[wplug-jobs] Tips on conducting a stealth job search

[Zachary Uram]

Pat that is very interesting. How exactly does one acquire these personal
contacts?

Zach

On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 12:32 PM, Pat Barron <pat at lectroid.com> wrote:

> The best way I've found to handle this is by personal networking -
> contacting people you think might have connections in the specific area you
> want to work in, and making discreet inquiries.  Just be sure to make it
> clear that you don't want the candidate's identity made widely known.  This
> is a common kind of situation, and people understand it.
>
> It's crucial to build connections for this type of search in advance,
> before such a need arises - that way, you already have people to talk to
> when the need presents itself, and you don't need to scramble around
> searching in a situation where time may be a factor.  If you don't already
> have the appropriate connections before you even start the search, it may
> already be too late.
>
> My own experience is that most of the best jobs are found in exactly this
> way - by personal networking.  The usefulness of searching via things like
> job postings is often limited.  Frequently, either a job posting
> (particularly one that's been posted for a long time) is looking for the
> mythical "pink squirrel" that they're probably never going to find (and the
> current wisdom seems to be that it's better to leave a job unfilled until
> you find the absolutely "perfect candidate", rather than hiring someone
> who's smart and could pick up the necessary skills quickly, but doesn't
> have the exact "pink squirrel" laundry list that's being sought), or else
> by the time a posting goes up the employer already knows exactly who
> they're going to hire and there's only a job posting in the first place
> because the employer has company policy or legal requirements to post the
> job, but they don't intend to hire (or even interview) anyone who "applies"
> for it, because it's effectively already filled....
>
> --Pat.
>
> On 1/7/2015 1:25 PM, John Lewis wrote:
>
>> Do you have any tips on conducting a successful stealth job search?
>>
>> One of the WPLUG board members may want to work closer to a certain
>> hacker space.
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