Job boards are the low hanging fruit of job search, but attract extremely high amounts of competition. While job boards aren't the best way to apply for jobs, they can be invaluable for some little known ways to discover the hidden job market.
Job seekers apply through job boards because they are visible, they appear to be the easiest way to understand a company's job openings, and because a company's HR department requests this type of application. On the negative side, job openings represented by job boards are much more competitive than what's called the "hidden job market" - therefore, job board applications aren't in the candidate's best interest if they can develop a more direct path.
Read more ...
( Continued ... How candidates were taught to use job boards )
Page: <1> <2> <3>
Like this article?
Subscribe here and have daily tips delivered to your email.
or delivered to your RSS reader.
For access to more information:
Become a fan of reCareered on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-IL/reCareered/21126045429
Join Career Change Central on Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1800872
Related Articles:
Linkedin Company Follow Helps Job Seekers Find The "Hidden Job Market"
Breaking The Job Search Rules Better Than Anyone Else
Email your request to phil.reCareered@gmail.com to enroll in a free group teleseminar "Accelerate Your Job Search - tools you can use".
Source: http://reCareered.blogspot.com
No comments:
Post a Comment