I’ve Used Job Boards. You Should, Too | JobSearchTV.com
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
If Job Boards Don’t Work, What Does?
Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter confesses to having used job boards when he was still doing recruiting and was trying to find candidates for clients. Here, he encourages you to do the same… But not as much as you normally do.
I know you as a job hunter are constantly being told not to use job boards to find work. I’ve used them. I think you should use them, too.
BUT
Job hunters overuse them. They spend 80% of their time on job boards when, in fact, job boards, only fill AT BEST 30% of all positions.
So why do you do it? The answer is because most of you are lazy. Most of you try to take the easy way out instead of doing the hard work necessary to network to find a job.
You see, when I say I use job boards, I also would network aggressively, I do LinkedIn research. I reach out to any number of people. I do direct mail campaigns. I talk to absolute strangers. I blog. I created videos.. I create impressions with people. I publish the e-zines. Several podcasts. I do a lot of things for people to find me and the work that I do.
You don’t do that.
If you’re working full time, yes, you come home and do some things but are there 5 minutes in the day where you can network with someone? 5 MINUTES?? You don’t take a break at some point for 5 minutes and reach out to someone you used to work with?
I don’t buy this, “I don’t have time” stuff. I’m working a lot and doing a lot of things. You can be doing that, too.
Don’t take the easy way out because it doesn’t really serve your career well.
I’m Interviewing For a Job and Saw That It Has Been Re-Posted
ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER
Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. He is hired to provide No BS Career Advice globally. That can involve job search, hiring staff, management, leadership, career transition and advice about resolving workplace issues. Schedule a discovery call at my website, www.TheBigGameHunter.us
He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with over 2500 episodes.
I do a livestream on LinkedIn, and YouTube (on the JobSearchTV.com account) Tuesdays and Fridays at 1 PM Eastern. You can send your questions about job search, hiring better, management, leadership or to get advice about a workplace issue to me via messaging on LinkedIn or in chat during the approximately 30-minute show.
Website: www.TheBigGameHunter.us
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/TheBigGameHunter
Courses: www.TheBigGameHunter.us/courses
Main YouTube: www.JobSearchTV.com
Instagram: http://instagram.com/jeffaltman
Facebook: http://facebook.com/nobscoachingadvice
Podcast: anchor.fm/nobsjobsearchadviceradio
Video Podcast: Spotify
Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffaltmancoach
Medium: jeffaltmancoach.medium.com
Resume & LinkedIn Profile critiques www.TheBigGameHunter.us/critiques
My courses are available on Skillshare
CareerFitter offers a free test and if you want career recommendations, upgrade to the paid version https://www.TheBigGameHunter.us/career
We grant permission for this post and others to be used on your website as long as a backlink is included to www.TheBigGameHunter.us and notice is provided that it is provided by Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter as an author or creator.
