You should have a list of large employers, targeted employers and/or nearby employers to contact regularly to see if they are hiring. Often you will find they are not. Sometimes they will tell you to check back in a specified period of time. Occasionally, you will find that someone quit unexpectedly and the employer is left to fill a gap in his/her workforce that you are eager to fill!
This article by Beverly Harvey does a good job of explaining why jobs in the Hidden Job Market exist and underlines the fact that most job openings, are not advertised at all.
Read: Understanding the Hidden Job Market
harveycareers.com - Often referred to as the “hidden job market” this segment of unadvertised positions has been recently increasing. A few of the reasons why jobs may not be posted and thus, classified as “hidden” in... by Beverly Harvey
One of the most common reasons that job seekers don’t find out about the vast majority of jobs that are available is due to fear. Fear of irritating an employer. Fear of asking for help. Fear of using the phone. If you can name it, there seems to be someone out there who fears it. You might have multiple fears associated with cold calling yourself.
Sometimes it helps just to know that you are not alone in your fears. Other times, you might need to bolster yourself up to overcome them. In the end, you just need to do it. The more you do, the easier it gets (truly!)
This article gives you some good insights to overcoming your fears.
How to Overcome Your Fear of Job Search Cold Calling
It Takes Confidence to Contact a Great Job Lead Out of the Blue, but it Can Be Learned
Read More: http://voices.yahoo.com/how-overcome-fear-job-search-cold-calling-218104.html by David Bellm
Most often, injured workers' self-confidence in general ahs taken a beating over time and it becomes almost a habit to be fearful of the future. You can use your fear to build your self-confidence and come out on top. This article does a pretty good job of convincing us we can actually use our fears to build (or rebuild) self-confidence.
How to Use Your Fear to Build Your Self-Confidence
Fear is a great confidence and success killer. “A Message
to Garcia,” written by Elbert Hubbard, is one of the best
essays on personal responsibility ever written. Hubbard has some great things
to say about facing your fears.
“The greatest mistake you can make is continually fearing that
you will make one.”
Read More:
http://www.careerealism.com/how-use-fear-build-self-confidence/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews by Bud Bilanich
