Guest Post

In today’s world, individuals will change careers on average 7 times more in their lifetime, compared to only a couple of decades ago – and this rate is rising. There is more choice available to us - especially for those with talent, drive and ambition. Currently the support that we tend to find is really limited. It’s also pretty generic – maybe some careers advice from your school, uni or MBA school. Otherwise not much support until you are really senior in an organisation – and even then whether it is effective or not is debatable!
 
What results is a combination of lack of control and a cycle of movement from one unfulfilling job to another, or getting stuck at a ‘dead end’. However – do not fear – you do not need to stay in this ‘rut’. New horizons could be just around the corner..
 
So – you want to look for a new and the right role. This can be challenging, difficult, lonely, and sometimes stressful. You might want to consider getting someone to ‘walk the path’ with you and help you get clear about what your options are, what you want to do and how to get there can be hugely valuable. It is even more helpful when you know that the person accompanying you has been involved in this process before on many occasions and is a real expert. So if you work with someone to help with your career change look at their work and life experience to make sure they know what they are on about!
 
Right – so you are ready to change careers and want to find that right role. In order to succeed bare in mind the following tips:
 
1. Invest in yourself
 

Most job seekers understandably think that their resume is their most important written job search tool. Why? Because most people associate resumes with landing their next job. Resumes are important, even critical, to your ultimate goal of landing your next job. However, resumes are best used only when you are applying for a specific position. After all, that’s the purpose of a resume – to articulate your background, skills, abilities and credentials – with the hopes of garnering an interview.

However, any savvy job seeker in this current employment market knows that blindly applying for jobs using your resume is a recipe for a long bout of unemployment. Generally accepted statistics demonstrate that only 20% of all jobs are filled via job boards and newspaper ads. And of that 20% the majority of the time the hiring manager knows who they want to hire before the posting goes up. The other 80% of jobs are filled through networking with friends, family, current or former co-workers, or through extended professional networking through LinkedIn and professional organizations.

With over 75,000 monthly readers and 30,000 followers on social media we get many emails from people who want to know if we accept guest posts on The Undercover Recruiter. We figured that it would be easier to write the guidelines in a post and just refer every one here.

So the answer to the first question is: Yes, we do accept guest posts. Currently we just publish one guest post per week though, usually mid-week. Below you will find all the details about the process.
   

What kind of content do you accept?

   
Anything that is useful for our readers is good content for a guest post here. Have a look at the other posts and categories to get an idea of the content we would consider. Popular topics:
  
• LinkedIn, Social Media and Personal Branding for Career Success
• Social Media in Recruitment (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Mobile, Apps)
• Dealing with Recruiters, Headhunters, HR & Hiring Managers
• Best Practice Resume / CV / Cover Letter / Professional Bios 
• Interviewing Skills and General Tips & Tricks
    

Guidelines

  
• Your post must be original and not published elsewhere on the Internet
• The post contains between 500 and 800 words
• Include a bio for the byline at the post bottom, one backlink is allowed (plus Twitter link)
• You are able to answer any comments from readers
• You help promote the post via social media
    

How do I submit my guest post?