Avoid Your Job Search Sell-By Date

The good news is that now hiring is on the up, you are more likely to find a job in 2011 than you were in 2010 (according to recruitment market reports). But many people have found themselves ‘on the shelf’ for a year or more, making it more difficult to get a recruiter to put you forward for interviews.

Unfortunately, some recruiters’ definitions of ‘worthwhile candidates’ are people who are either currently in work or who have only recently left their job. So all those people who’ve been out of work for a year or more don’t even register on some recruiters’ radar.