Tag Archives: Networking

CareerXroads has released their 10th annual Source of Hire study. The study surveys large companies to see where they find their new employees. The Source of Hire study covers 36 large U.S. companies with over 1.3 million employees. These companies hired over 130,000 job seekers in 2010.

For the firms in the study the number one source of new hires was internal candidates and promotions, as you would expect. The top sources of external hires were:

• Referrals 27.5%
• Job Boards 24.9%
• Company web sites 18.8%

As ClearedJobs.Net is a job board, we were heartened to find ourselves following closely behind referrals! CareerXroads also notes that job seekers often end…

ClearedJobs.Net HR Strategist Patra Frame talks about the importance of networking, how to build your network and the challenges facing those transitioning from the military to the civilian world.

Job search is often a longer process than we want. And our activities can become stale or ineffective. Now is a great time to look at your search and see if it is time to re-do or try something new. 

Tip: Review your marketing materials with a friend

Ask an executive you know to go through your marketing materials and give you feedback. This should include your resume, a cover letter or two, your 45 second intro/bio speech, and your online presence. Another person’s eye often catches the omissions and errors we make but also can help you identify some great things about yourself that you are under-selling. 

And if you revise your resume,…

The Internet offers a lot of information on job search techniques and tools.  Unfortunately the quality is very uneven. And generally I would suggest you check out any sites that want money very, very carefully before punching in your credit card numbers. 

Here are some articles and suggested tools I do recommend.

LinkedIn Tips — CIO is not just for IT folks, their tips on using social media effectively in job search are really useful. 

Networking made easier – necessary since even many extroverts find networking hard and do it badly.

Social Media for Job Search – from our own Kathleen’s seminars, with extra emphasis for those who fear using it due…