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Skill gaps persist: Despite high unemployment, skill gaps persist and there will continue to be many hard-to-fill roles. Candidates with these in-demand skills will still be able to demand high salaries and will have a choice of roles. Be careful not to fall into the belief that higher unemployment means more candidates for every role – it…

Make direct phone approaches: You will need to make direct phone approaches to companies and recruitment agencies, so have a script ready to sell yourself and remember; you are not trying to get a job, you are trying to get an interview. Before the advent of the internet and the ability for candidates to apply for…

“Spray and pray” won’t work: In the current climate, you won’t be able to simply send out your resume and pray you get a response. Sending out unsolicited or unqualified resumes is just going to annoy people, and you’ll have little chance of getting an interview if you do this. “Spray and Pray” vs. “Snipe and…

Large resume gaps will occur but should not be automatically discounted: Many candidates will not adjust job hunting practices and instead will wait on a call that may never come, resulting in large gaps in their resumes. Typically, this is seen as a red light in recruitment, but in the current market, these candidates should not be…

Make a job out of finding a job: As time goes on, it’s easy to slip out of routine and conduct your search half-heartedly, but it’s essential to treat finding a job like it’s your job! You need to stay in a regular work routine every day and resist the temptation to aimlessly surf the internet or watch TV. …

Speed of process: Despite higher volumes, great candidates will still not last long in the market. It’s important not to fall into the trap of an inflexible, linear recruitment process, as this could lead to people losing interest and you missing out on the best talent. Check for internal applications, search existing internal and external databases,…