The Myth of the Passive Candidate

Job Search Radio – The Experiment!

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Experiments

Since launching Job Search Radio several years ago, my shows have consisted of interviewing another expert about how to be more effective in your job search.

On this show, I am trying an experiment– using advice I have created for JobSearchCoachingHQ.com and sharing some of it on Job Search Radio.

I cover several things:

  • The Easiest Way to Negotiate a Higher Salary for Yourself
  • Tell Me About Yourself (The Advanced Answer)
  • The Single Best Question You Should Ask on Any Interview
  • Functional vs. Chronological Resumes
  • Using The Myth of the Passive Job Applicant to Your Advantage.

 

 

These are a few pieces of advice I offer at JobSearchCoachingHQ.com, my new site for job hunters with loads of great advice and the ability to ask me questions about your job search so that you don’t make deadly mistakes that cost you opportunities.

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Using The Myth of the Passive Job Applicant to Your Advantage

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains The Myth of the Passive Job Applicant and how to use it to your advantage.

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The Myth of The Passive Job Candidate Exposed

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I have been a recruiter for almost 40 years and many years ago, helped to create the myth of the superiority of the passive job applicant. The myth was created to combat the huge advertising advantage that larger search firms by inferring that the people they were representing were inferior.

The myth suggests that the passive job applicant is superior to because the active job hunter is the one who is a failure at their current firm or was cut by a company for inferior performance.

While those points may be true of some, most people who are looking for work were laid off because of economic circumstances, not because of incompetence and, if they are working and looking for work, because they are seeking a better opportunity elsewhere.

And, if you are someone who found a position by answering an ad, how do you feel hearing that others think less of your qualifications based upon the medium you were located by rather than through an evaluation of your skill and ability relative to others.

So, the next time a recruiter tries that that little speech with them, I hope you stand up proudly and tell them that you found your job through an ad (or found the recruiter who referred you to the job through an ad) and put this nonsense away once and for all.

 

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