Strategies to enter
the Job Market
People enter the job market in many different circumstances
for many different reasons: for the first time, in the middle-age
years, after a period of being unemployed, when seeking a
job or career change, looking for a better geographic location,
or avoiding personality conflicts, among many other conditions.
They also follow different strategies, such as: applying for
advertised vacancies; using employment agency services; dealing
with relocation consultants, etc. Most of these strategies
refer to the visible job market, that small portion of all
available positions where the competition is extremely fierce.
Often people forget to explore the hidden job market, where
both the largest number of opportunities and the mildest competition
exist.
The hidden job market is the biggest portion of the
job market. It is widely accepted in the specialized
literature that more than 70 percent of available job positions
fall into this category. These positions include those for
which there is no advertised vacancy yet, but the vacancy
is coming and will be advertised soon as a result of changes
in companies, such as reorganization, expansion, introduction
of new products or services, transfers, expansion into new
markets, etc. It is also possible that a position may become
available after the receipt of a well-designed and professional
resume has revealed a formerly unexpressed need.
EasyJob deals with all of the above personal circumstances
and with both the visible and hidden job markets. EasyJob
facilitates your tapping into the hidden job market by providing
you with information from a built-in database containing thousands
of leading U.S. employers that would likely be a fit for you.
EasyJob's database helps
you pinpoint target employers and/or industries, a process
that is essential to creating the resume that's right for
you.
Of course, before sending resumes to these companies, it is
best for you to do some homework to discover those that are
active in your field, licensing new technology, launching
new ventures, replacing retired personnel, and so on.
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