Pathway to Employment: Hidden Job Markets & Effective Job Searching

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Course Description

Course Description
When looking for a new job, most people apply for roles through recruitment sites or positions that they have heard of through word of mouth. In many cases, employers don't post 'word of mouth' jobs publicly, hiring through unadvertised recruiting.

This course will help your understanding how the hidden job market works and can help you navigate it to find job opportunities that aren't public and how to use networking to maximise opportunities, for example using LinkedIn or Facebook.
You will be able to enhance and explore Job-searching strategies might be able effective in helping you find your next job opportunity.
Prosp Description

Open What will I learn on this course?

You will learn what the hidden job market is and how to expolre it and develop your job searching stratagies.
Prosp Learn

Open Is this course suitable for me?

This course is ideal if you are job searching and want to find more effective ways of finding that job.
Prosp Suitable

Open Is there anything else I need to know about the course?

You will need to attend an initial assessment prior to enrolling
Prosp Anything Else

Open Will there be additional costs?

This course is free if you meet the funding criteria. i.e. are unemployed and on a recognised benefit or on a recognised benefit or earning less than £18,525 per annum.
Prosp Additional Costs

Open What could I go on to do after this course?

This is part of a programme of mini courses relating to employment,. These include:

• Barriers to employment and mindset.
• CV: Transferrable skills and personal profiles.
• Tailoring and updating your CV.
• Job interviews; making the right impression.
• Interview practice and next steps.
• Hidden job markets and effective job searching.

If you wish to explore your learning, work or career options, you can speak to a fully trained careers advisor on 0800 100 900. https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk

If you need further advice please telephone 01634 338400.
Prosp After

Open What is the attendance policy?

In order to get the most out of your course, you will need to attend as many sessions as possible. We recommend at least 90%. If you do have a holiday booked during term time please let the tutor know in advance so that we can help you catch up on missed sessions and ensure that you still achieve the course outcomes. If you are unavoidably ill or unable to attend please contact 01634 338400 so that we can let your tutor know, and so they can send you any work you may have missed
Prosp Attendance

Open How are IT/Digital skills used and enhanced on this course?

You will be given opportunities to use the IT equiptment to research and update your CV
Prosp Ictskills

Open Health & Safety

We try to make sure your class is as safe as possible. If you are worried about anything, please talk to your tutor or our Safeguarding Officer.
Prosp Health

Open For e-learning courses - etiquette and safe learning

Q003020F
03/06/2024
03/06/2024
Monday
12:30
15:00
2.50 hrs per session
1 session(s)
51.00
Rochester Adult Education Centre