If you see hiring activity at a company, consider how it may affect hiring in your direct area.
For example, if you are an accountant, and you see a company hiring a small army of sales professionals, infer from that that the company may need to expand their accounting team soon to handle additional commissions, client revenues, related expenses and sales analysis for new business proposals.
Companies will appreciate this savvy thought process from you as a candidate, and it could help you discover unpublished job openings as well.
These tips will help you master those job boards — and stop wasting time endlessly scrolling.
Lisa Rangel is an Executive Resume Writer at Chameleon Resumes, a Forbes Top 100 Career Website and recently named one of the top 28 resume writers in 2016 by Career Toolkit. She is also the LinkedIn Premium Career Group Moderator and has been featured in Inc, BBC, Investor's Business Daily, Forbes.com, Fox News, Yahoo Finance, US News, and so many more reputable media outlets. Lisa's Get Hired Fast Package is now available.
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