Mike
Carruthers:
If you're looking for work you don't need me to
tell you that the job market is tight. So to dramatically improve the chances
of getting hired, remember this…
Laura
George:
Most people (approximately 80% of all people) who get their
next job will get it from somebody they know - so the larger your network the
higher probability of procuring employment. Laura
George, author of the book
Excuse Me Your Job Is Waiting, says that means you have to get out there and
connect with other people. Small
and mid-sized companies in a very tight economy don't necessarily have to post
jobs anywhere. What's happening in small companies ( I was an HR consultant for
small companies) is we basically turned to our staffs, to our employees to bring
people in. There are a lot of reasons for this. One, it's expensive to hire and
very expensive to fire. If we ask our employees, if we say, "Hey we have
a job coming up, do you know anybody?", we have a higher probability of getting
somebody that's going to fit in that environment. What
about using the Internet to find a job? The
Internet is a wonderful place to research companies. It's a wonderful place to
find out if what you do is marketable. But it's not the best way to submit resumes. So
really effective job hunting is person-to-person, says Laura. Which
means broadening your circle. So if you're focusing on bringing value to society
and you're out doing valuable things, you're going to meet more people that are
connected.
At
somethingyoushouldknow.net I'm
Mike Carruthers and that's Something You Should Know.
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