The Easiest Way to Find a Job - CareerAlley

The Easiest Way to Find a Job - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. According to Career Coach Peggy McKee, the hardest way in the world to get a job is to apply through HR. Its actually part of HRs job description to weed out the hundreds of job seekers who apply and give only a very few (5 out of 1000 is not an exaggeration) to the hiring manager. So unless your resume is letter perfect with what the HR person has decided, you are lost. About 3 years ago, Peggy decided to help job seekers go around that system. She came up with a unique tool she called the Hidden Jobs Finder to teach job seekers how to go out on their own and find unadvertised jobs. I just found out that Peggy has recently expanded her Hidden Jobs Finder, and I was lucky enough to get to speak with her about it, and about the job search process itself and how job seekers can be successful. I thought Id let you in on our conversation, so here are a few of my questions and her answers: When you look at the job seeker whos applying online, why arent they effective? Theyre not effective because most of the time, they have a less-than-perfect resume, that doesnt match exactly what the HR department of that company was instructed to find. They have a sorting machine thats looking for squares, and these job seekers dont look like squares when they hit it, so they get weeded out. Not to mention the sheer numbers of people who are unemployed and applying for those same jobs. Exactly. Hundreds of people can apply for the same job. Because if its on the internet, everyone can see it. So they get lost in the flood. And it makes it worse when you realize that over 70% of the jobs available arent even listed on Indeed or SimplyHired or whatever. Thats the hidden job market. Job seekers are killing their own job search if theyre not trying to access those jobs. Do you find that job seekers are finding more success in the hidden job market? Absolutely. I talked to one woman the other day whod been looking for a job for 6 months. She was still employed, had lots of experience, was a great candidate. But she couldnt get one single interview. She used my Hidden Jobs Finder to contact 41 hiring managers, and in 24 hours, she had 2 interviews. OK, thats impressive. So the key is to go straight to the hiring manager? Yes. And heres another one that illustrates that even better. Last week I heard from one job seeker who had applied twice to the same company, and got no response at all. He took what hed learned in the Hidden Jobs Finder and contacted the person who would be his boss in that company, and that started his interview process. He says its going fantastic and hes on his way to an offer. And youre seeing results like that consistently? The majority of people who use the Hidden Jobs Finder end up with multiple offers. They get more interviews than theyve ever had in their life, and that leads them to receiving multiple offers. Theres tremendous freedom in that for the job seeker. For my last question, I asked Peggy whats the number one thing she would tell someone in the job market whos in a desperate situationunemployed, in debt, out of work for months, with no end in sight? Its really hard for someone in that situation, because not only are they feeling the financial pressure of being out of work but the social pressure of it as well. They psychologically feel like no one wants them. Thats a hard place to be. But what I would say to every one of them is, be bold. Go directly to the folks you can do the work for. Let them know youre available. But dont take rejection personally. Thats one of the biggest barriers to success with the hidden job market. Its a numbers game. Rejection does not reflect on you. It only means they dont have an open spot. But someone does, and its up to you to find it. If youd like more information about Peggy McKees Hidden Jobs Finder, take a look at: http://careerconfidential.com/specials/finding-hidden-jobs/ We are always eager to hear from our readers. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or suggestions regarding CareerAlley content. Good luck in your search,Joey Google+ what where job title, keywords or company city, state or zip jobs by