Job Searching the Hidden Market

Job Searching the Hidden Market Job Searching the Hidden Market In a climate like the one we are in, its easy to feel like we will never find the job we want, or that no one is hiring. However, you can increase your chances of landing multiple interviews if you can tap into the hidden job market, or, the one that hasnt been advertising. Contacting the companies/contacts directly makes a much more powerful impact then random online resume posting. How do you do this? Have a plan! This may take a little longer, but its the best way to control your job search, land quality interviews and increase your pay scale. 1)   Get your online presence together. Chances are, if you are going to be Googling companies, they will Google you. Create a Google profile or a LinkedIn profile and put your brand out there for the employer to see. Show your stuff. 2)   Make a list of your target information industry choice, job position, company listings, etc. 3)   Do a Google search on your industry and job titles. There may be quite a few, but you can weed through what you like and dont like. You can also do a local business search with the same requirements and see what you come up with. 4)   Send your resume directly to the hiring person. This is usually the person who is 2-4 levels above where you see yourself within the company. Make sure your cover letter is short and concise. If this method makes you squirm a little, remember that you will see significantly higher results than you would normally. Its also good to move beyond your comfort zone. Clients whove used it report more interviews, shorter interview cycles and less competition. This also works much better than blindly submitting your resume to lots of job search engines and reduces your anxiety of not knowing if the person who you want to see it really saw it or not. In the end, it will give you  greater job search confidence and renewed excitement about the job search process. Try it and see. Then let me know how it went.