Here are 3
ways to locate job openings using free resources at your disposal.
I
interviewed Bob Picha, founder of San-Diego-based Ideas At Work, a company
dedicated to the release of human potential in individuals and organizations.
Based on 30
years of career-consulting experience, Bob’s insights are sure to surprise –
and more importantly – help you find a job faster.
Research is
your first step in ferreting out job openings. And since almost everyone gets a
daily newspaper, why not start there? But don’t spend a lot of time on the want
ads, advises Picha.
“I take an
indirect approach in looking for companies that might be hiring. For example, I
skimmed today’s Wall Street Journal and found these tidbits:
- “Toyota now wants 15% of global
market share, which means they’ll be expanding worldwide and perhaps
hiring locally;
- “China is buying $1.2 billion
in telecom equipment from Lucent and Motorola, which points to both firms
needing new personnel;
- “Earnings for Cendant rose 19%,
so they may be hiring …
“The list
goes on,” says Picha.
Two more
ways to use the newspaper to uncover expanding businesses are:
- Monitor the business section
for firms signing new commercial leases, a sure sign of a need for
increased capacity, and
- Look for companies receiving
venture capital -- since it’s so difficult to get these days, such firms
are likely to have a viable business model … and a need for new employees.
Action Step: With a little digging, you can uncover the employment
clues that point you toward companies in need of new employees. And you’ll have
almost NO competition, since 99% of job hunters look only to the help-wanted
ads when they read the newspaper.
Compliments
of David Perry and Kevin Donlin
