Rita Ashley, Career Coach. Field tested advice for executives.

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By admin, December 9, 2008 1:23 pm

Read why job hunting during the holidays is a great idea.  As guest blogger on Single Minded Women I explain why this is so.

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By admin, July 19, 2008 3:15 pm

Bet you haven’t heard that before. But it is true. Except for vacations of key people (an easy work around), most companies have more time to interview; to hire. Later in the year, there are trade shows, conferences and all sorts of crash mode product deadlines to consider.

For companies whose fiscal year starts in June, summer is prime time for hiring. Money is available and the new org chart has just been created.

But the key reason summer is the best time to look for an Executive or Technology Professional job is because other people aren’t. Those who are considering a job change typically wait until September to begin their efforts; you have less competition.

One of my recent clients began his search in January but it wasn’t until May that the interviews were offered and June saw seven very real opportunities where he was one of three or four candidates. And each company signaled they wanted to move quickly.

You have to like those odds. He laid the groundwork in the preceding months and reaped the rewards when people he had contacted for leads began to email him about openings they just now heard about.

So let’s keep this secret to ourselves so you can keep competition to a minimum and find those hiring companies eager to have someone in place before all that craziness of September begins.

PS: Missed the summer hiring window? The holidays are also excellent for landing a job. Most folks are in town, relaxed and ready to spend that last dime left in the budget before the company’s new fiscal year begins.

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