Have you heard of the hidden job market?

10 Comments

1. AnonymousJanuary 14,2022 at 1:31PM UTC

   LinkedIn helped a recruiter find me.

2. Becca CarnahanJanuary 14,2022 at 1:45PM UTC

   #4

3. Reneé ZungJanuary 14,2022 at 1:47PM UTC

   Network

4. AnonymousJanuary 14,2022 at 2:12PM UTC

   Yes! Maintain your friendships from your previous jobs. Everyone moves on eventually and they can let you know if their company is looking to hire someone before it goes to market. These make for the best jobs.

5. AnonymousJanuary 14,2022 at 2:21PM UTC

   I would agree that your network is key to the insider leads to positions. People who think of you first when a great job is open will be the folks that know you and your background. They will have the info first.

6. Lesa Edwards, Career Coach & Master Resume WriterJanuary 14,2022 at 3:14PM UTC

   I would add to leverage LinkedIn - to find the right people, do your homework on people and companies, communicate with people, stay in touch with former colleagues...and so much more. If you don't know how to utilize LI to its fullest, here's a podcast to help:

   https://www.exclusivecareercoaching.com/posts/2021-02-17-165-12-best-strategies-for-networking-on-linkedin

   Hope this helps!

7. Xu JocelynJanuary 15,2022 at 1:09PM UTC

   Get referral to the job might be the fit.

8. Joanne RosenJanuary 15,2022 at 10:22PM UTC

   We teach our clients how to get jobs before they are listed. It's part of a job search guide I created and it works. Our clients get jobs so quickly, often within 2 weeks.

   Once a job is posted, you are almost too late. You need to get your AWESOME resume to them ahead. That's why networking is vital.

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   Cheers

   Joanne

9. Jasmine KnightonJanuary 16,2022 at 2:11PM UTC

   Networking is the number 1 way. I don’t necessarily think it’s a secret. Most companies have an obligation to post jobs internally first and then externally if they can’t get it filled. If you don’t have a LinkedIn create one and make connections there. Any current or previous colleagues tap in with them and build your relationship there. Start asking around.

10. ChrishoggJanuary 18,2022 at 2:19PM UTC

    Your point 3 is in direct conflict with your definition ("It's when companies don't post their job openings publicly") because when a job is posted anywhere, including on an organization's website, it is no longer hidden. That is, even if I check in regularly with the site I will never see a job in the hidden job market because the job is, well, hidden ... it's simply not ging to be there.

    But your point 4 is the key, and your call to network, network, network is arguably the only way to enter the hidden job market and to find the large number of jobs that reside therein, especially the higher up one goes in terms of responsibility and influence.

    So, is it worth it to network, to spend a major portion or most of our time networking?

    Absolutely.

    Even as more and more employers choose to or are required (by the government) to advertise their jobs, there will always be a hidden job market, and those who know that and network in it will definitely have a leg up on those who think the more advertised jobs they apply to the more successful they will be.

    Yes, network, network, network is where it's at.