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The Way a Typical employer Prefers to fill a Vacancy
From within: promotion of a full-time employee, or promotion of a present part-time employee, or hiring aformer consultant for in-house or contract work, or hiring a former “temp” full-time. employer’s thoughts: “I want to hire someone whose work I have already seen.” (Alow-risk strategy for the employer.) implication for Job-hunters: See if you can get hired at an organization you have hosen—as a temp, contract worker, orconsultant—aiming at a c full-time position only later (or not at all). Using proof: hiring an unknown job-hunter who brings proof of what he or she can do, with regards to theskills needed. implication for Job-hunters: If you are a programmer, bring a program you have done—with its code; if you are a photographer, bring p hotos; if youare a counselor, bring a case study with you; etc. Using a Best Friend or Business colleague: hiring someone whose work a trusted friend of yours has seen (perhapsthey worked for him or her). implication for Job-hunters: Find someone who knows the person-who-has-the-power-to-hire at your target organization, who also knows yourwork and will introduce you two. Using an Agency they trust: this may be a recruiter or search firm the employer has hired; or a private employment agency—both ofwhich have checked you out, on behalf of the employer.

The Way a Typical Job-Hunter Prefers to fill a Vacancy

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5 6Using an Ad they have placed (online or in newspapers, etc.). Using a resume: even if the resume was unsolicited (if the employer is desperate).

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