http://www.choosingacareerblog.com/career-ideas/the-big-secret-about-finding-a-great-career CAREER IDEAS--Help for career changers and anyone seeking a career they will love Fri, 14 May 2010 16:28:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.choosingacareerblog.com/career-ideas/the-big-secret-about-finding-a-great-career/comment-page-1#comment-578 Elizabeth Johnston Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:39:33 +0000 http://www.choosingacareerblog.com/career-ideas/the-big-secret-about-finding-a-great-career#comment-578 What creates job opportunities is the fact that there is a 30% turnover rate in executive positions. This does not mean executives are necessarily getting terminated, they could be getting transferred, promoted, leave for another opportunity, the company could be purchased and re-managed or the company could be expanding domestically or internationally or just be re-arranging the deck chairs. In any case the national average is a turnover rate of 30%, which means if you look at 100 companies and an average transition time of 120 days there is approximately 10 job openings at any given time. This is often referred to as the “hidden or non-published job market.” What creates job opportunities is the fact that there is a 30% turnover rate in executive positions. This does not mean executives are necessarily getting terminated, they could be getting transferred, promoted, leave for another opportunity, the company could be purchased and re-managed or the company could be expanding domestically or internationally or just be re-arranging the deck chairs. In any case the national average is a turnover rate of 30%, which means if you look at 100 companies and an average transition time of 120 days there is approximately 10 job openings at any given time. This is often referred to as the “hidden or non-published job market.”

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