In the recruiting world, the holy grail is to find passive
candidates instead of

active candidates. 
Passive candidates are people who are successful working in their job of
successful with a long track record. 
Whereas active candidates are out there actively looking for a new job
with their resume being searched daily in resume database searches, and
submitting their information to jobs online into the vast blackhole. 

Now before you comment on this article and say, yes but I’m
looking for a job, let me explain.  Let
the job find you. You do this is by making yourself known to both the world,
and recruiters.  The best way to do this
is join social networking sites and make your job history known.  The social networking component that has been
exploding on the internet over the past couple of years has really let
recruiters connect with job seekers in ways they have never been able to.  Three of these sites are Linkedin, Facebook,
and Plaxo.  Recruiters are combing these
sites daily for good candidates.  You should
you be part of them so you can get  sourced
by recruiters. 

If you want to start getting calls from recruiters, then you
should start by creating profiles on all of these networks.  Make sure you complete your full profile,
including all previous jobs and the history of your employment.  Also, in your title, put your personal email
address so people can reach you directly, instead of having to go through the
network to reach. It’s also very important to put all keywords that relate to
your skills, title, and any software you use, as recruiters like to search
utilizing keywords in both search engines and these networks. 

Networking is key to finding both hidden jobs, and talking
directly to hiring managers, instead of sending your resume to Human Resources
or the resume blackhole.  The more you
join and participate in social networks, the more exposure you will get, for
your personal brand, and find your next job without even looking.

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