It’s vitally important to discover unadvertised positions in the job market currently. There are an estimated 6 applicants for every job, so the competition is very fierce. To stand out from all these other applicants, you must do something a bit different. You ought to stop relying on advertised positions, and commence looking around for positions that employers haven’t informed the public of. The following contains 4 avenues to accomplish this.
The common way to discover a hidden job is to begin contacting all of the personal and professional people in your networks. The people who can help supply you with optimized career options are often referred to as your ‘warm contacts’. They can provide you the inside scoop on unadvertised jobs, or dole out referrals. Then you can get ahold of the referrals and see if they can tell you about any unadvertised jobs. If you consistently remain in contact with your referrals and warm contacts, then sooner or later you’ll find employment success.
When you keep your job search to a select few companies you wish to work with this is named the targeted approach. In a lot of ways it is comparable to the traditional approach, but you will locate the specific employees you need to contact within each organization. You can use any sort of alumni database or a social network like LinkedIn to contact these people. Once you have found them you want to start contact with a message like this: “Hello, my name is John Doe and I also graduated from HBS. I’m looking into a potential future career with your company, but I need more information. When can I contact you to go over the positions at your company?” You need to create rapport with the company you want to be employed at. You need to learn as much as you can about them and their experiences. You definitely need to learn about the hiring manager and build your relationships when you pursue your goal of getting an interview.
One alternative method is the ‘direct approach’. This strategy consists of unsolicited calls to hiring managers with the aim of obtaining an in-person meeting. What you might do is contact the companies’ senior executives and let them know what you can do to enhance their business’ performance. You should say that you want to discuss how you can provide a lot of profit and revenue growth for their company. The best part is that they can either answer yes or no. If they say yes, move forward by arranging a meeting in person. When you ready yourself for this meeting, prepare just as if you were getting ready for a job interview. Your goal is to satisfy them. If this first meeting goes well, then you could be well on your way to an interview and eventually a job offer.
You need to prove all the expertise and abilities you have both on- and offline to prospective employers or recruiters. This is known as the passive approach since the goal is for prospective employers to reach out to you with unadvertised opportunities. You can set up a presence on the Internet through a blog, website, or any social networking website. You can also establish an offline presence by taking active roles in professional groups and pro bono projects.
