The Job Fairy – a True Story

The supposed Job Fairy is believed to deliver promising perfectly-matched jobs magically to any job seeker willing to place their resume under a pillow at night.  This false belief is as bogus as the Easter Bunny and other frivolous stories for the inexperienced.
The true reality for current job seekers is one of a long, arduous process fraught with frustration and major disappointment.  Over the past 15 years I have spoken to thousands of professionals looking for job opportunities to get hired.  These college-trained graduates with sometimes over 25 years of work experience still falsely believe that their next job offer will just drop into their laps.
Unfortunately for all, colleges fail to prepare students, and hence experienced workers, how to go about marketing yourself to get a new job.  Probably you can recall those days as a fresh grad, armed with new teachings you were thrust into the reality of the job market.  However in those carefree times a generous hiring manager was still willing to give new employees a start in business, etc.
Fast forward to today.  Many businesses are downsizing, closing and cutting costs to remain competitive in the fiercely competitive marketplace.  This is hardly a climate to give a recent hire a chance or even provide the opportunity to prove their abilities.  When they are hiring someone, the company expects them to contribute immediately to the bottom line or solve fierce business dilemmas.
These unrealistic expectations by companies are readily seen in the many job postings and hiring advertisements specifying that the candidate MUST have 12 year’s experience, an awesome track record and a required college degree with a 3.9 or above.  They feel that only these qualified candidates can possibly compete in their specific arena.  Forgetting that the chances that this rare breed would even consider that job, and at an unrealistic salary or 65+ hours a week situation.
One of the most enabling sources of false hope is the reliance previously upon third party Recruiters for job changes.  While true that many older executives got amazing opportunities through numerous practicing recruiters; it is sadly a dying breed.  Up until about 2008, recruiters were a real factor in executive placements into lucrative hiring companies.  They had extensive business relationships built up with companies and were able to provide viable candidates regularly.  Then the beast called the internet surged into the forefront of matching and distribution of available job postings.  
Relatively quickly, companies realized that on their own they could receive many very qualified job candidates within days rather than months as was the case typically using recruiters.  Also at little or no cost to the companies.  The recruiters would charge companies tens of thousands of dollars for their services.  The internet is generally FREE.
Fortunately a 12 STEP Employment System has recently been developed which hooks job seekers up with hiring companies quickly.  Often within weeks, face-to-face interviews occur and the job hunter returns to productive work, without a Job Fairy.  Go now to http://muchbetterjobs.com to obtain these proven job search methods and avoid months of looking unsuccessfully for that new job.

And that, friends, is a true story about the Job Fairy.