EVERYONE IS "WAITING FOR SEPTEMBER"...
Just checking back in with everyone to give a status update & my read on this very challenging market.
The summer has proven to be the slowest hiring period seen by most in my industry since 2002-2003. Major corporations are still on "hiring freezes" or if they are hiring - it is strictly for consulting spots. Employers are not quick to replace full time staff that have quit or were terminated.
This "slow-down" began in March with ONLY hopes that in September...things will begin to turn around. Many fiscal budgets are on a September 1 calender as opposed to a calendar year...interns are heading back to school & hiring managers will return from vacations...perhaps more dedicated to building their staff.
Now is NOT necessarily the time to look to CHANGE career paths. In this tight economy, employers are demanding a very specific set of skills/education/experience. It is much tougher to convince prospective employers to PAY/INVEST in "potential" as opposed to a hard set of skills that could have immediate impact on the way they do business. the easiest way to attempt to make a career path change is to try to "DATE" the employer on a temp/consulting assignment...treating this as a PAID INTERVIEW and opportunity to convince hiring managers that despite you not fitting their TRADITIONAL profile - you are capable of executing the responsibilities given to you. However...just as in PERMANENT interviews - the potential for someone going perm after beginning as a TEMP will be largely based on whether or not you are viewed as a CULTURAL/CHEMISTRY fit.
It is a great time to try to get face time with HR or Hiring Managers...even for exploratory interviews.
CURRENT OPENINGS:
- EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT - Financial Services - to 70K
- DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL MARKETING- FRAGRANCE - to 125K
- ACCOUNT SUPERVISOR & ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE - great agency - Consumer Packaged Goods
- MARKETING ASSOCIATE - Technology Consulting Firm - to 55K
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I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR "TALENT" COMING OUT OF BEAUTY, ADVERTISING, ENTERTAINMENT....
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I TOO, AM ANXIOUSLY WAITING FOR SEPTEMBER...HOPING THE MARKET TURNS AROUND..
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"HATE IT...OR LOVE IT>>>THE UNDERDOG IS ON TOP" - THE GAME
The summer has proven to be the slowest hiring period seen by most in my industry since 2002-2003. Major corporations are still on "hiring freezes" or if they are hiring - it is strictly for consulting spots. Employers are not quick to replace full time staff that have quit or were terminated.
This "slow-down" began in March with ONLY hopes that in September...things will begin to turn around. Many fiscal budgets are on a September 1 calender as opposed to a calendar year...interns are heading back to school & hiring managers will return from vacations...perhaps more dedicated to building their staff.
Now is NOT necessarily the time to look to CHANGE career paths. In this tight economy, employers are demanding a very specific set of skills/education/experience. It is much tougher to convince prospective employers to PAY/INVEST in "potential" as opposed to a hard set of skills that could have immediate impact on the way they do business. the easiest way to attempt to make a career path change is to try to "DATE" the employer on a temp/consulting assignment...treating this as a PAID INTERVIEW and opportunity to convince hiring managers that despite you not fitting their TRADITIONAL profile - you are capable of executing the responsibilities given to you. However...just as in PERMANENT interviews - the potential for someone going perm after beginning as a TEMP will be largely based on whether or not you are viewed as a CULTURAL/CHEMISTRY fit.
It is a great time to try to get face time with HR or Hiring Managers...even for exploratory interviews.
CURRENT OPENINGS:
- EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT - Financial Services - to 70K
- DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL MARKETING- FRAGRANCE - to 125K
- ACCOUNT SUPERVISOR & ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE - great agency - Consumer Packaged Goods
- MARKETING ASSOCIATE - Technology Consulting Firm - to 55K
_______________________________________________________
I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR "TALENT" COMING OUT OF BEAUTY, ADVERTISING, ENTERTAINMENT....
________________________________________________________
I TOO, AM ANXIOUSLY WAITING FOR SEPTEMBER...HOPING THE MARKET TURNS AROUND..
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"HATE IT...OR LOVE IT>>>THE UNDERDOG IS ON TOP" - THE GAME
