Search Firms can really help you find the job you want, but if you want to get the best from them there are some basic rules to follow.
- Choose the top three search firms that cover jobs in the sector you want to work in. They can help you learn more about the sector and the organisations that could offer you a job. The more you can build up specialist knowledge of the sector the better your chances of impressing a potential employer.
- Develop a contact person in each search firm that you speak to regularly, find out which employers are expanding or looking for new people and when the search firm might be getting a new assignment to find new employees. Then you can schedule a call to the search firm when they expect to get the assignment. Timing is everything to get ahead of others and have advance warning of new job opportunities.
- Be as clear as you can be about the type of role you are looking for as this will help the search firm target the right potential jobs for you. In parallel demonstrate a willingness to research and prepare very thoroughly for any job roles they submit you for so that they are confident you will impress a potential employer.
- When a specific job role is being handled by a search firm they should have lots of useful information about it including a detailed document describing the role, the organisation and the requirements for applicants. The search firm may have placed other people into jobs at the organisation and therefore will also be able to brief you on the organisation's culture, the selection process, the people you will meet and what they will be looking for in applicants.
- Prepare for any meetings with search firms for a specific job role by getting them to email you the job role description document and then make sure sure your CV highlights areas of your skills, knowledge and experience that match up to the key job role requirements.
By following these simple rules with a focus on full research and preparation you will persuade the search firms that they would be putting forward an impressive candidate to potential employers with a strong chance of success.
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