As we approach Thanksgiving, I want to take a moment to thank you for subscribing and for following me for as long as you have.
Having been in search for as long as I have, I appreciate the challenges that some of you experience with your careers, not just simply as a job hunters but the lack of fulfillment many. of you are experiencing.
What I keep seeing is people being conditioned to being average, rather than exceptional. Is it any wonder that work is not as fulfilling as we want.
So I am breaking with recruiting at the end of the year to do career, leadership, executive coaching not the sort of life coaching focused on helping you lose weight, stop smoking.
Thanks, again, for being here and Happy Thanksgiving.
Jeff
Am I Limiting Myslf By Working With One Recruiter?
The Reality of Recruiting
Do you think that every employer is talking with every recruiter on the planet, in your country, in your city, in your region, in your area of expertise in that country, region, city or market area? Of course not.
Put yourself in the position of an employer and receiving a call from someone that you've never heard of before, who is saying, "
I have this great guy. You really need to talk to her. She's terrific. He's colossal. He's fabulous! You really need to talk to her. Oh! You don't have any positions open right now!"(Yes, I know I alternated gender pronouns). Then they call the next employer that has never heard of them before, saying much the same thing and getting turned down again . . . and again . . . and again.
Why? Because there is no relationship between the 2 parties. There was no contract in place. There is no access to the jobs that are open at this firm.
Recruiters do not get on the phone and call individual companies on behalf of a particular job hunter with any regularity. Yes, some do and some say that they will (and don't). Let's also assume that the person that you're speaking with is remarkably honest and they are recruiting firm works with every employer in your market area. If that's New York City, Los Angeles, or the Bay area, what do you think the likelihood of that is?
For the next few weeks, I will be running an end of year sale for my coaching services. In addition to purchasing 2 one hour sessions (or 4 half hour sessions), you or the recipient of this gift will receive a free membership in
JobSearchCoachingHQ.com plus PDF's of a number of my books and guides,
