Thursday
Oct082009
Sources of Job Leads
Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 9:48AM SOURCES OF JOB LEADS
85% of the job out there are not advertised, so where are they?
- The number on way to find employment is through word of mouth. If you look at your own personal work history chances are somewhere along the line someone most likely told you about a job, or an opening that was coming at their place of work. So when conducting a job search, always make sure you speak with family, friends, neighbors, friends of friends, people in the line of work your looking for, old co-workers, former employers, clubs or social organizations you may belong. When you spread your network out as far as you can it will only benefit you. Talk to people who know people, Lawyers, Doctors, church leaders, teachers, politicians, hair stylists, real estate agent, travel agent etc.
- Go directly to the places you would like to work and apply in person, regardless if there is a job advertisement or not. Bring along a copy of your resume and ask to speak to Human Resources or a Manager, explain what skills you posses and where you would be a good fit, wait for feedback and follow up with them on a agreed upon time.
- Job Boards are everywhere, they are at your Canada Employment Centre, your local employment resource centre, the corner store, the Laundromat or grocery store, and of course the internet. These resources are usually free to post a job and since employers usually do not want to spend a lot of money to advertise they will turn to these resources first.
- Business or Industrial Directories can be viewed online or in hard copy. They are a great resource and can assist you by providing information about the company like what are their products and services. By reviewing this information first you can see if there is a good fit between your skills and the company
- Trade or Union offices
- Professional Associations
- Phone Book
- Television- news
- Radio – upcoming events
- Placement Agencies
- Windows – simple ads placed in windows
- Newspapers – In London the two best days to get the paper are Wednesday and Saturday
Reader Comments (2)
Great tips! Thanks for coming up with this post. This will definitely make good resource to all our jobseekers out there. So true, that a lot of them do not find the jobs they need because they don't know where to look.
Darwin Jones
http://www.mylittlerockjobs.com
I LOVE THIS!!! I got helo with finding my job at this site :)