Two fresh approaches to your job search
➔ Of all the intricacies of job seeking, do you really need a couple of more? If either one can help you land that next position, absolutely.
Let’s start with your recruiter. Without spelling it out in chapter and verse, recruiters can be invaluable in your job search. It would follow then that picking a good recruiter can be that much more valuable still.
How to find out?
Probably the best way is to ask around. From within your army of colleagues, vendors, friends, etc., you most likely know someone who can recommend a good recruiter. But what if that search comes up empty? Or, what if you have a name but know nothing about that individual. Where do you turn?
Try your old friend LinkedIn. Sure LinkedIn can help you get found and do a lot more. But if you get the name of a recruiter and not much else, go to any recruiter’s LinkedIn profile and review their endorsements and recommendations. That’s where you’ll find what others who have worked with your recruiter think. They say that word of mouth is the best advertising. This is a form of digital word of mouth.
Turning the tables
There’s also an aspect of the job interview that many people overlook but may turn out to be critical in your career path.
When you think of a job interview, you probably imagine being grilled by a hiring manager who is evaluating you to determine if you’re the best possible fit for the opening in question. But, there’s more.
Keep in mind that while they’re interviewing you, you can and should be interviewing them as well. While they may see you as a good fit, are they a good fit for you? Is this somewhere that you would like to work? Will they help you flourish and grow?
You really need to evaluate the organization from top to bottom. What is the general demeanor of the workers? Is the receptionist friendly or grumpy? Is the place clean? All those seemingly superficial traits are telltale signs of what kind of place that is to work.
During your next job interview, put them to the test.
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