Marvin Walberg -- Getting Hired

The weekly job search tips newspaper column, "Getting Hired", is written by Marvin Walberg and published nationally in newspapers and websites by The Scripps Howard News Service. "Getting Hired" has been in publication since 1991. Interested newspapers should contact Scripps Howard News Service, Washington, DC.

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Tuesday, July 05, 2005

getting hired

Tip: Do what others fail to do. Just because a company isn't actively recruiting for new hires through advertisements or on-line posts doesn't mean that they wouldn't hire you if they knew about you! Separate yourself from the masses...Eliminate virtually all competition...Discover the hidden job market. Network with everyone you know and everyone you meet, and you choose your next employer by researching companies you'd like to be associated with. Then, target those companies and let them know you're available. If you're good at what you do and you've researched companies that need people with your talents, you're doing your next employer a favor by identifying yourself!

Do what others fail to do....Sell yourself a new employer!

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Blogger Marvin Walberg said...

Tip: Nothing is a strong as a third-party referral. If you really want to eliminate the competition and discover the "Hidden Job Market", do the following:

1. Develop a 60-second commercial for yourself that explains what it is that you do and are prepared to do for your next employer, but make it simple so that anyone, in any career field, will understand.

2. Network with everyone you know and everyone you meet, and make an effort to meet new people everyday, socially and professionally.

3, Get involved in your community' get visible. Join groups/organizations, then volunteer for committee chairs. Let people see how well you complete assignments. Even volunteer work is work history, whether you get a paycheck or not.

4. Do what others fail to do. Work hard at the hardest job you'll ever have -- getting hired!

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