Are You A Placeable Job Candidate?
By Carl Mueller
In other words, are you someone who will
easily find new work if and when the need
arises?
Recruiters often talk about whether or not
a job searcher is placeable. This distinction
determines whether or not a recruiter will
work with you to help you find a new job.
A placeable job candidate is a person who
a recruiter can place with one of their clients
and as a result, get paid. This job candidate
has great skills, has a great background and
generally has the traits that a recruiter
can get paid to place within a company.
Recruiters look for the "most placeable
candidate" when they are trying to fill
a position. They look for the most desirable
candidate who will get a job offer and
take the job.
A non-placeable candidate is one that
recruiters won’t work with because they
are not someone that companies will generally
pay a recruiter to find.
Recruiters get paid to place candidates,
therefore we look for placeable candidates.
Quite frankly, some job searchers won’t
get placed by a recruiter because companies
simply won’t pay for every candidate put
in front of them.
For a company to pay a recruiter to hire
a particular person, this person had better
be exceptional in one way or another and
had better have above average skills.
If you are the type of person who can
easily be found on an Internet job board
or if your skills and experience are pretty
well-supplied, why would a company pay
a recruiter when they could find such
a person themselves, possibly for free?
They won’t.
Here are some ways to ensure that you
are seen as being a top-tier job candidate
in the eyes of recruiters and employers:
1. Ensure you are available and reasonable.
You are available for interviews and you
are reasonable in terms of your overall
expectations ie. salary expectations.
You are someone that a recruiter wants
to help and someone that an employer wants
to hire.
2. Understand what makes you stand out
from other people and ensure it’s well-documented
on your resume. What makes you exceptional?
What skills do you have that are hard
to find and in demand? Make sure you sell
yourself during the interview process,
too.
3. Realize that employers want people
who have a stable work history. If you
jump from job to job, expect to be asked
during interviews why you leave jobs frequently.
4. Ensure that your career shows progression.
Each job you hold should move you forward
in terms of the level of responsibilities
and skills required. Taking a new job
for short term gain (ie. more money) can
result in long term pain if it doesn’t
move your career forward.
5. Be honest. The worst thing you can
do is lie because when you inevitably
get caught, you will have a lot of explaining
to do. People typically lie about their
job title, responsibilities, salary and
education. Don’t be one of those people.
Tell the truth.
6. Understand that recruiters help people
they like and employers hire people who
they like. All things being equal, a hiring
manager will hire someone they like over
someone they aren’t sure about. How likeable
are you?
7. Have great references. Anyone can
brag about their own accomplishments but
do your references say the same things
about you without being prompted?
8. Remain employed! The most desirable
job candidates are usually ones who are
already employed. The best position to
be in is when you are interviewing for
a job but are already happily employed
elsewhere. If you are unemployed, you
need to understand how you will respond
to questions about why you are unemployed
especially if you have been out of work
for some time.
Carl Mueller is an Internet entrepreneur
and professional recruiter who wants to
help you find your dream career.
Visit Carl's website to separate yourself
from other job searchers: http://www.find-your-dream-career.com
Sign up for The Effective Career Planner,
Carl’s free 5-day course: http://www.find-your-dream-career.com/effective-career-planner.html
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