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or resume is going to stand out from the others? Just how much time do you expect the recipient to give your resume and background while many more sit on his desk or inbox to be reviewed as well?
3. How can you be certain that there is even an actual position open? Might this posting be simply to comply with corporate HR policies…while the hiring department already has someone in mind?
4. Assuming you do get a follow-up call or e-mail from HR, how free-flowing do you feel to simply be yourself versus nervous with performanceanxiety, preparing to go under a judgmental microscope?
    All of these (and more) constrictions of the standard job search approach are about to be distinguished so that you can think more deeply about what is actually going on in these everyday scenarios.
    First, let’s define overt versus stealth. The typical way most people search for jobs is by finding what is open that they can apply for. Whether it is a position posted on an Internet job board, company Website, or even listed with recruiters, most folks know no better than to attempt to place their square peg in a square hole in a publicly known job (advertised opening). That’s overt job search: throwing your hat in the ring with every other Tom, Dick, and Harriet who saw the same posting.
    An overt approach puts you in competition with everyone and limits you to only those positions that exactly match your background, because you’ll only be hired if you’ve already done what they need done. Sorry, that’s just how HR works: they want someone who already has experience doing the job before. What’s worse, using an overt method is akin to wearing a sandwich board that says “I need a job!” It conveys desperation and need, which is never attractive, and is a weak place from which to enter negotiations.

CareerGuy Tip: Overt job search = “I NEED A JOB!!!”
    The Stealth Job Search Method isn’t about competing with 10,000 others knocking on the door overtly, but rather proactively priming the hiring pump by simply being known and top-of-mind even before a position opens up to public knowledge. It’s the job search equivalent of Wall Street insider information…except it’s legal. It involves having so many seeds planted in the minds of folks far and wide that, at the exact instant any type of appropriate opportunity arises, you are thought of first and get the hot tip even before HR gets involved and posts the position.

CareerGuy Tip: Stealth job search = Wall Street insider information…but it’s legal!
    The Stealth Job Search Method has you treated more like an individual, a real person, as opposed to being 1 of 10,000 beating on the door overtly. Plus, it opens up opportunities beyond what your particular background might allow because it emphasizes the power (and flexibility) of personal relationships instead of exact qualifications. We all know that people will bend rules for people they know. So, stealth search is less about desperately conveying “I need a job!” and more about using your real passions and interests to connect and stay known by people who matter.
    To launch a successful stealth campaign, a simple but monumental shift in thinking and operating around your job search is necessary. You must be willing to open up a new paradigm of possibility. To demonstrate the immense power of stealth, consider a couple of examples:

CareerGuy Tip: Effective career shift requires paradigm shift.
    Miracle Move #1
    Eileen, VP of marketing for a major telecommunications company, wanted to make a change. Possessing a limited overt-search mentality, she assumed she could only transition into another marketing role, most likely with another telecom company. At this point in her career, her values had shifted substantially. She had a passion for her Jewish culture and had always wanted to do something related to Judaism, but was accustomed to a big corporate paycheck and figured she’d have to take a deep cut—even if she could