Help for College Grads in Dismal Job Market: Free Job Search Tips Proven to Work in Any Economy
Free job search tips on audio CD for graduating college seniors, from the author of Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0.
Minneapolis, Minn. (PRWEB) May 22, 2009 -- The unemployment rate among college graduates has more than doubled from a year ago, to 4.3 percent. Nearly 2 million college grads are without jobs. And a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers predicts that employers will hire 22 percent fewer graduating seniors than this time last year.
All of which spells trouble for graduating college seniors, about to enter the toughest job market in decades.
"Even highly qualified seniors will have to work harder this year to land their first job after graduation," says David E. Perry, co-author of Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0 (Wiley; June 2009).
"To get noticed by employers in today's dismal economy, in which the average job search takes nearly 6 months, job seekers need to use unconventional, low-cost tactics that are proven to work," says Perry.
"When it comes to finding your first job, know this: Only about 15-20% of jobs are advertised online, in the newspaper, or at a job fair. Yet, this small number of jobs is being chased by about 80-90% of college grads, who have never been taught differently," says Perry.
"To stand out amid today's cut-throat competition, you must be among the 20% of smart job seekers who go after the 80% of jobs that are never advertised, most of which are at small businesses with fewer than 500 employees. Contrary to popular belief, there are jobs and there is hope for college grads -- they just need to know where to look," advises Perry.
To address this, Perry is making available a free audio CD with Guerrilla Job Search tips that work in economic boom times and in recessions, for recent college graduates and experienced workers alike.
Listeners will learn proven, unconventional ways to find a first job after graduation, including:
| | - Why the "hidden job market" has gone even further underground in the Recession of 2009 ... and how every graduating college senior can benefit.
- How to create a "board of directors" and find a job faster with the same method used by every Fortune 500 company.
- Why traditional networking is a total waste of time -- and what to do instead.
- How to humanize the job market and get noticed by employers ... while most job seekers are still waiting for jobs to appear on Monster or CareerBuilder.
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The CD is being given away at no charge at this web site: GetMyFirstJob.com.
David Perry is managing director of executive search firm Perry-Martel International and the author of Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0.
http://www.GetMyFirstJob.com
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