Comments on: JOB SEARCH ON HOLD: Waiting It Out http://blog.execsearches.com/2009/08/11/job-search-on-hold-waiting-it-out/ Tips for job seekers and recruiters in the not-for-profit sector. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:31:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tamara http://blog.execsearches.com/2009/08/11/job-search-on-hold-waiting-it-out/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Tamara Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:57:46 +0000 http://blog.execsearches.com/?p=264#comment-98 It is an employers market now. Everyone and their grandmother is looking for a job right now and employers have their pick of the lot and will wait for the cream of the crop. The competition is tight and it takes extra effort to get noticed in the vast sea of applicants. Think about what makes you unique and what makes you stand out from the herd. With more people applying for the same positions, the paper work and the interviewing process for one job takes much longer than it used to. Less support staff also means a longer processing time. Be patient and understand the market and the economy. Times have changed. It is an employers market now. Everyone and their grandmother is looking for a job right now and employers have their pick of the lot and will wait for the cream of the crop. The competition is tight and it takes extra effort to get noticed in the vast sea of applicants.

Think about what makes you unique and what makes you stand out from the herd. With more people applying for the same positions, the paper work and the interviewing process for one job takes much longer than it used to. Less support staff also means a longer processing time. Be patient and understand the market and the economy. Times have changed.

]]> By: F. Jay Hall http://blog.execsearches.com/2009/08/11/job-search-on-hold-waiting-it-out/comment-page-1/#comment-95 F. Jay Hall Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:36:40 +0000 http://blog.execsearches.com/?p=264#comment-95 It may take more than just a couple of weeks for a recruiter or search committee to process all the applications received. Two weeks is a good benchmark, but it is not unheard of for candidates to get the first call several weeks after submitting an application. It may take more than just a couple of weeks for a recruiter or search committee to process all the applications received. Two weeks is a good benchmark, but it is not unheard of for candidates to get the first call several weeks after submitting an application.

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