{"id":1936,"date":"2014-04-01T04:47:24","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T08:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/?p=1936"},"modified":"2014-02-28T12:22:19","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T17:22:19","slug":"what-data-are-you-listening-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/what-data-are-you-listening-to\/","title":{"rendered":"What are you listening to?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/what-data-are-you-listening-to\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"button_count\"  size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Cindy-Key_ear-horn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1635\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" alt=\"Cindy Key_listening to improve your job search\" src=\"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Cindy-Key_ear-horn.jpg\" width=\"256\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Cindy-Key_ear-horn.jpg 320w, http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Cindy-Key_ear-horn-300x148.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a>Do the following statements sound all too familiar?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;All the jobs go to internal candidates.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;You must know someone inside or have a inside contact.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;If you have experience and a track record, you are out of luck, good companies don&#8217;t hire experience.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>If so, here is some information to ponder:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to data published [01\/2014] by Great Place to Work Institute (compiler of the annual list of Best Companies):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The average number of positions filled internally, for those organizations on the Best Companies list, was 30% &#8212; meaning that 70% of the positions went to people new to the organization!<\/li>\n<li>Additionally, 28% of new hires were referred by current employees. \u00a0This supports that having an inside contact can help.<\/li>\n<li>Of the 100 Best Companies appearing on the list, 24 plan to fill 1,000 or more positions this year and only 9.9% of those positions will go to new college grads. \u00a0To me, that says experience matters 90% of the time!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Be careful who you listen to and how you interpret the data. \u00a0Good employers are always looking for talented professionals. \u00a0Landing your next promotion takes work, preparation and a well executed plan.<\/p>\n<p>While flying by the seat of your pants can work, preparation and a plan usually generates faster, more effective results.<\/p>\n<p>If you hate job searching and want to land your next position faster and with less stress, request my 162 ways to Accelerate Your Search by <a title=\"Accelerate Your Search with Cindy Key\" href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/accelerateyoursearch.com\" target=\"_blank\">clicking here<\/a>. \u00a0And, don&#8217;t forget to implement the strategies!<\/p>\n<p>Have an amazing week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do the following statements sound all too familiar? 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