Market Signals (Week 41)

Because of how we work when supporting our clients, we have a very uniqueglimpseinto how over 5000 Executive Search companies and almost 20 000 decision makers react – the majority of which being located in Europe; and we collect and analyze how they respond; and we observe if and what kind of trends there are to leverage them into better career management & more effective job search methods.

Before there are trends, there are signals which we usually keep to ourselves. But these are not usual times, so we decided to share those market signals by the end of each week. If the country / context is important, we’ll add them. Otherwise, we’ll keep it general for confidentiality.

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Introduction to Market Signals (Week 41)

Before there are trends, there are signals! One KPI that Career Angels track to observe changes on the job market is the number of published job ads on LinkedIn.

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Free Materials: How to find and contact recruiters & companies; how to network

Dozens of the approx. 1000 participants from all over the world have spontaneously expressed that our webinars are “the best they’ve seen currently being offered for professionals / managers / executives looking for a job or trying to stay in control of their careers”.

From April 14 to June 10, 2020 we conducted 2 editions of 4-module Open Webinars on job search & career management where we shared over 32h of practical tips & know-how. And although the Open Webinars initiative has come to an end, we’ve decided to keep the content available – completely free of charge!

The four online sessions will guide you through the job search process step-by-step.

Module 3: How to find and contact recruiters and companies and how to network
Speaker: Sandra Bichl
From the recording, you will find out how effective job search channels have been in the last 3 years:
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Program: „Manager szuka pracy / znajduje pracę”

Straciłeś pracę przez CV-19? Od ok. 6 miesięcy nie możesz jej znaleźć? Wysyłasz bezskutecznie CV na ogłoszenia? Headhunterzy milczą? Nikt Cię nie zaprasza na rozmowy?

Obecna sytuacja na rynku pracy jest faktycznie trudna, zwłaszcza dla osób, które na nim nie były aktywnie przez ostatnie 3-5 lat. Dużo się zmieniło! Career Angels chce pomóc i wspierać managerów, którzy twierdząco odpowiedzieli na powyższe pytania. Przygotowaliśmy dla nich ten program: “Manager szuka pracy / znajduje pracę”.

W ramach programu online otrzymasz:

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Autumn is a good time to look for a job

Autumn is a good time to look for a job as we’ve noticed a continuous increase in job ads published on LinkedIn across Europe. Since the beginning of September, 273 683 additional job ads appeared in Western Europe. Start preparations for returning recruitment processes!

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Company Page on LinkedIn: Complete all details (Tip #1)

This tip series was prepared with the following professionals in mind:

  • HR professionals who want to ensure that their prospective candidates will find the necessary info on their company on LinkedIn; it’ll help you in talking with your marketing departments to create beautiful and effective employer branding materials!
  • Independent consultants, especially for executives turned freelancers (often out of necessity as they are in-between jobs) – to help them improve their branding and first impression on LinkedIn
  • anybody else who’s interested in the subject!

Let’s get right to it: Tip #1 out of 8:

#1: Make sure your company page is complete.
First things first: make sure your Company Page is complete. To increase your “searchability”, you need to include all necessary information. According to LinkedIn, pages with complete information get 30% more weekly views – you don’t want to miss out on that!

Here a quick checklist:
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#WiseWednesday: Jim Rohn

“If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.” by Jim Rohn

LMGTFY: Jim Rohn (1930 – 2009), American entrepreneur and motivational speaker. Started his professional life as an HR manager at Sears. Launched his career as a professional speaker in the early 60’s. He presented seminars worldwide for more than 40 years. Mentor to Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield, Brian Tracy or T. Harv Eker.

Women, Don’t Sell Yourselves Short… on LinkedIn!

Catalyst is a global nonprofit working with some of the world’s most powerful CEOs and leading companies to build workplaces that work for women. In March 2020, they published their latest research findings that included, among others:

  • 36% of global boards had at least three women in 2019, up from 32% in 2018
  • Women need to hold at least three board seats to create a “critical mass”, which can lead to better financial performance and more innovative ideas that spring from gender diversity
  • Women’s board tenures are shorter and they are less likely to hold leadership positions than men. However, women holding leadership positions on boards is positively associated with other women directors having longer board tenures.

Looking further into research data, Linda Babcock’s study for her book “Women Don’t Ask” reveals that:

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