George Allen Sr was wrong. He said, "If you want to catch more fish use more hooks." In other words, for job seekers, "If you want to land a new job make more job applications."
WRONG! If you want to land a new job you have to focus your activity in the areas that produce the most results.
We've been helping people with their careers for over 25 years and what we've found is that less than 10% of professional people find their next career move through the advertised market be it in the press or online through job boards, job alerts and job databases, company web sites and recruiter websites.
On the other hand, nearly 80% find their next role through developing the ability to find the right people to talk to. For professionals it's about approaching people directly and combining it with referrals, recommendations and professional networking. #proteuscareermanagement #jobsearch #jobseeking