Tips on searching the ‘hidden job market’ and finding jobs before they’re listed
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Tips on searching the ‘hidden job market’ and finding jobs before they’re listed
For the first time in roughly four months, weekly jobless claims in the U.S. have risen.
POINT-4 MILLION NEWCLAIMS LAST WEEK.IN COMPARISON...CONTINUING CLAIMSFELL... WITH ROUGHLYA MILLION PEOPLEABLE TO GET OFFUNEMPLOYMENT.BUT IT'S STILL NOTEASY TO FIND A JOBRIGHT NOW.BUT ALICIA NIEVESSHOWS US, HOW YOUCOULD HAVE LUCK INTHE HIDDEN JOBMARKET.Unemployment in theU.S. is still alarminglyhigh.
(@8:50)"people areoverwhelmed by thenews, they areoverwhelmed when theyseethat a million extrapeople just filed forunemployment." SarahJohnston runs thecompany BriefcaseCoach... she's a jobsearch strategist, helpingpeople find work in thisjob market.(@2:03 )"thegood news is, my clientsand I know from lookingat linkedin's update,people are gettingjobs."Finding a job rightnow is not easy it.
It iscompetitive, butJohnston says if yousearch in the "hidden jobmarket" you'll find bettersuccess.
(@4:20)"Thehidden job market, are allthe jobs that areunadvertised online."Anemployer may beplanning a promotion orexpanding but hasn'tannounced that yet... ifyou can get to knowhiring manager beforenew jobs post... Youhave a better chance oftopping their list ofcandidates.
[questionslate]So how do yousearch for a job in thehidden job market?(@6:19)"Tip number oneis to understand whatyour options are.
Youreally need to know yourtarget companies.
Whohires people like you forwork that you want todo." [graphic]She sayscreate a "target list" ofthe companies you wantto work for and find outwho are the hiringmanagers.
Then moveon to tip number two: seewho in your existingnetwork may know orhave connections tothose managers orsomeone in that list ofcompanies.
(@8:15)"Thefinal tip would be do notbe afraid of beingproactive in your jobsearch and makingcontact or reaching outor getting an introductionto a hiring manager atyour dream company orcompanies on your targetlist."(@9:29) "It onlytakes one conversationto change the entiretrajectory of your jobsearch."Johnston partnered withLinkedIn for a more in-depth course onnavigating the hidden jobmarket... it's free toLinkedIn members.
I'mAlicia Nieves reporting.ITS BEEN FOURMONTHS AND