking non-trivial, difficult questions that would typically be delegated to employees, and try to understand if they need someone to delegate it to. Impressing them with your answers is a great introduction.
How to research
31) Target specific companies – network with current and former suppliers, clients and employees to learn about who you need to talk to on the inside and hopefully, get a direct referral.
32) Look for companies that have employee referral programs – these companies reward employees for bringing in new hires, increasing your chances of being referred since the employees also stand to benefit.
33) Anticipate vacancies – as you research a targeted company, take notice- is anyone close to retirement? Are any ex-employees very recent i.e. they quit or were fired?
34) Hiring freezes – research which companies currently have hiring freezes and start networking with them so that you’ll be well-placed when the hiring freeze ends.
35) Follow industry news – many things can impact local hiring trends such as natural disasters somewhere else, local discoveries of new natural resources, law changes, etc. Look for which companies are most likely to be affected or anticipate which ones will be.
36) Follow company news – look for companies that were recently funded, are expanding, relocating to your area, preparing to change direction and do anything that would require new people and their skills.
Tools to use
37) Use Google News Search – to find recent news about such companies locally.
38) Use Google News Search (2) – to search for companies that have announced hirings, perhaps even with a press release. Try this search (it will open in a new window), and tweak the results to aim for your industry and town. (From Jim Stroud)
39) Use Google Alerts – to be notified when there is news about such companies locally. Be sure to choose ‘News’ as the ‘Type’.
40) Use regular Google Search – to look for email addresses of the format ‘@companyname.com’.
41) Use people search engines – once you have a contact name, use one of the many people search engines to learn about them and get direct contact information.
42) Use job boards as trend trackers – job boards can show if a company is expanding, but just because your exact position isn’t mentioned doesn’t mean they’re not hiring for it, just that they’re not advertising for it. Use the board to help decide who you should be targeting.
43) ExecThread (senior-level job seekers) – “a crowdsourced platform that enables executives to be in the know about the best career opportunities around the world,” ExecThread encourages current and past execs to share hidden job leads in order to get hidden job leads in return.
44) Search employer hiring histories – The State of California's Employment Development Department website lets you search for local employers by county and occupation, both present AND past. You can quickly use it to find local companies who have or used to have someone in the role you're looking for, and if it's the latter, perhaps their hiring? If you don't live in California, search for similar tools in your area.
This clip explains the search tool around 0:50:
How NOT to approach companies
How to approach companies
45) Information Interviews – never set them up looking for a job offer, but if the interviewee knows of openings, who are you to refuse?
46) Go door-to-door – once you have a small list of local companies who might need your skills, visit them with your resume. Making a good impression could lead to an interview there, or if they’re not looking, at a client or business partner who is.
47) Cold calling – prepare a 30-60 second elevator pitch. Then, pick up the phone and call at least 10 managers who might need you. Build credibility by opening with an explanation of how you discovered them, then give them the pitch and ask if they need anyone with your skills or know someone who might.
48) Creative calling – “You send an employer a coffee cup with a little $5 swipe card with a little note that says, I’d like to get together and talk with you over coffee. I’ll be calling soon. And you send it by U.S. Post 2 day delivery, and that gets registered. So when they’ve signed for it, you wait about 20 minutes and then you call them. And then you go, ‘Hi, I know you just got my package.’” (from David Perry)
49) Targeted mailings – send a letter of introduction & your resume to a specific non-HR manager who could likely use your skills in the future, or even right now. An impressive resume could get you invited to an interview just so the manager knows what his/her immediate options are. Tempt managers that are unhappy with their employees. Tell them when you will follow up with a phone call to gauge their interest.
50) The Postcard Technique – send a letter of introduction to targeted companies and include a self-addressed, stamped postcard with 3 choices that make it easy for them to respond with either their contact information, that of another, more appropriate colleague, or a rejection basically telling you to spend your job search efforts elsewhere. (From Donald Asher)
51) Fax it in – as everyone has moved most business activity online, every office still keeps a trusty fax machine. Use it to distinguish your cover letter and resume for everyone else’s.
52) Springboard off of an entry-level job – open your eyes to Help Wanted posters appearing in store windows. Use those jobs to learn about a new industry, a new town you’ve just moved into or even as a way to start climbing a corporate ladder by ‘getting your hands dirty’ first.
53) Consider adjacent positions – every profession has related jobs that can require as little as a different perspective. Accountants and lawyers might be able to manage businesses, programmers might be able to teach, etc., and you can always use the adjacent position to network towards your true profession.
Create a job
54) Design a job – by effectively studying a company, contact the appropriate manager to propose creating a position that would a) fill a need and b) generate more than enough revenue to pay for itself.
55) Combine positions – if a company has two part-time openings you are qualified for, propose making that into one full-time position and explain how you would make it work.
56) Freelancer-to-employee – freelance your way to a full-time job for a manager who doesn’t want to suddenly lose you to another client.
57) Temp-to-permanent – work a temp job into a permanent position. For example, mothers don’t always return from maternity leave.
Not sure if this is the kind of advice you're looking for but you can go to employment agencies and apply – they do permanent placements, not just temp jobs. That's how I got my job with the GOC. Started as a temp and still there 15 years later.
58) Build your personal brand – creating a strong personal brand makes you memorable and easy to find when a manager needs someone just like you.
59) Contact all your contacts, again – once a month, ping your network to remind them that you’re still available.
60) Test, track & repeat – this article contains a lot of tips and it would take a lot of effort to try them all. Begin with the tips that seem most likely to work, and track your progress. If some work and others don’t, repeat the former, drop the latter, and introduce other tips into your hidden job search.
It's a hidden job offer. It can be poor form to openly poach people, and so often the approach is to ask if you know a good candidate,which could be you.
How to know if your resume has an objective statement that helps or hurts.
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This is a guest post by Paula R. Stern.
Does your resume have an Objective Statement that starts with something like, “A responsible position allowing me to fully utilize my professional skills and which provides me with an opportunity for professional advancement”?
If it does, consider that you've just asked a potential employer to read 20+ words that say absolutely nothing and risked having that person close your resume rather than learn what you can really do for them. My personal belief is that the fastest way to lose a job before they even read your resume, is to begin it with something like that.
When going through the job-seeking process, it is very important to understand the stages and the roles of the documents that support each stage.
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Cover letters that get your resume read
Intern cover letter " I want to be in radio" – Resume Objective – "To obtain a job in (Non radio field) #Fail
In today’s job hunting environment, most jobs involve emailing your resume to someone.
Too many job seekers fail to realize that the job of the cover letter is to get the recipient to open the attached resume. That’s all. No one gets a job because of a cover letter, but if the recipient opens the resume, the cover letter worked brilliantly.
I receive dozens of emails from people looking for work, maybe even hundreds over the period of a year. If I receive a blank email, I am as likely to delete the email as I am to open the resume. Perhaps even more so. My feeling is best summed up simply be explaining that if you can’t be bothered to write me a brief note, why should I feel obligated to open the resume?
Resumes that open the door for you
Like the cover letter, the role of the resume is not to get you a job. It’s to get you an interview. If you are called and asked to come to a company, your resume worked.
From there, the process goes on, but what is in the resume is critical – every line, every bullet, every section.
Your name and address should be placed at the top of the page or file, not on the sides, not on the bottom.
The name of the file should include your name; not “resume2011.doc.” I might like what I see, but if I save a file that uses that type of naming, I’ll probably never find it again, never open it, never call you for that important interview. (Here are more samples of resume filenames that recruiters won't respond to.)
Resume Objectives that… attract or repulse?
I need to add an objective statement to my resume but I don’t even know where to start
The next big question I have often been asked to discuss, is what to put in the Objective portion at the top of the resume.
Understand that a manager will glance quickly at a resume and decide in seconds whether to bother reading further. In a sense, the manager is looking more for reasons not to continue reading, rather than trying to gain a true assessment of how you can fit into their company.
Is a resume Objective needed?
Does it add or detract from the resume?
The answer, I believe, is “it depends.”
3 rules to decide if you need an Objective Statement in your resume
Here are a few rules for deciding whether to include it or not.
1) Who will see your resume?
If you apply directly to the person who has advertised the job and is responsible for hiring the ideal candidate, the resume Objective Statement may well be redundant. Even more, it may be distracting.
On the other hand, if you are sending your resume to the Human Resources department or to a general email address within a company, the Objective Statement can be helpful in directing your resume to the proper person within the company.
2) What do you want to accomplish?
Resume objective: Seeking a position where I don't regularly feel like the kid from the "David After The Dentist" video (sitting up and screaming part, specifically)
If you are applying for a specific job and your resume clearly reflects that direction, the Objective Statement may not be necessary. After all, it is obvious you are a dentist, a technical writer, a translator, etc.
Nothing is gained by stating the obvious and given that you have only seconds to impress the recipient, it is often best that they begin reading your background information, rather than confirming you are looking for the job they are offering. After all, if you weren’t interested in the job, you would not have sent it to them, right?
On the other hand, if you are applying for multiple positions within the company because your goal is to get a job and you hope by seeing your abilities, the recipient will decide you match “one of” the jobs that are available, rather than “the” job that was advertised, a good Objective on your resume may well open additional possibilities.
3) Finally, what should you write in the Objective Statement, if you decide to include it?
Just realized I forgot to change my objective on a resume after I submitted my app and I think it will haunt me for the rest of my life
It is very important to make the Objective Statement as directed as possible. You can damage your positioning or lower their impression of your abilities by making it too broad.
If I see an Objective Statement that states the person is seeking a position as a technical writer, editor, or translator, my first impression is that they should make up their minds what they want to do. My second thought is to wonder if I offer them the job, will they leave it as soon as their “true” objective is offered somewhere else.
Don’t include a statement of your personal abilities. Though you may be a team player, quick to learn, responsible, etc. these are only words until proven. The proof should be in the sections that follow, in your Experience and Education.
The goal of the resume is to impress the recipient enough to invite you to an interview. If they are so busy reading the Objective Statement, they are delayed in getting to the important sections that follow. Who you are and what you can do, is best represented by the Experience and Education sections.
While there are times that an Objective in a resume is important, even critical, there are often times when it can work against the job seeker. If it is too long, if it is too broad, if it is too obvious or redundant, the damage may be enough to create a lost opportunity.
On the other hand, a resume without an Objective Statement may be lost in the vast network of job seekers. It may not open other doors if the particular door of interest isn’t available to you.
So, should you have an Objective for your resume?
Someone in my class listed "Find a wife" under objective on their resume. Bold strategy.
While this is a decision you have to make based on many factors, the most important consideration is what you plan to put into it.
A short, direct, proper, Objective Statement may help you land the job of your dreams; a long and winding Objective Statement may well close doors of opportunity as quickly as the manager will close the resume you sent them.
Like all elements of your resume (and your cover letter), if you choose to include an Objective Statement, spend time reviewing it so that it is concise, clear and relevant.
Other opinions
Another reason not to put an Objective section on your resume: The objective is about what you want to get, not what you have to give.
Paula R. Stern is the CEO of Writepoint Ltd., a leading technical writing company in Israel providing comprehensive documentation and training services to Israel’s hi-tech companies. WritePoint was founded in 1995 and has been providing quality documentation at affordable prices ever since. Paula can be reached at paula@writepoint.com. Paula is the list owner/moderator of Techshoret and is an Adobe Community Professional.
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How to make a good first impression in your first job interview with an employer.
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Whether you need graduate jobs or already have years of experience, your first interview for a job is your chance to shine.
You can make a great impression, or walk away without a job offer or interest in a second interview.
It's largely up to you.
The key with your first interview is to set yourself apart from other candidates – to make an impact so that the potential employer remembers you positively when going back through resumes and interview notes to decide who to call back.
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If you're wondering how to make a great impression at your first interview, follow these tips:
1) Prepare a work portfolio
A work portfolio used to be something that was only necessary in certain professions, but this is no longer the case.
Bringing a portfolio that can give the interviewer concrete examples of your accomplishments is a fantastic idea in almost all fields.
Some things that you might include in your portfolio are:
Transcripts (if you're a recent graduate)
Recommendation letters
Paper or research synopses
Materials you designed (flyers, brochures, posters, etc.)
Meeting agendas
Statement of Philosophy
CD, DVD, or PowerPoint presentation of your work
Prints of websites or blogs you created or worked on
Licensure or certifications
Awards or honors you've received
Data sheets (if you helped organize events, raise funds, etc.)
Documents showing leadership experience
Obviously, the items in your portfolio will depend on your field and your experience in that field.
A recent college graduate's portfolio will include largely information from school and extra-curricular activities, but if you have more work experience, you can put even more relevant items in your portfolio.
As you're preparing for a job interview, take time to put together an organized, attractive portfolio that will give your interviewers concrete evidence of your accomplishments in school or on the job.
2) Prepare yourself with common job interview questions
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You don't want to sound like a robot during your interview, but you do want to be prepared.
Don't be completely floored by typical first job interview questions about your greatest strengths and weaknesses, for instance. Instead, look at lists of questions that many potential employers ask, and give some thought as to how you'd answer those questions.
It's especially helpful to think through tricky questions, like that classic one about where you see yourself in 5 years.
3) Prepare questions to ask the employer
It's never good to draw a blank when an interviewer asks that inevitable end-of-interview question, “Do you have any questions for me?”
Asking questions doesn't make you seem stupid. Rather, it makes you seem prepared and knowledgeable.
Do your homework about the business you're interviewing with and the position you're interviewing for. Ask questions about how the company works, how the job will work, and how you will fit into the overall structure of the company.
Don't be afraid to ask questions if you're confused during the actual interview, and don't be afraid to write down a list of potential questions to ask so you appear more organized and put-together during this portion of the interview.
Most of the time, the interviewer will probably have your resume in front of him while he's conducting the interview. It helps prompt questions, and allows the potential employer to double-check your information.
However, sometimes this isn't the case, or you may be interviewed by a group of people who are sharing one copy of your resume.
Take along a few extras just in case they're needed. They can also be helpful if you need to fill out a formal paper application after the interview.
Making a good impression
Making a good impression in a job interview is about balancing professionalism and personality. You don't want to be completely bland and forgettable, but you also want to stand out for the right reasons.
Being prepared for the questions that will be asked, putting together a professional portfolio, and asking questions during the interview are all excellent ways to make a good impression during your first interview.
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What was the most impressive thing you ever heard of someone doing in a job interview? Tell us in the comments.
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In the summer of 2001, I resigned from a good tech job in France and moved back to Israel. Less than a year later, I was already wondering if it may have been one of the biggest mistakes of my life.
The next few months were supposed to be for relaxation. However, while I was lounging in the sun, the DotCom Bubble burst and with it disappeared the demand for my web development and managerial skills.
My only consolation, if you can call it that, was that if I hadn't quit I would have been laid off anyway. A very annoying consolation when you realize that by staying on a few more months, I would have received a compensation package instead of leaving empty-handed. Grrr.
10 months, 2 empty job offers, a handful of interviews and countless resume emails later, I finally moved on to my next job.
Did I expect it to take so long?
No.
Was it a frustrating uphill climb day in and day out that felt like it might never end?
After month 3, yes.
The moment you realize that your job search is taking longer than you expected is the moment job search depression begins.
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… secondary stressors of job loss such as financial strain and loss of personal control are the true culprits that lead to depression. The study also found that elevated levels of depression ‘may reduce the likelihood of reemployment.'
In other words, it's the anxiety and consequences of losing your job that lead to job search depression, not the job loss itself.
As part of a seminal article about his past job search depression, Jason Alba of JibberJobber discussed some of the causes, the first 6 listed here.
1) Loss of control – sudden, traumatic change of having a great job one day and no job the next.
2) Constant uncertainty of not knowing when the job search will end.
3) The ever-continuing quest for acceptance that is a job search.
4) Backlash of commiseration with other job seekers.
5) Feeling of insignificance stemming from a lack of replies to your many cover letters and resumes sent out.
6) Overwhelming ratio of rejection letters to positive replies.
7) The new experience of your first time being unemployed.
8) Being forced into a tough situation with no choice in the matter.
9) The unease of having to do something that you were never taught in school or simply aren't prepared for, i.e. a job search.
10) The strain of managing personal finances after your main source of revenue is gone.
11) Having to support a family or other dependents during a rough moment in your life.
12) The realization that you might be depressed and not knowing how to the depression.
13) The difficult need to deal with these feelings while still seeming upbeat in interviews and while networking.
14) Envying friends and family head out on vacation and enjoying life while you're required to continue the unending search.
15) Unemployment embarrassment – struggling to answer one of the most asked questions: “What do you do?”
What can you do to prevent depression from affecting your job search?
Management guru Peter Drucker once said “what gets measured gets managed.” Keeping track of your worries will help you keep them under control.
Here's how:
Print out the list above or download it. Rate each cause on a scale of 1 to 5 in terms of how much it's likely to affect you or is affecting you already, where 1 is “very little” and 5 is “a lot”. Feel free to add other causes that could apply in your case.
Create priorities by sorting the list in decreasing order so that the 5s – the most worrisome causes – appear at the top.
Follow through with your recommended actions, especially for the top causes on your list.
After each week or month of your job search, take a few minutes to look over the previous date's estimations and understand what's working and what isn't. Then fill in new ratings for the current date, sort, and choose new blocking actions.
The Top Job Search Articles of 2016
Just a massive list of techniques you would use to access the hidden job market…
