Well Thanksgiving is over. It ended when the first store opened for the Black Friday sale. It’s interesting the day the country has set aside for being grateful for what we have, many are eager to go get things they don’t have. It’s similar to a job searcher who is grateful for all the wonderful blessings received during the year, but is looking for one more—a job.
Black Friday shoppers do some of the same things job searchers do to find their best deal. Such as:
Everyone wants what you want, and they want the one with the most bang for their buck. They are willing to travel great distances and wait in line. You will find many job searchers are looking for the job that meets their needs and has the best pay and benefits.
As long as you know what you want, you will be in the right place at the right time because the stores are advertising their deals before Thanksgiving. Companies are advertising their open positions on the popular job boards to attract the best candidates.
However you have to do research on the item and the store. The item you want may be out of stock by the time you finally get in. You should have picked out an alternative product that is similar to the one you went for. Research will show you how it compares and contrasts with the item you want.
You will have to check the policies of the store if the event the gift is given and not what the recipient wanted. You want to know about the warranty on the item and do they carry the necessary accessories.
A job searcher does research on the company to find out if it is one they want to work in. He will research the hiring manager and anyone he can learn as much as he can before an interview.
Even though the job searcher has done all the right things, when she gets to the store, the product is sold out. So it’s back to the research to see who the competitors are and see if they offer the same thing or something similar. The job searcher knows the feeling well after she didn’t get the job. Now the job searcher has to go look again to see what other companies have similar openings.
Some shoppers wait for Cyber Monday to do their shopping and some job searchers only look online for jobs.
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