If you can't take the heat...
My response to "If you can't take the heat" --- would be to find some place with really good AC...because it feels more like Arizona --- than NYC... here in The Big Apple!
The heat is on in a number of ways though --- for many of us. There are those of you who have been dedicated to your job search -- since some type of downsizing or restructuring --- left you without a job between 2008 - now. Then, there are those of you who stuck it out --- on understaffed teams --- in companies with bad morale --- without a salary increase... who are READY to move on! There are yet others --- who "anticipate" changes that may occur -- that will not be in their favor... and want to be proactive in their search.
Here are some FACTS about the job market in NYC:
- There have been more SEARCHES conducted and OPENINGS posted in 2012 than there were in 2011...however; I have placed FEWER people
Counter-Offers, Turn-Downs and "Unrealistic Expectations" are the primary factors
- Employers across an array of industries including: RETAIL, ADVERTISING, BEAUTY, PUBLIC RELATIONS, ENTERTAINMENT + LUXURY are HIRING!
- Both EMPLOYERS + CANDIDATES have been so "picky" -- that each has been missing out on wonderful "possibilities"
- DIGITAL, E-COMMERCE, SOCIAL MEDIA + MOBILE MARKETING expertise/exposure are driving many of the NEW JOBS companies are hiring for
- EVERYONE + their mother is now on LinkedIn --- so it has become more difficult to identify which CONNECTIONS have REAL VALUE
PLEASE... for the love of GOD...DO NOT LABEL YOUR RESUME --- "RESUME" or "CV" when applying for a job! Please label your RESUME with your NAME to make it easy for folks like me --- who receive hundreds -- to quickly identify you.
THANK YOU NOTES: I believe that by the time your "special" handwritten note on beautiful stationary -- arrives on my client's desk --- he has likely met 3 of your competitors. Send a BRIEF THANK YOU via email within 24 hours of your interview. If you wish to FOLLOW UP (in a more lengthy process - with multiple interviews --- over a few weeks) with a handwritten note... I would suggest -- dropping it off in the lobby (IN NYC).
THE TALENT MAGNET IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PROFESSIONALS WITH EXPERIENCE OUT OF:
BEAUTY/LUXURY: Brand Management, Product Development, E-Commerce, Global Marketing, Public Relations, Trade Marketing, Consumer Insights, Operations, Production
ADVERTISING: Account Management (AE - VP-AD), Media Planning (all levels), Search Strategy
PUBLIC RELATIONS: Agency & In-House --- Luxury, Beauty, CPG, Fashion
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTS & HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONALS OUT OF EACH OF THE INDUSTRIES LISTED ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO REACH OUT...
"Do not allow negative people to rent space in your brain...they cannot afford!" -EDK
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The heat is on in a number of ways though --- for many of us. There are those of you who have been dedicated to your job search -- since some type of downsizing or restructuring --- left you without a job between 2008 - now. Then, there are those of you who stuck it out --- on understaffed teams --- in companies with bad morale --- without a salary increase... who are READY to move on! There are yet others --- who "anticipate" changes that may occur -- that will not be in their favor... and want to be proactive in their search.
Here are some FACTS about the job market in NYC:
- There have been more SEARCHES conducted and OPENINGS posted in 2012 than there were in 2011...however; I have placed FEWER people
Counter-Offers, Turn-Downs and "Unrealistic Expectations" are the primary factors
- Employers across an array of industries including: RETAIL, ADVERTISING, BEAUTY, PUBLIC RELATIONS, ENTERTAINMENT + LUXURY are HIRING!
- Both EMPLOYERS + CANDIDATES have been so "picky" -- that each has been missing out on wonderful "possibilities"
- DIGITAL, E-COMMERCE, SOCIAL MEDIA + MOBILE MARKETING expertise/exposure are driving many of the NEW JOBS companies are hiring for
- EVERYONE + their mother is now on LinkedIn --- so it has become more difficult to identify which CONNECTIONS have REAL VALUE
PLEASE... for the love of GOD...DO NOT LABEL YOUR RESUME --- "RESUME" or "CV" when applying for a job! Please label your RESUME with your NAME to make it easy for folks like me --- who receive hundreds -- to quickly identify you.
THANK YOU NOTES: I believe that by the time your "special" handwritten note on beautiful stationary -- arrives on my client's desk --- he has likely met 3 of your competitors. Send a BRIEF THANK YOU via email within 24 hours of your interview. If you wish to FOLLOW UP (in a more lengthy process - with multiple interviews --- over a few weeks) with a handwritten note... I would suggest -- dropping it off in the lobby (IN NYC).
THE TALENT MAGNET IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PROFESSIONALS WITH EXPERIENCE OUT OF:
BEAUTY/LUXURY: Brand Management, Product Development, E-Commerce, Global Marketing, Public Relations, Trade Marketing, Consumer Insights, Operations, Production
ADVERTISING: Account Management (AE - VP-AD), Media Planning (all levels), Search Strategy
PUBLIC RELATIONS: Agency & In-House --- Luxury, Beauty, CPG, Fashion
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTS & HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONALS OUT OF EACH OF THE INDUSTRIES LISTED ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO REACH OUT...
"Do not allow negative people to rent space in your brain...they cannot afford!" -EDK
**** FOLLOW THE TALENT MAGNET ON LinkedIn & Twitter **********
http://www.linkedin.com/in/koppelmantalentmagnet
http://twitter.com/talentmagnet
