First the opportunity has to find you. If you’re a Passive Job Seeker, PJS, how visible are you to the professional world? Are you on linked in, zoominfo, do you have an online efolio, are you active in blogs, do you check out online employer events? If your answer is no to these questions, then you’re largely invisible to the majority of employers/recruiters who are actively LOOKING to fill great opportunities.
I have numerous coaching clients, individuals who are currently employed, and who are very successful in their careers. I’ve asked my clients to consider building their online visibility. Not an urgent priority, ask they are not looking for a change, but a priority none the less in the big scheme of managing their careers. A few have pressed forward and actively built their online presence. And over the past months, these individuals have come each week with “oh by the way, a recruiter contacted me yesterday about this opportunity…” Unsolicited.
Granted, there is nothing new about unsolicited recruiter calls, but in the past these have come largely through colleagues passing along your name. These recent unsolicited calls are interesting in that they are very targeted. The opportunities presented are very much in line with the individual’s talents. In other words, the recruiters have gleaned a lot of online information already. Done a lot of prescreening already.
The upside is that by increasing the online professional visibility, the opportunities are finding the individual. And the opportunities are somewhat qualified towards a good match.
Posted by chris fogarty
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