| There is nothing secretive about hidden job | | | | or state. One can discover such sites using |
| market. This common sense guide will help you | | | | search engines such as Google, Yahoo or MSN. |
| to discover additional job opportunities that | | | | |
| are not listed with major newspapers and well | | | | In addition, people often ignore employment |
| known job search sites. | | | | sections of small newspapers. While they |
| | | | don't list many jobs, these employment |
| 1.) People you know | | | | sections are still worth looking at. |
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| There are some job openings that are not | | | | 3.) Apply unsolicited |
| listed. Also many employers don't have a | | | | |
| particular vacancy but would consider hiring | | | | This is not the best job search technique. |
| the right person. | | | | However, you have nothing to lose by applying |
| | | | to companies that don't have particular job |
| How do you find out about these positions? | | | | openings. |
| The only way to discover such jobs is by | | | | |
| asking people that you know: relatives, | | | | You can find many potential employers through |
| friends, acquaintances... There is a good | | | | Yellow Pages, Thomas Register (directory of |
| chance that someone knows about employment | | | | various companies usually available in |
| opportunities in your field. | | | | reference section of public libraries). You |
| | | | should send your resume to as many companies |
| 2.) Professional job sites, small newspapers | | | | as possible. |
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| Many job search sites specialize in | | | | Another alternative is to use premium resume |
| particular professional field such as IT, | | | | distribution services that are listed at |
| medicine, telecommunications and so on. These | | | | (scroll to the bottom half of the page). |
| sites are often overlooked by job seekers. | | | | |
| You can find many professional web sites by | | | | Hidden job market is relatively easy to |
| going to (scroll down to the bottom half of | | | | discover. Many job seekers ignore job search |
| the page and follow professional links that | | | | techniques described in this article. I hope |
| apply to you). | | | | you are not one of them. Information provided |
| | | | in this article will help you to find |
| Also I suggest looking for local job search | | | | additional employment opportunities. |
| web sites that offer vacancies in your city | | | | |