When you are looking for a job
The cards are stacked against you.
Why?
Because: |
1. Supply and Demand
2. Need (or Desperation)
3. The Employer has Secret Tactics
(Because of increasing risk) |
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Take a quick look at each of these.
1. Supply and Demand
There are almost always more job seekers than jobs. Spikes in prosperity in the economy that at the time seem like they will never end, do end. Even in these periods, there are usually more job seekers than jobs.
Current released unemployment figures are always only a small part of the picture. These figures are usually just for new jobless claims. What about the people who have run out of unemployment benefits but are still looking for work? What about the fortunate ones who never bothered to file at all (probably thinking it would be easier to get a job)? There are new graduates every year entering the job market.
What about all of the people who for whatever reason are working below their previous salaries or positions and are looking to move back up? There are always people working part time who are looking for full time employment. Think about the people who are unhappy in their present positions who are looking for new jobs. Everyday new immigrants arrive to America for work. What about the companies that have decided to outsource and eliminate more positions?
Are you beginning to get the picture? As a job seeker you need every possible advantage you can get your hands on. You need to know the employer secrets to succeed at job hunting, resumes, interviews, and negotiating.
2. Need (or Desperation)
When is the worst time to look for a job? When you need one. When do most people look for a job? When they need one. Why is this the worst time to look for a job? Looking for a job when you need one puts you in the most vulnerable or weakest position.
When you go to a job interview needing a job, you focus on yourself. Most people have only one source of income and that is ‘a job.' Therefore, when you need a job, all of your eggs are in one basket.
Commonly, the employer may be interviewing and selecting from hundreds of people for a single position. You are not going to make or break them. On the other hand, you may have few prospects and really need the job you are applying for. Your life could depend on getting work now.
For job hunting, interviewing, and negotiating, this puts you at the short end of the stick. From this position, I'm not sure you even have a hold of the stick. In fact, sooner or later, most likely you are going to feel like you got hit with a stick.
In most instances, if you need a job now to pay your bills next week, next month, or in the next six months, you are desperate. That's a strong statement! But think about this: The average amount of time a person spends looking for a job is more than three months and can be considerably longer. This is affected by economic conditions, geography, and industry. Many professional people take over a year to find the right employment. A career change can take two years or more. You could starve!
I have met very few companies that would not be able to pay their bills in the next week to three months if they did not hire a certain employee. The employer is almost always in the driver's seat and holds the cards.
Even if and when a new job is landed there are almost always no guarantees of length of employment or satisfaction. ( Imagine a job satisfaction guarantee. ) Your new job may turn out to be completely different than you expected.
Most people who need a job, blow the interview. Without specific job selling skills, desperation always shows. Most people who need a job, end up working for less money than they are capable of earning. Without specific negotiating skills, you could be paid considerably less .
Most people who get a job under the condition of desperation are not satisfied with the job. Often their impression of the job is clouded by their lack of focus at the time of interviewing and hiring. They settle for less compensation than they know they are capable of earning.
Most people are dissatisfied with their jobs within one year .
What are the two biggest complaints?
NUMBER ONE “The job is not what I expected.”
Who's fault is this? If someone dissatisfied with their jobs within one year, and the number one complaint is the job is different than the employee expected, then the job candidate are not accurately assessing the employer or the position.
NUMBER TWO “I am not making enough money.”
If anyone is not making enough money after only one year on the job, unless the employer has reneged on a raise or initiated a substantial pay cut, which is not likely, the employee has no one to blame but him or her self. Either the candidate accepted a job with inadequate pay, or did not negotiate effectively.
What can you do to avoid these situations? You can read and learn the employer secrets and use the ‘job selling' skills and negotiating tactics described in this book. You need to know what employer secrets are and how to use them to make sure you are offered the job you want, want the job you're offered, and get the money you deserve.
The secrets in this book and the methods of how to use them are to help YOU get the JOB and PAY you want. You need to know their questions and have your answers prepared. You also must know what questions to ask. 98% of all job candidates have not prepared and do not ask the right questions.
3. Employer Secrets
Employers might spend one thousand times more money to hire you than you spend to get a job. Most employer secrets are designed to protect them and increase their odds of success. Your awareness of employer practices and possessing the knowledge to deal with them will increase your odds of success.
After years of consulting and delving into the deepest business secrets,
I know that if you're not aware of employer interview practices
and have the skills to deal with them, the cards are stacked against you.
The secrets and methods exposed in this book will help you turn that stack of cards
in to a house of cards , and if you have ever built a house of cards,
you know how easily one will fall! |
