COLUMN: Yes, the hidden job market does exist

COLUMN: Yes, the hidden job market does exist

'Being visible, which most job seekers aren't, is how you gain access to the hidden job market. Although who you know is still important, who knows you is more important today when it comes to job search success'

Yes, The Hidden Job Market Does Exist

Social media amplifies the fact that people will quibble over anything. LinkedIn isn’t immune to this type of, for lack of a better word, “engagement.” The latest quarrelling is over whether or not 80% of all jobs aren’t advertised, the estimated (keyword) size of the hidden job market, an estimate that’s been tossed around for as long as I can remember. Since no empirical evidence has ever been given, nor can it ever be given—what’s hidden is i…