Are you looking for a better job? Here are several options that job seekers commonly rely on:
Online Job Boards
A simple concept: post your resume online, and let people find you.However, fewer than 10% of all new hires this year will gain their position via online job boards like Monster.com, and most of those will be for low-paying, entry-level positions. This is truly the place where resumes go to die.
Employment and Outplacement Services
These services claim to have some REVOLUTIONARY process of getting you a job, secret connections to hiring authorities or resume fixes that can get you hired.Yet oftentimes these companies prey on a job seeker's vulnerability, claiming an easier, softer way of getting them a job. But a job search is rarely easy. Mass mailings to HR departments, emails to recruiters, even the perfect cover letter and resume, will not get you a better job.
The problem is that all the power is in the hands of a select few people, namely the employer. And that's where you can make a difference. Earning a job takes effort, meeting and knowing the right people, and making them aware that you're on the move.
Your own commitment to networking with industry contacts and hiring authorities is really the only way to guarantee that you'll get the job you want. More than 70% of all positions this year will be filled through 'word of mouth.' So if you aren't activating a plan to speak with contacts who have hiring input, they're missing out, and so are you.
The question becomes, how do you go about doing it?
The Career Networking Pro System is proven to help job seekers proactively communicate with decision makers and industry contacts who can offer the position that they really want. Use The Career Networking Pro System to gain direct control of your job search and your career by getting face-to-face with hiring authorities.
Learn more about how The Career Networking Pro System works, or get started now with a FREE Career Networking Assessment and 30 Minute Consultation.
