I've been applying constantly, I've got references, I have previous work experience, I got resume help what can I possibly be doing wrong
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Find a recruiter. Just started working with one and she told me that companies (in my industry at least) will work directly with a recruiting company to find talent, because public job postings these days get like hundreds of applicants that might not even be qualified for the job. I am now convinced that this is how most hiring is done and just going around doing a bunch of job applications by hand is a complete waste of time and energy.
This is how I got my current job. They advertised it as temp, but it turned into a full-time contractor job where the company keeps us around for years but refuses to actually hire any of us and give us the standard paid time off and other benefits.
Is it ideal? No. But it beats retail by a long shot.
It’s more like thousands. My small company had two positions posted and got something like 5000 applications in the first week or two. I think it ended at almost 10000.
I've been wondering about this lately, as I'm unhappily employed but don't want Indeed to be the only place I window shop.
The challenge is, I'm not really sure what to look for in terms of "good" recruiters. Based on your recent experience, do you have any tips or advice you'd be willing to offer?
Watch out for small new recruiting firms trying to take advantage of the market, good chance without reputation/experience they won’t get people hired. Stick with established places/people with good reviews (probably on the hell that is LinkedIn)
how do you find a recruiter?
I was referred to one by a friend personally, she gave me the name of the person that helped her find a job when she was unemployed. Apparently if your resume is shiny enough they will come to you via linkedin. Other than that there's looking up firms or individual recruiters on google or linkedin that have good relationships in your desired industry/locale, giving them your resume, and hoping for the best.
I get lots of recruiters pinging me on LinkedIn and always assumed it was a scam. I'm also in a pretty niche industry and have desirable experience though, so maybe they do just want me
I just posted my resume on Linked in and was contacted by like a dozen different recruiters over a few months. I imagine that this varies a lot by profession.
When I used to do data entry, I contacted a couple of recruiting firms I found on Google, and they were able to find me suitable work very quickly.