Unlock the Hidden Job Market
6 Steps to a Successful Job Search When Times Are Tough
1st Edition
Published on 20. September 2009
256 pages
978-0-13-705418-3 (ISBN)
Description
More than 70% of today's job opportunities come through the "hidden job market": they're never advertised, assigned to search firms or internal recruiters, or displayed at job fairs. What's more, as employers cut recruiting costs, the proportion of "hidden" job opportunities is actually growing. And, since most jobseekers know practically nothing about it, those who do understand it have a powerful inside advantage. Now, two career experts reveal the hidden job market, and show how to use it to dramatically improve your chances of landing a job that fits your passions and skills perfectly. Duncan Mathison and best-selling author Martha Finney help you launch a custom, personal job search that avoids competing with thousands of desperate, laid-off job seekers. Learn how to: Use the hidden job market to leap-frog salary levels or even change professions Uncover hidden market opportunities, and your target employers' unspoken needs and wants Tell your story in two minutes, and make people want to know more Get the interviews that count, and run them like a pro Network without sounding phony, lame or desperate Reframe experiences, passions, and hobbies as "transferrable skills" Build a strategic support team of advisors Identify a "dead-ended" job search, and get it restarted Negotiate compensation for "hidden" jobs.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-13-705418-3 (9780137054183)
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Duncan Mathison | Martha Finney
Unlock the Hidden Job Market
6 Steps to a Successful Job Search When Times Are Tough
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10/2009
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Persons
Duncan Mathison
For nearly 18 years, as Vice President, Managing Director, and Senior Consultant for DBM, an international outplacement, coaching, and career management firm, Duncan Mathison advised companies and their employees through reductions in force (RIFs), reorganizations, acquisitions, and operation shutdowns. For the employees impacted by job loss as a result of these actions, he has developed and delivered career transition strategies to help them rapidly find work in their field or successfully reinvent their careers. His clients have ranged across industries including finance, technology, telecommunications, biotechnology, retail, and entertainment. Duncan is an author and speaker on organization performance, leadership, and executive career topics. He was a contributor to the three-volume book set Building High-Performance People and Organizations (Praeger, 2008) and an expert source in Rebound: A Proven Plan for Starting Over After Job Loss, by Martha I. Finney (FT Press, 2009). Mathison is frequently quoted on career and leadership issues in The New York Times, The San Diego Union Tribune, on CNN and MSNBC, as well as on online career advisors such as CareerBuilder.com and HotJobs.com.
Duncan Mathison may be reached at Duncan@unlockthehidddenjobmarket.com.
Martha I. Finney
Martha I. Finney is President and CEO of Engagement Journeys, LLC, and an internationally respected expert in employee engagement and leadership communications. A business journalist for 20 years before becoming a full-time consultant, she specializes in helping organizations achieve greater employee loyalty, retention, and passion for their work. Her original research on the American workplace has been featured on CNN, NPR's Morning Edition, and major newspapers nationwide. Finney is the author or coauthor of more than 14 books, which have been translated into 5 languages. Her most recent book is Rebound: A Proven Plan for Starting Over After Job Loss (FT Press, 2009).
Contact her at martha@reboundyourcareer.com.
Follow Martha via twitter.com/marthafinney.
For nearly 18 years, as Vice President, Managing Director, and Senior Consultant for DBM, an international outplacement, coaching, and career management firm, Duncan Mathison advised companies and their employees through reductions in force (RIFs), reorganizations, acquisitions, and operation shutdowns. For the employees impacted by job loss as a result of these actions, he has developed and delivered career transition strategies to help them rapidly find work in their field or successfully reinvent their careers. His clients have ranged across industries including finance, technology, telecommunications, biotechnology, retail, and entertainment. Duncan is an author and speaker on organization performance, leadership, and executive career topics. He was a contributor to the three-volume book set Building High-Performance People and Organizations (Praeger, 2008) and an expert source in Rebound: A Proven Plan for Starting Over After Job Loss, by Martha I. Finney (FT Press, 2009). Mathison is frequently quoted on career and leadership issues in The New York Times, The San Diego Union Tribune, on CNN and MSNBC, as well as on online career advisors such as CareerBuilder.com and HotJobs.com.
Duncan Mathison may be reached at Duncan@unlockthehidddenjobmarket.com.
Martha I. Finney
Martha I. Finney is President and CEO of Engagement Journeys, LLC, and an internationally respected expert in employee engagement and leadership communications. A business journalist for 20 years before becoming a full-time consultant, she specializes in helping organizations achieve greater employee loyalty, retention, and passion for their work. Her original research on the American workplace has been featured on CNN, NPR's Morning Edition, and major newspapers nationwide. Finney is the author or coauthor of more than 14 books, which have been translated into 5 languages. Her most recent book is Rebound: A Proven Plan for Starting Over After Job Loss (FT Press, 2009).
Contact her at martha@reboundyourcareer.com.
Follow Martha via twitter.com/marthafinney.
Content
Acknowledgments xii
About the Authors xiv
Break Away from the Herd 3
Chapter 1: The Job Market Is Tight: It's Time to Take Back Control of Your Career 4
Chapter 2: Don't Trust the Official "System": It's Not Working in Your Favor 12
Step 1: Make Five Mindset Fixes to Get Your Search on Track 21
Chapter 3: Stay Home or Stay in Control: Beliefs That Can Kill Your Job Search 22
Chapter 4: The HJM Search Is a Different Kind of Numbers Game 30
Chapter 5: You Don't Have to Have a Job to Get a Job 36
Chapter 6: Make Your Passion Your Most Competitive Asset 42
Chapter 7: Think Like a Hiring Manager 50
Step 2: Connect Your Hottest Skills to What Hiring Managers Really Care About 57
Chapter 8: Ability, Motivation, Fit: The Top Three Factors for the Ideal Job 58
Chapter 9: Maybe You Were Fired for Fit, Not Failure: Recovery from a Job Disaster 66
Chapter 10: Don't Have the Exact Experience? No Problem! 74
Step 3: Upgrade Your Networking to Get Better Results 85
Chapter 11: How to Make Networking Really Work, Really 86
Chapter 12: How to Network Without Sounding Phony, Lame, or Desperate 94
Chapter 13: Make Your Networking Strictly Business 102
Chapter 14: Seven Essential Signs That Your Networking Is Working 108
Step 4: Power Up Your Job Search 115
Chapter 15: Opening Day: How to Organize Your HJM Search Campaign 116
Chapter 16: Backdoor Research to Uncover HJM Targets 122
Chapter 17: Your Resume Is Not Your Friend 130
Chapter 18: Your Power Tool: The Targeted Opportunity Profile 136
Chapter 19: Find the Hot Issues to Uncover the Hot Jobs 142
Step 5: Get the Interviews That Count and Run Them Like a Pro 149
Chapter 20: It's Not Rude to Intrude 150
Chapter 21: Get Past the Gatekeepers 154
Chapter 22: What to Say After "Hello" 160
Chapter 23: Disrupt HJM Targets' Delay Tactics and Rejections 168
Chapter 24: Own the Agenda to Make Every Minute Count 174
Chapter 25: Get Their Attention: Tell Your Story in Two Minutes Flat 180
Chapter 26: Flipping the HJM Meeting into a Job Interview 188
Step 6: Negotiate Everything 199
Chapter 27: How to Nudge a Dud 200
Chapter 28: Collaborate on Creating Your Job Description 206
Chapter 29: Negotiating Your New Job 212
Conclusion: You Have What It Takes to Get the Right Job 218
Afterword: Why We Wrote This Book 222
Index 226
About the Authors xiv
Break Away from the Herd 3
Chapter 1: The Job Market Is Tight: It's Time to Take Back Control of Your Career 4
Chapter 2: Don't Trust the Official "System": It's Not Working in Your Favor 12
Step 1: Make Five Mindset Fixes to Get Your Search on Track 21
Chapter 3: Stay Home or Stay in Control: Beliefs That Can Kill Your Job Search 22
Chapter 4: The HJM Search Is a Different Kind of Numbers Game 30
Chapter 5: You Don't Have to Have a Job to Get a Job 36
Chapter 6: Make Your Passion Your Most Competitive Asset 42
Chapter 7: Think Like a Hiring Manager 50
Step 2: Connect Your Hottest Skills to What Hiring Managers Really Care About 57
Chapter 8: Ability, Motivation, Fit: The Top Three Factors for the Ideal Job 58
Chapter 9: Maybe You Were Fired for Fit, Not Failure: Recovery from a Job Disaster 66
Chapter 10: Don't Have the Exact Experience? No Problem! 74
Step 3: Upgrade Your Networking to Get Better Results 85
Chapter 11: How to Make Networking Really Work, Really 86
Chapter 12: How to Network Without Sounding Phony, Lame, or Desperate 94
Chapter 13: Make Your Networking Strictly Business 102
Chapter 14: Seven Essential Signs That Your Networking Is Working 108
Step 4: Power Up Your Job Search 115
Chapter 15: Opening Day: How to Organize Your HJM Search Campaign 116
Chapter 16: Backdoor Research to Uncover HJM Targets 122
Chapter 17: Your Resume Is Not Your Friend 130
Chapter 18: Your Power Tool: The Targeted Opportunity Profile 136
Chapter 19: Find the Hot Issues to Uncover the Hot Jobs 142
Step 5: Get the Interviews That Count and Run Them Like a Pro 149
Chapter 20: It's Not Rude to Intrude 150
Chapter 21: Get Past the Gatekeepers 154
Chapter 22: What to Say After "Hello" 160
Chapter 23: Disrupt HJM Targets' Delay Tactics and Rejections 168
Chapter 24: Own the Agenda to Make Every Minute Count 174
Chapter 25: Get Their Attention: Tell Your Story in Two Minutes Flat 180
Chapter 26: Flipping the HJM Meeting into a Job Interview 188
Step 6: Negotiate Everything 199
Chapter 27: How to Nudge a Dud 200
Chapter 28: Collaborate on Creating Your Job Description 206
Chapter 29: Negotiating Your New Job 212
Conclusion: You Have What It Takes to Get the Right Job 218
Afterword: Why We Wrote This Book 222
Index 226
