Unless you communicate your unique position directly to hiring managers, you're wasting a lot of precious time and money on your career search.
What's the secret about the job market and a career search today?
- Only 20% of jobs are posted online - 80% are hidden and filled by referrals, headhunters, or internal hires
How Can You Get Access to the 80%?
➡️A targeted networking strategy.
Because that's how you'll be able to
get access to the positions that your competition does not know about.
And, with networking, you'll be referred or introduced to decision-makers.
Reframe your career search by putting energy into a pursuit and increase your odds of winning.
Yes, you have to get to know yourself better by asking...
1) "What are my most valuable contributions?" 2) "What company or industries interest me?" 3) "Who in my network
would can I engage with?" 4) “Who do I need to connect with for a conversation?”
Then, take action from your list.
When you show up by networking from your own actions, you're already demonstrating your leadership
abilities.
-Make a better impression from the get-go. -Become more efficient than wasting so much time applying online. -Improve your communication skills (that will improve your interviews).
You can open doors for yourself, build and rebuild relationships, and your connections will advocate for you from inside of their network.
They will refer or introduce you to decision-makers that may have
an opportunity for you.
