Have you ever wondered how hiring managers fill jobs that haven’t even been advertised?
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Companies start with the people they already know.
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Which means that how companies look for candidates, and how candidates look for jobs start from opposite directions 👀.
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Companies will always begin with their employees, followed by their network. Whereas candidates tend to start with the least effective strategy – job boards.
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If you’re proactive with your networking strategy BEFORE your ideal job is even advertised, you’ll be way ahead of the competition.
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​Here’s how:

🎯 First, you need to be clear about who your target is. What type of organisation do you want to work for?
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🎯 Make a list of your top 20 organisations. Research the best performing companies in your industry; look at Glassdoor; read the trade press; ask around.
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🎯 Then write a list of 100 people you know – your friends, family, community, ex-colleagues.
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🎯 Let them know that you’re actively looking for a new opportunity. Ask them who they can introduce you to.
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↪ Don’t make assumptions. They might not be in the same industry/profession as you, but they might have all sorts of people in their contact book.

↪ You don’t know who they know until you start asking questions.
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↪ If they can’t make any direct introductions, who do they know who can?
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↪ Spell out what type of job you’re looking for and exactly what you can offer – they won’t know by osmosis.

​This is just the start.

🎯 Once you have a few contacts to follow up with, think about what you can do for them.
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🎯 Have conversations, build relationships, solve problems. This is the activity that leads to referrals.
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So you’re at the top of the list when they’re ready to hire 🕵️.

It takes time and effort. It’s a long game, so start today. The time will pass anyway.

And if you’re not happy where you are, you can move. You are not a tree 🌳.

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