Common Myths in Job Search

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Common Myths in Job Search Five Common Myths
Discourage New York Job Hunters
Lee Hecht Harrison
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Presented by ExecuPlanet- Alumni Career
Services A Lee Hecht Harrison Company
Presenter Rich Ramsey Managing
Director April 24, 2003
NYU/Sterns FREE CareerTools site from
ExecuPlanet found directly on http//www.stern.nyu
.edu/Alumni/
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Myth One Theres no use applying to a company
thats announced a hiring freeze

• Reality While close to half of major New York
  employers say they currently have a job freeze,
  they still do selective hiring since there are
  always key positions that need to be filled. In
  fact, about one in five people now find new
  employment with companies that have such a
  restriction in place.

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Myth Two Companies that have laid off thousands
of employees wont be hiring new ones.

• Reality For more than a decade its been
  standard procedure for companies to downsize
  their staffs in some areaswhile at the same time
  continuing to hire in others. Todays
  organizations are complex and new hiring needs
  are always emerging.

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Myth ThreeBig companies do more hiring than
smaller ones.

• Reality Actually, as we come out of the
  recession most new jobs in the New York market
  will come from medium to small-size employers, as
  they always have in the wake of downturn. The
  usual pattern is for smaller companies to benefit
  by hiring people that were trained and gained
  experience at big organizations.

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Myth FourWhen job hunting its important not to
let on youre unemployed.

• Reality This isnt so today. Employers are
  sophisticated and know whats going on in the job
  market. Its better to be forthright and
  non-defensive in an interview rather than waste
  time trying to keep up a front.

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Myth FivePeople that dont have relationships
with business leaders cant benefit from
networking.

• Reality Everyone can and should network that is
  talk with as many people as possible for advice,
  information and job leads. Notwithstanding the
  Internet job sites, most people find new
  employment through other people.

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