Recently, I have been helping find a candidate for one of our nonprofit executive search clients. It has been fifteen years since I last searched for a job. The job search process has become dramatically different – for both sides of the search.
Where people used to post jobs:
- Want Ads
- Company Websites
- Job Websites (Monster, etc…)
- Employee incentives
- Alumni organizations/sites
- Recruiters
Where people currently look for jobs:
- Want Ads
- Company Websites
- Job Websites (Monster, etc…)
- Trade Websites
- Friends/Colleagues
- Alumni organizations/sites
- Recruiters
- Trade or Targeted Group Sites
- Job Boards
The difference between the two lists is not simply the length. The first requires more effort on the part of the prospective employee, the second requires more effort by the hiring employer.
Employers now have to understand how best to use social media, job boards, alumni sites, their own websites, and their personal and corporate social networks in addition to knowing how to write an engaging, compelling job description, how to manage Zoom interviews, understand what questions can and should be asked during such interviews to best qualify candidates as well as how to handle reference checks.
Of course, there are trade offs. You have to decide what would you rather spend – time or money. Most people feel their workload has increased in recent years. Adding an executive search to anyone’s responsibilities (especially at a small or mid-sized nonprofit) only increases the pressure. Volunteers are also as busy as ever and may not be willing to dedicate the necessary time and energy.
What does this mean to you? If you have read this far you are either
- working on a job search or
- suspect you will have to work on a job search soon
If you decide you don’t want to go through the learning curve while losing money or do not have the bandwidth to manage the search yourself – give us a call at 800.361.8689 or email us today.