The Secret to Landing Your Target Job
If you turn on your television or open up your local newspaper, you’ll hear the news. The unemployment rate is creeping up, and the analysts are talking about recession. When economic times take a downturn, it’s a given that the job market will slow right along with everything else. Does it have to be this way?
Absolutely not! If you’re a true professional in your field, there are options available to you, that will literally blow your mind. You’ve heard about automating your life; have you heard about automating your career search? I’m not referring to setting up a few searches in one of the major job boards. Yes, that could be considered partial-automation, but I’m talking about something with a little more substance here. Are you aware that there are Career Search companies out there, that make their living, representing quality candidates like yourself, at absolutely no charge to you?! You can literally sign up as an active or passive candidate with these firms, and they will handle every aspect of your job search - on your behalf!
For those of us who have ever initiated a job search on our own, we know the hours, energy, and rejection factor that is involved in this extensive task. Contacting human resources of every major corporation, to check to see if they are looking for “brand you,” is literally an overwhelming proposition; especially when you have a current position to report to everyday, a family at home, and a life to live. When you connect with a “candidate-focused” career search company, you can expect to provide a formatted cover letter and resume, answer some questionnaires, and take a virtual interview at your convenience. Not a huge investment of time, when you stop to consider that you will only have to do this once, and the search firm can them submit you to any job of your choice.
Best of all, when you work with a career search firm that represents you, you can expect that you will be marketed to prospective quality employers on a regular basis; not just left in a database until you drop off six months later. You can expect the search firm you choose to work with, will create a candidate file on your behalf, complete with all of the pertinent information necessary for a hiring manager at your target company, to make a reasonable decision about whether to bring you on board. You see, a truly professional career search company has a sterling reputation in the industry; as such, your affiliation with their firm creates credibility between yourself and the hiring company.
A downturn in the economy doesn’t have to mean doom and gloom for the professional who is contemplating a job change. When you choose to team up with a quality career search firm, you can expect to gain representation for many years to come. Even if you’re not looking for an immediate job change, completing a candidate file, and having your search firm ready to market your skills and experience will be an excellent way to automate all future job searches, and save your personal time and energy. As the old saying goes, “Time is money. Bank some time, and you’ve just banked some money!”
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Christina Archer is a Senior Recruiting Specialist with SterlingProfessions.com, based just outside of Columbus, Ohio. SterlingProfessions.com is a “candidate-focused” career search firm, interested in developing long term business relationships with high caliber professionals who may contemplate a job change presently, or in the future. To sign up as a Sterling Candidate, visit the company’s website, at http://www.sterlingprofessions.com To reach Christina Archer directly, you may email her, at christinaarcher@sterlingprofessions.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Chris_Archer |
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