If you're still looking for a job, but you've only been applying for ones that are advertised online or in newspapers, then you might be missing out on a whole world of job opportunities available to you—the jobs that go unadvertised. In fact, job search experts believe for every job posted online or in a newspaper, at least four other job openings are not advertised, according to a recent Star-Tribune article.
This revelation is mind-blowing to the job-seeker. Not only does this mean there are far more jobs out there than you may have at first anticipated, but also the fact that they are unadvertised means that you will face less competition for those jobs. And let's face it — you could use a little break from the competition, which in this economy includes laid-off workers, recent high school and college grads, former stay-at-home parents who suddenly need to start providing a second income and even formerly retired individuals looking to supplement a fixed income.
The promise of these unadvertised jobs is so appealing that job search experts have recommended that you spend 20 percent of your job search efforts on pursuing advertised job openings and the remaining 80 percent on pursuing unadvertised job openings.
So how do you go about finding one of these unadvertised jobs? It all starts with compiling a list of the companies that you'd like to work for—companies in your particular niche. This list is should be lengthy and contain every single one of your target employers. How and why you choose the particular companies and organizations on this list is up to you—maybe you're looking for potential employers that provide specific benefits or ones that have a branch in the city you live in.
Once you have compiled the list, visit each company's website and seek out the area of the site that contains job postings. Many companies will post job openings to their websites immediately, but may never post that opening to a job search website or newspaper. Why? Because they dread the enormous flood of resumes they will receive and would rather deal with a much smaller trickle of qualified candidates who took the time to specifically seek out the company.
If you don't find any jobs listed, search out the names and job titles of those working in the particular department of the company in which you wish to work. Use your networking skills to build relationships with these people, by e-mail and even in person when appropriate, asking them about what they do, how they got the job, and if they happen to know of any openings. Repeat this process as necessary and you will see your job prospects increase significantly.
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