Cracking The Hidden Job Market: How to Find Opportunity in Any Economy

by Donald Asher

Paperback, 2010

Status

Available

Call number

650.14

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Publication

Ten Speed Press (2010), Edition: First Edition first Printing, 210 pages

Description

Can't find a job? Maybe you're seeing only half the picture!Half the job market is invisibleAre you spending all your time applying to posted job openings-postings that draw hundreds, and in some cases, thousands of applications? No matter how perfect you are for the job, there is always someone else who's a little more qualified, more experienced. The key to success in the current job market is breaking through to the hidden job market. Over half of all jobs go to someone who did not apply to a posted opening at all. What are they doing and how are they doing it? They're finding new jobs before the posting hits the Internet.Career guru Donald Asher offers proven strategies for finding great opportunities in any industry. With Cracking the Hidden Job Market you'll stop wasting time and effort and beat the job-search odds by learning how to-. find jobs that are never posted anywhere. get complete strangers to help you find a job. convince potential employers to give you an interview-even when they're "not hiring". find-and land-the new jobs in this, or any, economyEvery page of Cracking the Hidden Job Market is packed with no-frills fundamentals to change the way you look for a job, this time-and forever!… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member doehlberg63
This book has given me the push I needed to effectively job search again. It definitely emphasizes that applying for jobs online is mostly a huge waste of time. When it works, usually the job is undesirable in some way. It strongly recommends active searching. That is networking in as many ways as
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possible. This book helped me consider so many options that I did not realize that I had. This book is very helpful for those stuck in their job searches.
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Language

Original language

English

Physical description

210 p.; 5.2 inches

ISBN

158008494X / 9781580084949
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