So What If You’re Not Perfect? Apply Anyway!

on July 26, 2012

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Just because you don’t hit every bullet point in a job ad that sounds like a great fit for you, don’t let that deter you from applying. Harvard Business Review notes that 4 in 10 employers have at least one position for which they cannot find an “ideal candidate.” Quite frankly, that sounds on the low side to us.  Companies have gotten so accustomed to finding excuses not to hire over the past four years, they’ve forgotten that when you actually need to hire someone, you don’t get the luxury of waiting for perfection.  So take a risk!     Read More →

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How Good People CAN Get Jobs: Four Great Ways to Beat the “System”

on June 14, 2012

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We knew our post last week, Why Good People Can’t Get Jobs, was going to touch a nerve.  It’s like there are two job markets out there: one where companies can’t find skilled candidates, and another where qualified applicants apply and never hear a peep.  Something’s broken, and a big culprit is the multiplicity of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATSs) that many companies use to handle online job applicants. But good news: there are ways to up your chances of success.    Read More →

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Poll Results: Where’s the Job Market Headed?

on February 27, 2012

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As you can see below, those of you answering our poll about the job market are mostly an optimistic lot — but only in the most cautious of ways. More than 88% of you think the job market’s headed for better days, but that includes the 62% of you who see the improvement being part of a “long, slow slog.”

Here’s hoping that the economic news for the rest of 2012 continues going onward and upward….

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The Hired Guns Poll: Where’s the Job Market Headed?

on February 9, 2012

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Recession is Over! (If you want it.)This past couple of weeks have brought some hopeful signs for the economy. Last month, the U.S. gained 243,000 jobs. The unemployment rate is now “only” 8.3% — the lowest it’s been in three years, and that doesn’t seem like a fluke — it’s the fifth straight month of decline. In fact, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s first-quarter Survey of Professional Forecasters predicts that the economy will add an average of 144,100 jobs a month in 2012.

We’ve been here before — in fact, in the first quarter of last year it seemed as if the economic wind was at our backs, but it didn’t pan out. We’re wondering whether or not you think this one’s different. It’s worth noting that the rate of “long-term unemployed” (those unemployed for over 27 weeks) did not change, and that the worse and worse economic news from Europe isn’t likely to encourage much hiring.

With all this uncertainly, we wanted to turn to you, to see what you think the job market will do in the next 6-9 months. Pull out your crystal ball…

Poll not showing up? You can take it here.

[Image: Pablo Alvarado/Flickr]

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