II. Job-Search Strategies -- Page B
 Temping: Advice, Major
Agencies/Staffing Services
Employment Agencies: Advice
Executive Recruiters: Advice, Directories
Career/Job Fairs: Advice, Listings
Teaming
Volunteering
Hidden Job Market
Job Hunting While Still Employed
Job-Search Strategies -- Page A
General Advice
Networking: Advice, Online
Networking Resources
Internet
Want Ads/Classifieds
[Finding the Job
Part I: General Advice]
[Finding the Job Part III: Job-Search Maintenance]
[Finding the Job Part IV: Company Research]
Temping:
Advice
• Temping
your way to a career
Many companies today deliberately maintain their full-time employee staff at as low a
level as possible, and rely heavily on temps to carry a major part of the required
day-to-day workload.
• Temp
your way to a full-time job
Wish you had the opportunity to see what a company is really like before deciding to work
there full time? You can, and earn money at the same time, by working as a temporary
employee.
• Successful
professional temp offers some advice
Once you're working as a temp, you'll quickly learn a variety of rules that will make your
experience more rewarding and keep you from provoking your new (albeit temporary) boss and
colleagues.
• An
inside look at executive temping
Why is temping so popular? "Cradle-to-grave job security doesn't exist anymore, so it
can be a very good employment source" for career changers, unemployed executives and
anyone interested in a more flexible work schedule, says Bruce Steinberg with the National
Association of Temporary and Staffing Services.
• Learning
the benefits of temping
Toss out your old ideas about what is or is not a good job. Redefine your notions about
what ensures job security or defines employment. Take temporary staffing, for example.
• Job
search outside the box: Explore interim work
If you're unemployed in today's job market, you need every advantage you can get. Interim
work (also called consulting, freelance, or temp depending on the profession or industry)
can give you a leg up.
• Professional
temping: Happiness hopping from slot to slot
There's a boomlet of highly educated and experienced white-collar workers making a career
out of temporary work.
• Becoming
a special-purpose temp is a wise move
High-skill occupations already make up one-fifth of America's
"temporary" work force, which used to consist primarily of clerical workers and
manual laborers.
• The
downsides of temping
Too many
people expect too much from a temp job.
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Temping: Major Agencies/Staffing Services
• Adecco
• Spherion
• Robert Half
• Manpower
• Kelly Services
• Randstad
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Employment Agencies: Advice
• Employment
agencies
Employment agencies can be an excellent job search resource. Agencies come in a variety of
sizes and shapes and may be private or public.
• Information on
employment services
Employment agencies are a major part of the personnel placement field and should be
considered as an aid when searching for a job.
• A
guide for working with employment agencies
Candidates may consider seeking the services of a commercial employment agency. There are
an estimated 20,000 such firms in the United States, and distinguishing the type and
quality of services they offer is no simple task.
• Employment
agencies: Working as your agent in the job-search
process
Employment agencies have a large abundance of potential career opportunities.
They work with a myriad of companies from large to small in all industries.
• Employment
agencies or services
If you do decide to use an employment agency or a state or federal employment
service, follow these guidelines.
• Staffing
agencies may help you in your job search
Lots of job hunters want to know how to get a headhunter to find them a job. That's a
problem. That's not the way headhunter business works.
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Executive Recruiters: Advice
• Getting
on the radar screen of a recruiter
There has never been a better time for smart, hard working candidates to find the career
opportunity of a lifetime. By making yourself and your successes known, you’ll be on
every recruiter’s radar screen.
• Choosing
the opportunity of your career
With so many clients vying for executive recruitment services and such a plethora of
golden opportunities waiting to be filled, your personal advancement strategy is critical.
To decipher which recruiters' calls to return and what messages go directly to the oval
file, two tactics work for your success.
• When the
headhunter comes calling
These days, ignoring a headhunter's call could be a costly mistake. Recruiters
often have the inside track on some of the most coveted positions available.
• What
you should know about executive search firms
If you understand the way they operate, you will have realistic expectations and gain more
control over the entire search process.
• Seven facts about
executive search firms
• Find
out the truth about corporate headhunters
As with many professions, the executive recruitment industry is plagued with
misconceptions by the general populace.
• 13 tips on
responding to executive recruiters
• 10 tips for
dealing with recruiters
• Working
with an executive search consultant
Seven tips.
• How to work with search
firms in your job search
Eight rules of thumb.
• Rules
for working with recruiting firms
If you're a job seeker who's never worked with a recruiter, a few points of information
may be helpful.
• How do
I find a good headhunter?
Ask his clients. No, not job hunters that he has placed, but executives who frequently
hire the headhunter to fill significant positions in their companies.
• Headhunting
2000
The field of executive search was long an exclusive club whose workings were shrouded. But
the Net has opened this world up to far more job seekers -- and a host of new rivals.
Here's a look at the changes and how you can profit from them to find your next job.
• Exploring
new job opportunities: When and how to work with a
recruiter
You may be contacted by a recruiter who has a particular position in mind or you might
seek out a recruiter to work on your behalf. Even if there is not a
match the first time around or if you're not looking to make a change at this time, it's
wise to establish a solid professional relationship with a recruiter. (Note: Article is
intended for engineers, but it applies to all professionals).
• Recruiters,
search consultants and headhunters
Recruiting or search agencies are not the same as employment agencies or career counselors
or outplacement agencies.
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Executive Recruiters: Directories
• Oya's Recruiter Directory
Several hundred recruiting firms, listed by specialty and location.
• Recruiters
Online Network: SMARTsearch Directory
Find the right employment search professional in this directory of over
10,000 recruiters, headhunters, executive search consultants and staffing firms.
• search-consult.com:
search directory
Searchable database of executive-search firms and consultants contains over 10,000
entries.
• myjobsearch.com:
Recruiters
Lists well over 1,500 recruiters, organized by specialty.
• 6FigureJobs.com:
Executive Center
Search thousands of recruiters by location, job function, industry and other criteria.
• CareerMagazine:
Recruiters by Category
Hundreds of recruiting firms listed by state and specialty.
• CareerCity:
Employment Services
Search for employment agencies and executive search firms nationwide.
• Boldface
Jobs: Search for Employment Agencies, Executive
Recruiters,
Temporary Agencies
Search by specialty, location or name.
• jobFACTORY:
Directory of Recruiters and Employment Agencies
Several hundred employment services, sorted by specialty only.
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Career/Job Fairs: Advice
• Should
you attend a job fair?
If you think job fairs are only for entry-level candidates and don’t offer
opportunities for executives, you’re wrong.
• Job
fair success
Outstanding overview of job fairs, with many useful tips.
• The 10
keys to success at job and career fairs
By following these strategies, you will be in position to strategically place yourself
above many of the other job-seekers who are attending the fair.
• The
job fair I: Taking home 1st prize requires planning, goals
Virtually everyone goes to a job fair with a mission. No matter what you're looking for,
you can increase your chances for success in the job fair jungle.
• The
job fair II: Working the floor with flair
Too often, job seekers visit a job fair expecting the company's representatives to
do the matching work for them. That practice wastes the job seekers time, and
fails to impress prospective employers.
• The
job fair III: As it ends, the follow-up begins
Follow-up after a career fair is an often overlooked but important part of the
job-hunt process.
• Guerilla
tactics for job fairs
There is an "art" to getting a job through participation in job fairs. Here are
a few tips that make the difference.
• Don't be a drag at the
job fair
Before attending job fairs, remember that it is up to you to maximize your presence and
gain the prospective employer's attention.
• Standing
out at the job fair
A lot of job hunters have never attended a job fair and have no idea what goes
on at one, what to wear, what to expect or what to do when they get there. Here's a look
at the basics.
• Putting
your best foot forward
If they want to stand out from the hundreds of others attending the fair, she says, job
seekers need to do their homework.
• Career fairs: Not
an easy ride
It's easy to see the recruiters at a career fair as sitting ducks, patiently
waiting to offer you the job of your dreams. But you couldn't be more wrong.
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Career/Job Fairs: Listings
• JobWeb:
College Career Fairs Database
• CareerFairs.com
• JWT Specialized
Communications: Job Fair Search Page
• Job Fair USA
• Best
Jobs USA: Career Fairs Nationwide
• JobsAmerica
• BrassRing.com
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Teaming
• Teaming
boosts job hunter spirits
Career pursuit becomes 9-to-5 occupation for members of Forty Plus.
• Job
search by teams
One method to reduce the feeling of isolation when job seeking is to take the
team approach.
• No need
to feel alone as you look for a job
To create a social job-search plan, start by building a schedule of tasks, then consider
your group of friends.
• Out of work? Join the
club
Some career consultants contend that people in job clubs find better job leads and more
quickly than those relying on headhunters. Here are some factors
experts say you should consider when selecting a job-search club.
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Volunteering
• One way to get a foot
in the door
Volunteering: Consultants say the route has become a popular one with savvy
job-seekers -- especially in today's highly competitive employment market.
• Volunteering:
The hidden job seeking strategy
Get valuable experience, make contacts ... and help the community.
• Give
and take
Volunteering is networking. It's also energizing, creative, challenging and a great way to
keep your interpersonal skills from atrophying while you're sending out resumes.
• Enhancing
your career through volunteering
An often-overlooked arena for practical work experience that can substantially increase
your opportunities for employment or entrance into graduate school is volunteering.
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Hidden
Job Market
• Uncover
hidden jobs
"Hidden jobs" are hidden only from people who have their heads stuck in the want
ads and Internet job postings.
• Hidden job market
The best jobs are never advertised. Find out why and what to do about it.
• Find
a position in the "hidden job market"
At thousands of companies across America, jobs are being created when people retire, leave
for better jobs, relocate with their spouses, transfer or fall ill. These vacancies may go
unadvertised for a period of time because hiring managers prefer to fill them without
launching a full-scale search.
• Using
contacts to get into the hidden job market
As The Quick Job Search states, finding jobs in the "hidden" job market
involves adhering to the most important job search rule: Don't wait until the job is open!
• To uncover
hidden job leads, take advantage of the grapevine
Excellent "hidden" opportunities occur all the time within organizations --
including your own -- but few candidates understand how to uncover them.
• Hidden
job market strategy
Many estimates place up to 80% of the total job market to be in the hidden job market.
Moreover, many excellent career opportunities exist in this hidden job market.
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Job Hunting While Still Employed
• Discreet job hunting
Be discreet if you're employed and looking for a new job. In fact, it's such a
tricky situation that you should handle it as if you were kissing a porcupine: very
carefully.
• Strategies
to help you job hunt on the sly
Consider these suggestions on how to search for a job while already employed. Many will
boost your results by enlisting the assistance of others.
• Job
hunt, but subtly, while still employed
Most people have one eye on their job and another on the job marketplace so they are
constantly networking. It has become so commonplace that most people are sensitive to the
need for confidentiality. If you take a few extra steps, it will reduce the risks while
maximizing your job hunting efforts.
• How
to do a job search while employed
How do you handle searching for a new position while fully occupied with your present one?
Here are a few pointers.
• Don't
limit your search out of fear that your employer will find out
Don't let fear of jeopardizing your current position stop you from pursuing
good prospects, earning interviews and landing the job you want.
• Finding
references when you're job hunting on the sly
If you're like a lot of job hunters these days, you're trying to find a new job
before quitting your current position. This means you can't provide your current boss or
other managers at your company for a reference, or else they'll know you're looking
around. What do you do?
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