Its a rough & tough market today, lots of layoffs and lots of uncertainty. What do you do, who do you turn to?
Call a Recruiter!
1. Call Kane Partners if you specialize in IT, Engineering, Manufacturing/Production, Scientific, Executive/Management. If not research agencies that specialize in your area of experitse that cover the local region you are searching or willing to commute too. Just because an agency isnt in your town or state, does not mean they cant help you.
2. Once you find an agency contact them and send your current resume. Prior to the call make sure you have taken the time to update your resume and have it ready. Dont be afraid to ask if they have any advise or tips to help improve your resume.
3. GRAMMER GRAMMER - you would be suprised how many grammatical errors are on resumes, from spelling to punctuation to word use. Ask someone a family member, friend or neighbor to take a look at your resume, is it clear consise and without error.
4. Agencies are free to YOU! Companies pay the agencies to find the best people on the market, active and passive.
5. They help negotiable salaries and benefits packages, making sure you get the best possible offer with out loosing the deal.
6. They give you the back story of the company, the need, why its open, insight on who will be interviewing you and ultimately what to expect. Kane Partners will coach you prior to the interview so you are prepared when you walk in to be at your best.
7. Feedback. Because agencies are working with the agency you will be more likely to get timely feedback.
8. They know the market. Agencies are paid for their knowledge of the market and candidates. An agencies can best place you in a company and interview.
With all this in mind we strongly recommond you reach out to an agency to get a feel for the market, know the patterns and know how to position yourself so you can get the job and not loose out to someone else.
In today's market you have to play smart and get your resume to the right people not just reply to any ad online that "looks like it fits".
For more information call Kane Partners and we will be more then happy to help!!
Monday, October 6, 2008
Need a Job.... Call a Recruiter!
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What if I am not looking to leave my job, but I am not sure if my company will be having layoffs? Should I still call a recruiter if I am not actively looking to leave?
Thanks for your question! My suggestion would be to get a feel for the market and see what might be available, if their is little or your type of work is slow I would strongly suggest contacting Kane Partners to at least be on the look out for something. What you dont want to happen is to wait until the pink slip hits your desk and they its a mad dash to find a new position. The job search does take time, it is better to be a step ahead and not a step behind.
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