Who Should You Tell About Your Job Search?
When you first engage in your job search, it is natural to inform family and close friends that you are seeking new opportunities, and asking
How to Take Advantage of the Hidden Job Market
We’ve explained in the previous post what the hidden job market is: It’s the fact that most jobs are filled by employers hiring people they trust, or the recommendations of people they trust. Now if most jobs are filled this Read More
The Hidden Job Market Explained
We’ve explained previously that submitting resumes to job boards is a generally ineffective approach for actually landing a job. So how do you go about finding a job, then? It is estimated that approximately 80% of jobs are filled through the hidden Read More
Why Job Boards Don’t Work
One of the most important aspects of Job Hacking is to stop wasting time on approaches that are ineffective. If people spent less time on what doesn’t work, they can spend more time on what does work. So, let’s start by Read More
Who Hires People For Jobs?
If you ask the typical job seeker, “Who hires people for jobs?”, they’ll answer that companies do. However, this is the fundamental flaw that causes job seekers to be stuck in the seemingly never ending rat race of finding a Read More
Job Hackers: Start Here
If you’re new to Job Hacking, welcome! This post is the best place to start (after reading our About page). The entire foundation of Job Hacking really comes down to a single principle: Employers are human beings. While this sounds Read More