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WHY YOU NEED TO BECOME A GUERRILLA JOB HUNTER
With a radically smaller pool of skilled workers and the increased demand for profits, the original War for Talent of the late 1990s has morphed from a quantitative to a qualitative one, best described as the War for the Best Talent by author Peter Weddle in Generalship: HR Leadership in a Time of War (Stamford, CT: Weddle’s, 2004). The old “bums on seats” mentality of many employers is quickly being replaced
by “brains on seats.”

Faced with stiffer competition and tougher hiring requirements, companies of every sort are becoming single-minded about productivity and bottom-line performance. Consequently, competition for jobs is increasing as management seeks and hires only those persons who appear to have the most potential for helping to boost the company’s profits. For many companies, employees are now viewed as a variable cost—hence the term human capital—to remain “on the books” only as long as they continue to produce.

Looking for an old fashioned job like the one “Dad used to have” is a waste of your time— Jobs are temporary in the new economy—henceforth you always need to be looking for the next opportunity.

The people who market their talent the best will win! It’s rarely the best qualified applicant that gets the job.