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> Or is all of this "hidden job market" stuff a load of hot air? What are the
> thoughts on this?
I find a lot of my contract jobs in the paper. I work mainly for
consulting firms and they advertise regularly and well. I think
that the "hidden job market" thing is mostly for fields where there
isn't a lot of work or for upper level management positions. If
there are only a few jobs in your field, you have to search more
diligently, so perhaps technical writers who live in areas that
have fewer jobs would benefit from those types of techniques.
Rosie (NorthCrowe)
ncrowe -at- primenet -dot- com
rwilc -at- fast -dot- dot -dot- state -dot- az -dot- us
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