One out of five. Maybe as few as one out of every ten. That’s how many available executive jobs are actually ever advertised. Here’s another fact to know: practically ALL executives looking for work apply only to advertised jobs. Put these two facts together and you have nearly 100% of executives in transition applying for 10 — 20% of the available positions. Which points to one more, clear fact: job boards aren’t the answer. The best hires come from personal referrals: people whom the hiring manager knows or who are referred by someone he knows…and trusts. Getting close to executives at target companies who will personally (and discreetly) refer you to the manager who will hire you is hard work.
Tech Valley Connect (TVC) makes these connections and they are still the only organization in the country modeling a regional commitment from employers to spousal employment. Having created a consortium of employers who commit to high level informational interview, TVC helps spouse/partners of new hires within the consortium find jobs 39% faster than the national average.
To learn more unique ways to address employee retention click on…Tech Valley Connect or contact the author at [email protected] . Angela McNerney is President of Tech Valley Connect, an organization assisting newly relocating professionals and their families to assimilate into the Capital Region of upstate New York.
