Why Targeting Your Job Market Gets You More Interviews and Offers

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By Mary Elizabeth Bradford

"The Career Artisan." - Career marketing expert and nationally certified advanced resume writer.

Did you know that 80% of jobs are filled before they are advertised? That’s why relying only on jobs you find posted on job boards is like slapping the handcuffs on your job search.

Identifying your target market or industries is one of the steps you need to take if you are wanting to break free of job board reliance and start taking the initiative that is going to bring you more quality job interviews and offers!

Maybe you know your market really well – in which case this could be a really fun and simple step for you as you write down all your industries, sub industries, geographic preferences and favorite “A” list companies.