Job Seekers: Change How You Look for Work

Job hunting can feel like a game of hide and seek – recruiters and job seekers often find themselves searching in completely different places. Whether you’re actively looking for new opportunities or hoping to get discovered by your dream employer, understanding this disconnect is crucial. Let’s explore where recruiters are actually looking for talent, where […]

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Job hunting can feel like a game of hide and seek – recruiters and job seekers often find themselves searching in completely different places. Whether you’re actively looking for new opportunities or hoping to get discovered by your dream employer, understanding this disconnect is crucial.

Let’s explore where recruiters are actually looking for talent, where most job seekers focus their efforts, and how to bridge this gap to maximize your chances of landing the perfect role.

Modern Job Search Strategies for a Competitive Job Market

Let’s compare how recruiters source (look for) candidates versus how job seekers are looking for jobs. This identifies gaps in methods and strategies job seekers should apply.

Sourcing

Sourcing is what recruiters do when they look for people to fill jobs. Depending on the company, the industry and the role, they will use different strategies to find the best candidates.

Job boards are just one of the ways recruiters try to get applicants.

Approximately how much of your hiring is done through online job boards/recruiting platforms?

Sourcing vs Job Searching

While it’s challenging to do a direct comparison, the table below shows what recruiters do to look for candidates versus what job seekers do to look for jobs.

It’s important to note, the recruiting data below is taken from two questions. “how much of your hiring is done through online job boards/recruiting platforms” AND “Aside from job boards, which of the following resources do you use regularly for recruiting? (check all that apply)”

The job seeker answers are “check all that apply.” For a clearer comparison, I combined job seekers use of general job boards and industry job boards into one box.