How to Find Hidden Jobs No One Else Knows About

Steps To Find Hidden Jobs

You find hidden jobs, which include unadvertised or unannounced jobs using these ideas below. The great thing is that you can identify jobs that no-one else knows about and create a massive advantage for yourself.

Although this is mainly about mainstream jobs, teenagers can also follow this approach to find jobs for teens and summer jobs.

1: Identify companies that are of interest to you:

Look at current advertised jobs that interest you, and then think of some other companies that might offer similar work.

You should start by focusing on organizations that operate in your industry sector.

You could also try to find out about trends in the labor market, so that you can focus on growth areas or companies undergoing expansion, or other change, this will help you to find hidden jobs.

Remember this: All change can produce opportunities.

Directories such as Dun & Bradstreet are helpful as is the Internet. Companies often advertise current positions or have careers information on their websites. You can use Internet search engines to find the companies that interest you.

2: Make a short-list of organizations you are interested in

By now you have a long list of industries or companies that are possible employers. The next step is to select the companies that best match your interests, skills and values, and make a short-list of target companies. Focusing on a few companies is more effective than targeting too many, as you can prepare more comprehensively.

How to make a short-list

• Compare your interests, skills and values with the information you've collected about each industry or company.

• Consider additional factors like location and travel, work hours and company culture.

• Consider which factors are most important and least important to you, e.g. salary level, opportunity for promotion, training, assignment overseas.

• Make an informed decision about which companies best match your needs and priorities.

• Make a short-list of these target companies.

3: Additional research to find hidden jobs.

Now that you've identified your target companies, the next step is to do some more detailed research. For example:

 What does the company do and how is it structured?

 How big is it?

 What are its future prospects? Is it tendering for major contracts or attracting new clients?

 Does it offer a training & development programme?

4: Approach your target companies

Once you've completed this research, you're ready to approach your target companies about applying for your dream job.

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What To Do Next To Find Hidden Jobs.

You have two options

Work through the contacts on your network list so you can find or create a link with the firm that you are interested in, then arrange to talk with your personal contact who will be able to provide information and advice, NOT offer you a job; tell you whether it would be fruitful to pursue the company; and put you in contact with a decision-maker. Again you arrange to meet but don’t expect or ask for anything other than advice. The secret to finding unadvertised jobs is to tread very carefully. Don't put anyone on the spot so that they think you are expecting THEM to find you a job!!

If there is the possibility of a job, and they like what they see and hear from you, then the meeting just may become an “interview” but don’t push it.

For further help with how to find unadvertised jobs through networking; read again how networking works for you.

If the networking approach doesn’t produce the contacts or the unadvertised jobs you need, and there’s no other way around it, you could put together a carefully crafted target letter as you will find explained in cover letter examples; take a look at example #3

What you must be aware of is that not all jobs get advertised, but they all start somewhere – if only in the mind of a manager who has a problem that needs a solution.

You can be the solution if you follow my approach to finding unadvertised jobs.

This approach to find hidden jobs is a very important part of your career change activity. Go back to the Career Change home page to review the whole strategy.

Don't forget my short but very detailed e-book that you can download right now. It shows you everything you need and contains very clear instructions on how to find hidden jobs.

Learn more about how to find unadvertised jobs.

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