The Pros and Cons of Passive Job Seekers

There's a common quandary for the first-time job seeker, whether a 16-year-old looking for summer work or a college graduate who focused on studies rather than internships. "We want someone with experience," employers say, but one must get hired to attain such experience

A similar dilemma presents itself to people who are unemployed: There's a trend towards hiring passive job seekers, defined as someone who currently has a job but would be open to taking a better one

To attract recruiters, LinkedIn boasts on its website that 30% of job listing views are from passive job seekers