The Real Hidden Job Market Exists Valerie Gonyeas Experience

The Real Hidden Job Market Exists Valerie Gonyeas Experience Valerie Gonyea is one of my favorite people she recently posted this on Facebook: So, lemme tell ya a little story about the hidden job market. It does, in fact, exist. You just have to believeand not in that airy fairy kinda waymore like in the clap-your-hands kinda way. Because it does take action on your partyou do have to reach out and network and ask and offer in return, etc.I cant get into why (it doesnt really matter), but I have chosen to move on from one of my clients. But before I did that, I wanted to be able to make up for the loss of billable hours. I reached out to only and exactly TWO people in my network. One of them talked to the CEO of the company about me andwhaddya knowthe CEO and the CFO had just started to come to the conclusion that they needed some help. Someone exactly like meand not full timemaybe just 1-2 days per weekwhich just so happens to be exactly the amount of time I was going to give up. A VERY cool company, run by VERY cool peopleeverything is setup as online as possible. I am thrilled! So, if youre looking to move on someday, make sure you have an up-to-date LinkedIn profile and a strong network infrastructure and then go WORK IT! In the comment thread, she continued: Oh, and another follow up to the storyinstead of just following up with a normal thank you note, I followed up with a LinkedIn invitation thank you notethey both acceptedand it gave me the opportunity to bring them to my profile that had all of my recommendations on it The hidden job market has been defined as job opportunities that exist but arent posted for the public to know about them.  In other words, once its online, or on a job board, it is not hidden. In this example, this opporunity came when the CEO and the CFO had just started to come to the conclusion that they needed some help.  Who knew about it?  NO ONE.  It was hidden.   No one could have known about it because the to CxOs had just started to come to the conclusion this was far from being posted online, and far away from them going to a recruiter to find talent. Valerie tapped into the hidden job market (which is what we all want to do) by, as she said, working it.  She reached out, and Im sure she let the two people she reached out to know who she was (what kind of work she does) and what she was looking for.  She did it in a clear enough way that they could communicate that to their network and it worked. Will you talk to only and exactly two people?  Probably not some people talk to two hundred plus people. but talking is where it is at.  Valerie probably had NO competition in the decision-making phase contrast that with the idea of being one of hundreds of resumes submitted online. Think differently about where you spend your time.  This concept would have changed the way my job search went entirely. The Real Hidden Job Market Exists Valerie Gonyeas Experience Valerie Gonyea is one of my favorite people she recently posted this on Facebook: So, lemme tell ya a little story about the hidden job market. It does, in fact, exist. You just have to believeand not in that airy fairy kinda waymore like in the clap-your-hands kinda way. Because it does take action on your partyou do have to reach out and network and ask and offer in return, etc.I cant get into why (it doesnt really matter), but I have chosen to move on from one of my clients. But before I did that, I wanted to be able to make up for the loss of billable hours. I reached out to only and exactly TWO people in my network. One of them talked to the CEO of the company about me andwhaddya knowthe CEO and the CFO had just started to come to the conclusion that they needed some help. Someone exactly like meand not full timemaybe just 1-2 days per weekwhich just so happens to be exactly the amount of time I was going to give up. A VERY cool company, run by VERY cool peopleeverything is setup as online as possible. I am thrilled! So, if youre looking to move on someday, make sure you have an up-to-date LinkedIn profile and a strong network infrastructure and then go WORK IT! In the comment thread, she continued: Oh, and another follow up to the storyinstead of just following up with a normal thank you note, I followed up with a LinkedIn invitation thank you notethey both acceptedand it gave me the opportunity to bring them to my profile that had all of my recommendations on it The hidden job market has been defined as job opportunities that exist but arent posted for the public to know about them.  In other words, once its online, or on a job board, it is not hidden. In this example, this opporunity came when the CEO and the CFO had just started to come to the conclusion that they needed some help.  Who knew about it?  NO ONE.  It was hidden.   No one could have known about it because the to CxOs had just started to come to the conclusion this was far from being posted online, and far away from them going to a recruiter to find talent. Valerie tapped into the hidden job market (which is what we all want to do) by, as she said, working it.  She reached out, and Im sure she let the two people she reached out to know who she was (what kind of work she does) and what she was looking for.  She did it in a clear enough way that they could communicate that to their network and it worked. Will you talk to only and exactly two people?  Probably not some people talk to two hundred plus people. but talking is where it is at.  Valerie probably had NO competition in the decision-making phase contrast that with the idea of being one of hundreds of resumes submitted online. Think differently about where you spend your time.  This concept would have changed the way my job search went entirely.