Interview Tips | How To Nail An Interview (20 Tips)
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Why most jobs are never advertised? - (Career Networking FAQs)
Employers' reluctance to advertise is partly tied to the economy. Despite fluctuations, unemployment numbers remain relatively low in the United States . With the vast majority of the adult population employed, employers assume not many prospective workers will be scanning the want ads and Internet job postings. With a limited audience for their ads, employers are disinclined to spend money on advertising for workers.
The second reason is more psychological. The people who read want ads are looking for jobs. While it might seem that an employer offering jobs and people looking for jobs are a perfect match, that's not often the case in the employer's mind. The employer has to wonder, Why is this person looking for a job? The answer that pops into the employer's head, whether fairly or not, is probably not a positive one. People look for jobs, many employers believe, because they are unhappy losers, job-hoppers, or unproductive malcontents who blame poor performance on their employers and believe switching jobs will solve their problems. Employers would rather go after people called "passive candidates" who aren't necessarily looking for work. In the employer's mind, those people will be successful, productive contributors to the company's bottom line.
Employers also know that the best candidates are likely to be those referred to them through word of mouth. It is only when employers are truly desperate to fill an opening that they place an ad.
Further, busy employers simply don't have the time to go through the mountains of resumes an ad is likely to produce, especially an Internet ad, which can draw thousands of responses because of the relative ease of responding to such an ad. Employers often find it far more efficient to ask their employees and other members of their personal networks to refer high-quality candidates to them.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
How do you manage your elevator pitches?
We've all heard that it is important to develop your concise value proposition, whether you are promoting your business plan or yourself as an employment candidate. If you are the multidisciplinary type with lots of ideas your target audiences may have overlapping interests and needs, or can be very niche.
With so many potential audiences with different needs, priorities, attention spans, how do you keep them straight. I'd be interested in specific strategies to develop and manage your portfolio of ideas, skills, proposals. How do you validate before you go forward? Where do you focus your efforts? How do you keep from getting frustrated?
With so many potential audiences with different needs, priorities, attention spans, how do you keep them straight. I'd be interested in specific strategies to develop and manage your portfolio of ideas, skills, proposals. How do you validate before you go forward? Where do you focus your efforts? How do you keep from getting frustrated?
Comment:
Carlos,
Define who you are. You're value statement never changes. I always ask ...Why should I hire you? Do you have a unique skill set (niche) ? Resumes are targeted for specific jobs and can be adapted to positions which closely match your skills to a position. Your elevator speech is your sales pitch. The resume is your sales brochure. Don't lose focus on what you're looking for. Evaluate what you want to do. Seek out industries that grab your interest. ASK what they need? What kind of projects are they working on? Call to get IN to those companies. Make yourself marketable! Be a listener NOT a talker. Don't get frustrated ... You won't satisfy everyone and it just makes matters worse.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
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