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I've had three jobs since I earned my degree, and I didn't find any
of them in the want ads. None of them were advertised. I found
two through temp-to-perm situations, and the most recent was
through diligent efforts at flooding the market with resumes.
>Most authors of books and articles that I have read on this subject say
that
>reading help wanted ads is one of the least efffective methods of
>conducting a job search. The "hidden job market," touted by these
>"experts" and uncovered via dogged networking is supposedly the best
>method and is where the "real" jobs are.
>IMHO, this is a lot of hogwash. Because this idea had been burned into my
I tend to disagree. I used to read the want ads all the time to supplement
my
job search. I came close a few times that way, so it isn't a terrible way
to go.
But in no case should it be the only thing you do.
>advertised. But many others are. So why not use both methods?
Agreed.
Doug
Douglas S. Bailey, Technical Writer
System Software Documentation
Intergraph Corporation
Huntsville, AL 35894-0001
x6072
