| The new realities of securing employment
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| | firms)
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| in today's changing world require a new
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| | Headhunters are also recruiters. The
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| belief. Finding a new job is not always
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| | difference, however, is that headhunters
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| easy, whether you are an executive or
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| | are much more specific in their
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| just starting out in your career.
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| | recruitment. Rather than simply finding
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| Designing and planning your career, and
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| | a pool of the most talented people, they
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| taking a proactive, self-directed
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| | focus on finding candidates who exactly
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| approach is the success formula.
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| | match the qualifications specified by
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| Making the wrong move can cost you time
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| | their clients. To this end, headhunters
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| and money. With the stakes so high,
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| | select candidates whether they are in the
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| before finding or looking for a new job,
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| | job market or not. If you are at a
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| you should clarify your career path to
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| | senior level in your career, you have
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| ensure you are headed in the right
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| | probably already received calls from
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| direction. Once you have completed the
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| | headhunters. As you look at the many
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| preliminary work such as identifying your
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| | paths available to you to attain your
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| career path, creating a well-constructed
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| | ideal position, getting an interview with
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| resume and detailed cover letter; how do
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| | a headhunter is the least likely to get
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| you find your ideal job?
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| | you closer to your goal. Headhunters fill
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| Here are some ideas:
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| | many of the world's most prestigious
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| 1. Networking
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| | positions.
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| Networking is the most powerful way of
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| | 5. Cold Calling
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| finding a job. Many jobs are never
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| | Cold calling means initiating an approach
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| advertised because they have gone to
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| | to companies; telling them about your
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| someone's friend or colleague. 62% of
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| | skills and interest in working for them.
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| hiring managers found word of mouth
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| | Research shows a 69% success rate - even
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| referrals to be the most effective.
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| | better than networking! Surveyed job
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| Contact people and let them know you are
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| | hunters spent 24% of their time making
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| in the job market. Attend professional
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| | these kinds of cold calls, which yielded
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| association events where you can meet as
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| | 27% of their meetings. In contrast, the
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| many new people as possible.
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| | 45% of their time spent networking
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| 2. Internet Jobsites
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| | produced only 35% of their meetings (as
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| The internet is a very useful job search
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| | reported by the Five O'Clock Club, a
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| tool, but not an effective self-marketing
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| | career-counselling network based in New
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| tool. Although you will find job sites
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| | York City). Why is cold calling so
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| (monster.com, careerbuilder.com,
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| | effective? Because it gives you the
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| workopolis.com, etc.) where you can post
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| | opportunity to make contact and penetrate
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| your resume, you must update your posting
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| | the marketplace before positions are
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| daily. New job hunters post their resume
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| | advertised to the general public.
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| every day, pushing your resume down the
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| | 6. Newspaper
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| list. Surveys have shown only a 4%
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| | Answering ads in local newspaper has a
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| success rate for being contacted for a
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| | 5%- 24% success rate. The higher the
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| job from an Internet posting.
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| | salary, the smaller the chance of finding
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| 3. Recruitment Agencies
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| | a job using that method. Trying to find a
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| Recruitment agencies serve as
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| | job requires the same dedicated time,
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| intermediaries between worker and
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| | energy, and effort to succeed as you put
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| applicant to ensure a match between the
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| | into the position you eventually find
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| company's needs and the applicant's
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| | through your perseverance. Staying
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| skills and interests. While this may get
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| | focused, and finding ways to deal with
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| you an interview, you are often one of
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| | rejection (and use the information gained
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| many applicants the agency has recruited
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| | to help move you forward) will help you
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| for the same position, so you need to be
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| | to be successful.
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| even more prepared to sell yourself.
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| | Copyright 2006, Cecile Peterkin.
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| 4. Headhunters (search and selection
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