Who Has The Most Difficult Time Finding a Job?

Who actually has the most difficult job search?

The over 50 crowd thinks it’s harder to find a job, recent grads think it’s harder to find a job, people returning to the workforce think it’s hardest for them to find a job and individuals changing careers often feel it’s impossible to make the change.

The truth of the matter is there are jobs for all four groups. However, employers prefer different skill sets.  Some want to mold and train while others value maturity and expertise. If you believe it is harder for you to find a job over some other group, you are your own worst enemy.  If you think you CAN or CAN’T find a job-YOU’RE RIGHT! Your expectations impact your success.

To gain momentum in your search, you need to not only CHANGE what you think you know but also the way you conduct your search. Sixty percent of job seekers find their job through networking with the next best way to find a job being to market yourself directly to hiring decision maker – not resume or application repositories. Spend the majority of your time doing these two things and you will begin to enjoy results.

If you are not sure how, complete the PREPARE, SEARCH & CONNECT and INTERVIEW steps under the tab labeled Personal Career Portal. Follow the advice and you will be enjoying your new job sooner rather than later!

Job Seekers – How to be a Winner!

Here’s a list of useful training webinars that can be found under the Search & Connect section of our Personal Career Portal under the Job Search Solutions tab. You may listen to these at your convenience. It’s a free service to job seekers.

  • Why Should Someone Hire you?
  • Make Every Move In Your Search Count
  • Organize Your Search So Things Don’t Slip Through the Cracks
  • Timing Is Everything
  • Put Velocity Behind Your Job Search
  • How to Handle Problem Areas
  • Ten Most Common Job Seeker Mistakes
  • The Biggest Loser
  • No One is Hiring – Now What?
  • Crush Your Competition

You can find these and more free job seeker resources once in the portal. Click on Personal Career Portal, login or register.  You can click on Webinars for titles and link information, browse the library, or look at many other features that will propel you ahead of your job hunting competition.

 

Looking for a jobs in Waco, TX?  Visit our job board.

How Not To Be Taken Advantage Of

Does this sound like you?

“Why do employers lie to get you to take a job? The last companies I’ve worked for have done it. They promise me things, but once I’m in the job, they don’t deliver. I’m tired of getting taken advantage of…”

Unfortunately, this is not new. Companies that pull this bait-and- switch play do so because they are desperate for employees and think “fresh blood” is the answer to their problem. It rarely helps.

Any time the following claims are made, you should get more information. While some firms deliver, many will not. Statements begging for clarification are:

  1. There’s a lot of opportunity for advancement.
  2. Your commissions will double your income.
  3. You’ll get extensive training.
  4. You will have an above-average starting salary.


For Your Protection, Develop Your Own Questions

Allow yourself more insight and uncover the reality in each statement by asking a few questions of your own.

  1. Can you give me an example of several people hired in the recent past in a similar position that earned advancement and what the company saw in them that earned their promotions?  
  2. Ask to talk with two people who doubled their income with the same commission structure to get their view on what it took to achieve that level of success.
  3. Can they detail the formal training you will be given? Of the knowledge base they feel necessary to achieve success, how much of it is covered in their formal training verses informal training.  Ask to talk with a few people to uncover which avenue the employees felt was most valuable to their success.
  4. Ask for introduction to several people doing this same position. Discuss what they feel it takes to be successful in management’s eyes. Look for the necessity to extend your work week well beyond 40 hours which effectively brings your wages per hour down to unacceptable levels – generally the reason for mid-level salaried positions.  Moving for money rarely lives up to the promises.


For Best Results, Seek out Companies with the Best Reputations

Whether you are job hunting on your own or using a staffing agency, seek out firms with the best reputations for the best results. Protect yourselves upfront and you will not be regretting your next move, but don’t be surprised if after a little hunting, you find yourself reconsidering your present job.