In Australia, ABS data shows that over 76% of positions for executives, managers and professionals are never advertised.
Reasons employers often bypass traditional hiring methods include:
- Confidentialilty: is often important in the process of making hiring decisions.
- Cost: Even if an employer hires without a recruitment consultant.
- Time: considerations deter many employers from advertising.
- Hiring: an executive through advertising can also be a risky exercise.
- Internal: many roles are internally filled within the organisation.
- Hidden Job Market: Apart from the more limited scope provided by true executive search and organisations that actively