The HCS Strategy for Identified Online Job Postings
For all the perennial die-hard internet job posting junkies out there, the first steps are simple, but they take time. In this post, I present the HCS Strategy for Identified Online Job Postings.
Don’t rush to click “Send” on your resumé! Depending on the job posting date, the average search takes 60-90+ days to fill with the right person.
Here is comprehensive list that you can begin using right away on online job postings:
1. Do not hit “Apply Now”!
2. Research – Research – Research. What you can find out about this company — its competition, future trade shows/conferences/associations, and EVERYONE associated with it (i.e. corporate officers, board members, board advisors, etc.).
3. If you are referred by someone to this job lead, call the referring party and meet at Starbucks and play 20 questions with him or her.
4. Check LinkedIn for all current/previous internal company contacts.
5. Check industry/company LinkedIn Groups for any buzz about this company.
6. If the company is local or regional, drive by the office and walk in the door. Ask for an annual report (if it’s a public company) and any available product literature.
7. Check the local Chamber of Commerce member status.
8. Subscribe to Hoovers.com company financial report.
9. Create a Google Alert on the CEO/President/Owner (the “Hiring Authority”) and read all times he/she is mentioned, where they speak, what they say, and anytime the company is mentioned online.
10. Call your career coach when you are done collecting data to discuss the “correct” next steps.
Good Hunting!
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Mark James, CPC is the founder and CEO of Hire Consulting Services (HCS). Established in 1999, HCS is a highly customized executive outplacement and career coaching firm for executive-level professionals.
Mark is equipped with over 25 years of experience in Executive Career Management Coaching, as well as Outplacement and Executive Search Consulting. He is the author of the three best-selling books—Keys to the C Suite: Unlock the Doors to Executive Career Path Success, The Interview Mindset: The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Your Career, and The Recruiter Mindset: The Ultimate Guide to Working with Executive Search Recruiters.
Mark uses a proven and successful strategy and structured process to fully enable his clients to conduct a professional job search campaign and with the singular goal of securing their next career opportunity in significantly less time it would take without a career coach. Clients gain a new perspective of their marketing value coupled with executing a strategic plan and closing the deal on their new role in their next job.
