Future of Work Series 2: The Visible and Invisible Job Market

Join Tech Columbus' CareerTrack on August 16th from 5:30-8:00 to learn how to find the best way to prospect for the advertised and often unadvertised job/career openings.Presented by Chris Ferguson of Robert Half Technologies & Janice Worthington, Worthington Career Services
 

Today’s employment market requires you to be especially proactive and resourceful. You’ll have to do much more than scanning help wanted ads in the Sunday paper, or going online to Monster, CareerBuilder or Ladders. These approaches have a place, but you need to be creative about prospecting for job openings, especially those that are unadvertised.
 

There is both a visible and an invisible job market. The visible market is just the tip of the iceberg and includes jobs you can find listed in:

• Sunday paper want ads
• Online job sites
• Employment sections of a company’s website
• Search firms or employment agencies

You’ll have to use reactive, formal approaches to respond to these opportunities. It can be difficult to get noticed because of the sheer number of applicants you’re likely to compete with. And many jobs are filled by the time they’re advertised.

Most job seekers have better luck finding a position within the invisible market, which is unadvertised. You need a proactive, informal, approach to uncover opportunities such as:

• Internal openings that companies fill through staff recommendations
• New positions that a company might create specifically for you
• Modifications to existing positions to fit your skills
• Jobs that are soon to be added at expanding companies (you may be able to uncover potential opportunities by studying business journals or other media)

You must use your networking skills to reach the key decision makers who wield power in the invisible job market. And remember that you cannot fail at prospecting unless you fail to prospect.

For more information on Robert Half career resources, click here

You will also learn How to Use Business First in your Job Search presented by Cat Bauman of Business First

Searching for a new career or looking for that next step on the ladderof success?  Join Cat Bauman for an interactive session that will teach you how Columbus Business First can assist you in finding job leads and
networking opportunities.

• Learn how to navigate the Business First
• Recognize warm job leads in news stories and features before anyone else
• See how you can use Business First  to network and get connected in the Columbus business community
• Hear specific examples of how job hunters have used Business First as a tool to grow their careers

Agenda

5:30-6pm: Networking
6pm-7pm: The Visible and Invisible Job Market
7pm-7:30: How to Use Business First in Your Job Search
7:30pm-7:45pm: Q & A
7:45pm-8:00 PM Attendee introductions and networking

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