David Perry, a longtime headhunter, says you're wasting your time if you're looking for job postings online. And he should know: he's often the guy on the other side helping companies lure new talent. Perry, who's based in Ottawa, says that in the last 22 years he has accomplished 996 searches totaling $172 million in salary. And the bottom line in today's economy, he says, is you have to tap the "hidden job market."
Perry's also the co-author of "Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters" and he recently spoke with Fortune.
Just last month, Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis warned lawmakers at a high-profile Congressional hearing on the government's $700 billion rescue plan that he had no doubts 2009 would be an "awful year" for the credit card industry.
What's the "hidden job market"? How do you find these jobs? How can you get someone's attention? What something people should avoiv during a job interview? How about following up afterwards? How can someone attract a recruiter's attention? How can you really impress a potential employer?
