The reality of the job market is that many positions are never advertised, never recruited for, never made known outside of the organization. Yet they continue to be filled. The first persons made aware of our entry level hiring needs are our local management team. Planning for entry level hiring is part of our strategic planning process, and the very first step toward potentially filling the positions comes from internal recommendations from our local management staff. The process goes to the next level when we announce the potential hiring needs to all of our local employees.
Next level is a request to our area office.
If we have not yet identified potential candidates for the positions, we will integrate the positions into our on-campus hiring process. And no, we will never advertise the positions. And college students who have tapped into our internal network often gain a job offer before we even begin our on-campus interviewing. Yet most college students do not consider themselves to be very well plugged-in when it comes to networking. Probably no one.