Talk about a few quick facts about the economy/job market. Use the last fact to transition into the next slide, and talk about why companies don’t advertise positions.
These are more reasons why companies don’t advertise for jobs and why to look in other areas.
So how do we find these hidden jobs?
Basic tips on how to tap into the hidden job market. Internet sites to go into and show them how to find smaller companies/ all companies. FirmFind- It is hyperlinked to Jobs.utah.gov. Walk them through step by step and show them examples of how one could use it to locate employers. Reference USA- Anyone with a Salt Lake County library card can access this for free. I’ve hyper linked Reference USA to the Salt Lake County Library. These are the steps to access it from there. 1. Click Research Room 2. Click Reference Tools 3. Click Business and Legal 4. Click Business and Legal again 5. Click Reference USA 6. Put in Library card number and pin 7. Look up company you are targeting 8. Look for similar companies within the area
Statistics to demonstrate that one should look into all types of jobs especially small organizations. Also to show that they may have more success contacting a smaller companies. Smaller companies are more likely to be part of the hidden job market.
More reasons to look at smaller companies.
More encouragement to be more proactive and target the hidden job market. Talk a little about changing some of their assumptions/methods to get employed.