In a half-drunken state of somber (no I do not drink*), I awoke from a previous night's hard work and mild headache to this delightful gem in my GMail account. If you have been following my blog, you know I preach the good word(s) and wisdom of Christian-based author, speaker, and career/business coach Dan Miller of Brentwood, Tennessee. Using his two currently published novels 48 Days to Work You Love and No More Mondays, Dan advocates for a creative job search in the current job and economic market.
Regardless of the state of the economy, this process is an authentic process of knowing yourself and finding or creating work that you will love. Thus, I argue that this process should be used by anyone from now until the day you actually perish from this Earth. Most importantly, research reveals that only 12-13 % of all open jobs and career opportunities are advertised. Thus, job seekers using the popular job search engines online and traditional print advertisements for opportunities are seriously behind finding or creating work he or she may love. This mean that roughly 88% of jobs available are secured within the hidden job market. This email (pictured above) from the Director of Customer Relations for Varsity Spirit Fashion located in Memphis, Tennessee is the result of a creative job search. I will explain to you exactly what I did, but first I will briefly list the steps of the creative job search process.
