EXECUTIVE JOB SEEKERS: ARE YOU FRUSTRATED BY THESE 2 KEY FACTORS THAT MAKE RESPONDING TO JOB ADVERTS EVEN HARDER?

Media reports on the job market rarely contain good news for job seekers, especially at the executive level.?

We continuously hear the despair of those sharing their experiences of a challenging job market, poor recruitment processes, ghosting and the last-minute withdrawal of vacancies.?

The job market is consistently influenced by a background of global political, economic and environmental fragility, forcing re-thinking, restructuring and recruitment alternatives.

Given all that, shouldn’t we still expect a better way for job seekers??

The job market appears to be frustrated by two key factors that have emerged from a rapidly changing landscape.?

FACTOR 1 – TECHNOLOGY?

For the last 20+ years, the greater use of technology has enabled job seekers to find and apply for a wider range of advertised vacancies.

That has dramatically increased the number of applicants for each vacancy, which has been met with more technology solutions – sold to improve the process – and provide a front-line filtering mechanism.?

Furthermore, AI is now also being used to create job specifications – most probably based on job descriptions – but those rarely reflect the job that needs doing.

You, like most executives, will already recognise that most job descriptions bear little resemblance to the job being interviewed for, or the expected deliverables from it.

HUMAN EXPERIENCE IS SADLY LACKING IN THE PROCESS.

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Bernard Pearce is The Executive Career Transition Specialist. He empowers executives to navigate complex career challenges, seamlessly transition into new roles and achieve their professional goals. His comprehensive understanding and unique approach consistently deliver exceptional results that build or restore your self-esteem, self-respect and self-confidence. He helps you become who you are capable of being – significant.

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FACTOR 2 – HUMAN INEXPERIENCE?

The initial human involvement – after you’ve been through the technology grinder – tends to have minimal experience in the workplace and absolutely no appreciation of working at executive levels.?

Job descriptions created by HR departments have little relevance to the role itself and carry few clues to the measurable outcomes expected from the incumbent.?

This increases the reliance on technology to fill the gap which does not help you or the organisations needing you either!?

So how can any viable judgement be made that might identify the right person?

Could that be why 40% of new executive placements begin to fail within their first few months??

There are some great recruiters who do have considerable experience and expertise – but please recognise that even they are not in business to help you get your next job.?

Their business is to provide a short list of ideal candidates to the organisations paying for their services. They are not working for you.

Sadly, if the wider range of humans involved have little experience and the technology is flawed too, there can be little wonder why the quality of executive recruitment is so poor.

WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN FOR THE EXECUTIVE JOB SEEKER??

You cannot change the system. You could try, but the time and effort required will be a major distraction from your job search and probably won’t have any effect. So you must be better prepared to win through it!?

Re-writing your CV to match flawed job descriptions potentially dilutes your real value.?

Even then, at the interview, your ‘adjusted’ presentation risks a lack of congruence between the person perceived in your CV and the one they see in front of them.

So, there’s no guarantee you will match what the organisation actually needs.

WHAT SHOULD THE EXECUTIVE JOB SEEKER DO??

Firstly, you must be clear on what makes you different and better than your competitors and present that clearly too. If you can’t or won’t tell them, they won’t know.

Secondly, you need to learn how to approach the job market differently – both the visible jobs and those not advertised. You need to know how to help recruiters to help you.

If you can’t do that, we need to speak soon.?

There’s no point complaining about the job market, the ineffectiveness of the recruitment system, or insisting that discrimination in any form is getting in the way.

It’s your job search and your future. You cannot afford to get it wrong.?

There’s no shame if you’ve never learned the right way, but there is real concern if you continue to follow the herd in what doesn’t work.

DON’T DECEIVE YOURSELF – YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO GET IT WRONG THIS TIME.

Hoping the job search world will be kind to you risks deluding yourself.?

It can be a hard, cold and lonely experience, but even worse when you haven’t even got the first stage right.

IT’S YOUR FUTURE – DOES IT MATTER TO YOU?

If now isn’t the right time – how much worse must things get before it is?

If now is the right time, we ought to speak soon.?

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Bernard Pearce – The Executive Career Transition Specialist

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