Passive Job Seeking 101
Posted by Mark Avera on 16 Jul 2007 at 01:32 pm | Tagged as: Career Advice, Construction Jobs, Interviewing
I’ve decided to kick this week off with a short, two or three part series on passive job seeking.
To start things off, I suppose a definition would be in order. The best I’ve seen is this, “A passive candidate is someone who is not looking for a job, but would be open to taking one of the right opportunity came along” (source).
Let’s suppose for a moment that you are one of these candidates. You’re satisfied with your job, but you realize there may be something better. What can you do? What should you do?
First and foremost, let me recommend starting your search within your present company. Often, expressing your desire to face and overcome new challenges and larger obstacles to your employers will be productive. Perhaps there are other openings within the company, or new projects that you can work on, effectively allowing you to change jobs without changing employers. This is always the first avenue I recommend pursuing.
Aside from this, there are discrete and effective ways to ensure you stay ‘in the running’ for other positions. Tune in tomorrow to learn how to stay competitive for a new job without risking your current one.
Read my full article on “Passive Job Seeking and Construction”
[...] This topic goes hand in hand with one I covered a few weeks ago: Passive Job Seeking. Check out the article on TopBuildingJobs.com and the 3-part series on the blog: 101, 201, 301. [...]
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