Secrets of the Hidden Job Market: Change Your Thinking to Get the Job of Your Dreams

Janet White
Wingspan Press (2007)
ISBN 1595940529
Reviewed by Cathy Yanda for Reader Views (10/06)

You’re not “filling an opening;” you’re solving a company’s problem. When you look at job seeking in this manner, everything you are currently doing changes and so does your success. With “Secrets of the Hidden Job Market,” Janet White will revolutionize the way look for your next job. She gives you the inside scoop on recruiters, want ads, human resources, headhunters, employment agencies, resume services, and more.

Do you have a job objective you can write in six words or less? Should your resume be written from the employer’s perspective? Do you think you are never too old to have the job of your dreams? Do you believe you have the experience for your dream job? Should your cover letter be written like a sales letter? Do you know whether you should accept a beverage from the interviewer? If so, do you know why? Should you avoid discussing your current or past compensation during the interview? Is your follow-up call about the employer? Should the interviewer do most of the talking during the interview? Have you done the research and have a list of companies you WANT to work for? Janet points you to the correct answers. Unless you responded ‘yes’ to all of these questions, this book should be on your desk.

When you want something badly enough and believe it’s already yours, the impossible becomes possible. Janet explains the difference between being a traditional job seeker and a contrarian. There are a few things you need to remember:  1) The universe will give you whatever you focus on., 2) Know what you want and believe it is already yours., 3) Decide what you want to do and take the proper actions to allow it to come to you., 4) Do your homework.

If you are serious about finding the position you want, with the company you have chosen, “Secrets of the Hidden Job Market” is the book for you. If you prefer to go about job hunting in the same old way, with the same tired results, purchase a copy of this book for your best friend. They can loan it to you after they get the job of your dreams.

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