By Larry Goldsmith, CWDP, P.E.T.
Employment Opportunities Do Exist.
Keep in mind that Jobs are created by a number of factors. In one circumstance, a job is created when an employee retires and an opening is created. Other conditions that can lead to the development of a new job can include:
- a newly-acquired project
- maternity leave
- company gaining a new contract
- spouse of a current employee being relocated by their employer
- new technologies being developed
Job creations are caused by many conditions. Populations change as a community becomes older, or when new ethnic groups migrate into a community causing changes in everything from types of restaurants to clothing and grocery stores. Other examples may be an increase or decrease in the level of education, changes in consumer tastes, or new business practices. All of these changes have a cause and effect on an area. A wise job seeker takes advantage of these changes.
Begin your job search with a positive view of the job market—don’t be shortsighted. Most job seekers focus only on job openings. Of course you might ask, “What else would you focus on?” Successful job seekers take another approach. They direct their focus on companies and organizations that employ people with their skill sets. Improve your odds by doing the same thing. There are many more jobs out there than advertised job openings. While many position openings are posted and advertised; many more are not.
The most effective job search demands that you focus on finding employers and industries that use your particular skills, and not focus just on finding posted job openings. Seek out companies and organizations in industries that employ people with skills similar to yours, or that hire people with similar job titles to yours. A job search focused in this manner will generate more opportunities, and quite often better quality jobs.
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