The challenge for most site visitors who are looking to make a change using a typical placement organization, recruiting firm, or company posting to secure their next position, will be that often times, a good candidate may not necessarily be the best person to hire from the view of the recruiter or employer.
Do you ever use online job boards to seek that perfect job for your talents? The task is daunting, and you better have a lot of free time to scour the 100,000+ employment-related websites posting over 50 million jobs, most of which may not be the optimum for your skills and experience.
Statistically, most site visitors are not looking for the exact same position, role or functionality that they are currently in. Also, many times, they are seeking opportunities outside of their current industry, and become frustrated in their search because they may truly believe they are well-qualified.
The challenge, however, is creating the perception of skills transferability made by the recruiter or company decision maker regarding the candidate, which may lack the exact criteria posted for the job requirements.
You should seriously consider the need for an expanded marketing approach that explores the marketplace beyond typical job postings. Keep in mind that statistics show 53% of managers / executives hired from an external source (rather than from internal promotion) are gone from the company within a year. With this in mind, determining and negotiating the best fit in market targeting is critical.
Once you have found a potentially great job, there are inherently three insights that you should know:
The posting’s requirements usually are not an exact match to your background and qualifications.
The postings concept may run counter to your desire for an advancement, change in industry, role or functionality.
The public exposure of the opening using the Internet creates local, regional, national and even global competition.
The challenge that job boards face is the possibility of frustrating many of its site visitors who do not have the professional skills to properly market themselves for a substantive change.
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RLS is a consulting firm dedicated to helping our clients manage their careers, starting with finding the right position as soon as possible. The process is straight-forward: identify what the client brings to the table, identify the companies that can *use* what our client brings to the table, and help build the bridge. Career change made easier!
Our clients have a significant competitive advantage in the marketplace:
* They have targeted companies that have shown an indication of need and they make contact with a solutions-based approach. They come to the employer as a person of value, as opposed to someone desperately seeking a job.
* They are competing with proven, professionally-written marketing materials.
* Some clients elect to have an RLS-designed web portfolio and hypercards; differentiating them even further from the crowd.
* Before the interview, our clients know as much as possible about the company, the competition, the industry, and any market changes that could affect business. Our clients know how to turn an interview into a business discussion.
* They come prepared to show value. The goal is not to just get the job offer, but to blow away the competition, leaving the employer with no viable second choice. Then, RLS provides professional negotiation assistance to make sure that no money is left on the table.
Our clients have a significant competitive advantage in the marketplace:
* They have targeted companies that have shown an indication of need and they make contact with a solutions-based approach. They come to the employer as a person of value, as opposed to someone desperately seeking a job.
* They are competing with proven, professionally-written marketing materials.
* Some clients elect to have an RLS-designed web portfolio and hypercards; differentiating them even further from the crowd.
* Before the interview, our clients know as much as possible about the company, the competition, the industry, and any market changes that could affect business. Our clients know how to turn an interview into a business discussion.
* They come prepared to show value. The goal is not to just get the job offer, but to blow away the competition, leaving the employer with no viable second choice. Then, RLS provides professional negotiation assistance to make sure that no money is left on the table.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
HOW JOB BOARDS MAY LIMIT YOUR CAREER OPTIONS
Posted by VP InfoSys at 8:23 AM
Labels: career counseling, Career Transition Advice, RL Stevens
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5 comments:
How does RL Stevens uncover unadvertised opportunities?
It seems to me having a coach that can guide you thru all this would make sense.Guessing at all this seems really foolish.
It seems to me that online postings only give people exposure to left over jobs or high turnover roles (like commission-only sales)or they get to be a part of a demographic survey since the posting was there only because of Affirmative Action requirements. Are there better ways than the job postings? rl stevens says they have a wide range of multiple simultaneous marketing tools...what are they?
50 million jobs over 100K. So is the numbers about unemployment not correct etc. ???
To properly market yourself means what. What all has to be done to do that correctly. ???
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