Get The Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring: Take Charge of Your Career, Find a Job You Love, and Earn What You Deserve

Chapter 56. Every Company Is Hiring All the Time, Even in a Down Economy

It's time for the rubber to meet the road, and for you to knock some doors down. But first, I want to let you in on a big secret that, as a professional career coach for more than 15 years, I can reveal to you now. Here it is: Every company is hiring all the time — as long as you have what they need.

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Every company is hiring all the time — as long as you have what they need.

You read that right. Every company. All the time (unless they're about to go bankrupt). What does this mean to you? It means you should stop looking for job openings and look instead for needs, problems, and challenges!

I can't tell you how many times I've had clients shy away from a company on their Target List simply because they heard that the organization is not hiring. Guess what? Almost every time, I've had a slightly bolder client get multiple interviews at that very same organization, negotiate a great compensation package, and land a great job — all at the same time that other candidates were under the impression that "they're not hiring."

The rules of supply and demand are always in play — regardless of the economy, the unemployment headlines, or what your friends say. If you present yourself as a solution to a problem that's been costing the organization time, money, stress, headaches, and heartaches — and if you deliver your message with clarity, conviction, and reasonable proof (using all the tools in your Job Search Survival ...