Finding Hidden Jobs at Small Businesses

Being a small business, I thought this was a great article to share with you. Especially since we’re always looking to hire sales people

Did you know that Intel was a small start-up that exploded on the chip scene (no, not potato chips) during one of the nastiest recessions in the 1980s? Intel was actually founded in the late sixties, but if you take a look at their Wiki history, you’ll see that they became “one of the largest and most successful businesses in the world.” The company was founded by two ex-Fairchild employees who put their heads together and developed a chip that pretty much runs just about every PC in the world–well, not all, but you get the picture.

So why am I talking about Intel? Because in this economy, it’s the small business owners and entrepreneurs that will create the next Intel. These are the companies that will wind up employing hundreds or thousands of people around the world.

Consider: One of these small, dynamic business may become your next employer.

So how does one “find” a small business? OK, let’s go to the white board!

If you Google “small business”, you’ll get an eye-popping 116,000,000 search results. Way too much information, right? However, if you drill down at the Small Business Association, you eventually find your way to their Dynamic Small Business Search.

So what will this site give you?? LOTS of information, that’s what. Let’s say you’re looking for a small business in New York City in the 212 area code. Hit the search button, and this is what you get: 1,478 small businesses–in just one area code.

So, from this search result, let’s pick a company at random: Derive Technologies LLC. Have you ever heard of them? Neither have I. But go to their website and you’ll see seven openings!

But here’s the kicker: run a search on Careerbuilder for this company and you get this response: Sorry, no results were found based on your search request. Oh Careerbuilder, you are such a disappointment!

So what does this exercise tell you? Find that small business that really needs to hire you!!

Article By: Lorraine Russo

Article courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap, a content exchange service sponsored by CollegeRecruiter.com, a leading site for college students looking for internships and recent graduates searching for entry level jobs and other career opportunities.