Job Seeker FAQ - Career Club

Is Career Club just for people in job transition?

Heck no! While people who are currently between jobs are certainly a core group of professionals we are helping, they're not the only ones. For example, many people instantly know what we mean by "Sunday night sucks". Lots of folks feel stuck at jobs they don't like, working for people they don't respect, doing work that doesn't matter, for too little money. Career Club ONE is a perfect tool to take back ownership of your career by finding cool companies doing things you actually care about and will properly compensate you.

Additionally, in the "gig economy" the world has moved to. No one is going to work at the same company for 40 years and retire. Savvy professionals are mapping out where they want to be in 5-10 years and charting a course for getting there. Career Club ONE is ideal to help spot companies that can help you build out the experiences you need to get you to your destination. The CRM functionality helps you manage your networking activity to stay organized and on track.

I’m using a spreadsheet to stay organized and that seems to be working pretty well.

It does work well until it doesn’t. Spreadsheets were not designed to manage the myriad of activities and data involved in a job search. Missing a to-do date, losing a key piece of information, and just generally having to figure it out for yourself are all reasons we know a CRM tool is much better at keeping you organized. How you go about your job search speaks volumes about how you do your job. Be different, be better.

Career Club ONE™ doesn’t have every company in its database.

Why am I looking at companies if I don’t know they are hiring? A job portal like Indeed or ZipRecruiter seems like a more logical place to look for jobs.

A study by Glassdoor illustrates that there are, on average, 250 applications for every corporate job posting. Since they are only hiring one person to fill that role, this means your chances of success are 0.004 (that’s 4 in 1,000 odds).

The commonly cited statistic is that 70% of jobs are found through networking. The trick is finding companies that are growing and reaching out to the hiring manager directly. Another option would be using your network to get an introduction. But you can’t do this if you don’t know who the growing companies are.

Why do I have to sign up for 12 months? I’m hoping my job search won’t take that long.

We hope your job search won’t take that long either!

We have found that once people have discovered the benefits of having a powerful way of maintaining your professional network, it is something you will want to maintain over time. That’s why we offer a highly discounted multi-year option. Staying current with your network is the #1 action you can take to protect yourself in the event you find yourself looking for work again.

The reality is that you may be looking again in under three years. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median time at a job for those aged 25-34 is just 2.7 years.

Almost $500 per year sounds like a lot, especially since I’m in between jobs.

If you’re earning $60,000 per year, every month you’re out of work is literally costing you $5,000 per month. If Career Club ONE™ can shave four weeks off the average job search of 26 weeks, that’s a 10:1 return on investment.

Our research indicates that clients feel the investment compares very favorably to LinkedIn’s Basic Premium. It’s about $360 a year and allows you to see who has viewed your profile (they charge for that?!) and five InMails.

This compares very favorably to a typical resume writing service which is a small piece of the overall job search puzzle as compared to the breadth of benefits of Career Club ONE. Let us know if you have additional questions that this Job Seeker FAQ didn't answer. Contact Us.

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