Ghosting might work in the dating world…but not in your career. Back in the Great Recession of 2008 and the subsequent years of slow economic recovery, there was one thing everyone could agree on: the job market was absolutely brutal. Most people applied to a...
For those who aren’t familiar with the Smart Job Search system or haven’t downloaded our free Dream Job Toolkit course, you might not be aware that LinkedIn is an extremely important tool for landing your next position. Even if you’re not ready to learn our...
“The Hidden Job market is not a trend, an industry myth, or a fiction created by career coaches—it’s a very real and present market that’s determining who wins in the career game and who loses.” – Chris Campbell The Hidden Job Market & the Public Job...
What’s a Recruiter, anyway? The basic definition of a recruiter is a professional whose job is to fill job openings. More importantly, however, is the distinction between an internal recruiter and an external recruiter. The Difference between Internal + External...
This is How You Tap Into the Hidden Job Market: A Case Study, Part I If you’re anything like me, you learn just as much from your own mistakes as you do from your successes. That’s why I like to tell real stories of job seekers who have found fulfilling, well-paying...
“What I found is unless I could actually make contact with a person, it wasn’t going anywhere,” Steve, Engineer Project Manager In Part II of our case study, we return to discuss Steve, one of my favorite case studies of how the hidden job market rocks and the public...
More Lessons from Our Case Study of Steve Remember Steve, the guy who landed his job after a immense amount of trial and error? If you’re joining us without the other pieces of this puzzle, I highly recommend reading Part I and Part II from our case study of Steve,...
The worst mistake that most professionals make that you should never, ever do. (Or, why online job postings are like potato chips!) Instant gratification, incredibly delicious, and slightly addictive. I don’t know about you, but for many people, this would describe...
Job Search = MORE MONEY! It’s time for you to uplevel your salary at your next position. But how? The first thing that’s important to recognize is that switching jobs and companies is one of the best times to make more money. Your income and future self is relying on...
In a previous blog post, we discussed the cycle of rejection. For a quick re-cap, it goes like this: Step 1: Spend most of your time in the public job market without any strategy. Apply to tons of jobs online, spreading your efforts far and wide. Apply to jobs on...
