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I think my methods were good. They were based on data mining company information for all companies registered with Companies House, such as changes in numbers

by motters 13y ago

I think my methods were good. They were based on data mining company information for all companies registered with Companies House, such as changes in numbers of employees, net worth, main products and the like. I tried to apply scientific method to the task of finding employment. If the unadvertised jobs cannot be detected by any empirical evidence then I would suggest that they be treated like other mythological phenomenon.

ig1 13y ago
Did you miss my link to the BLS data showing the difference between hiring number and job openings ? There's plenty of empirical ways to show that unadvertised hiring occurs. Another alternative way would be simply to survey companies and employees and ask them. The fact that unadvertised recruitment happens doesn't mean that the jobs will be available to anyone who attempts to apply via cold-calling. A company that receives a strong recommendation for a candidate via someone they trust may well create a new role especially for that person, but obviously such a role wouldn't exist if someone unknown tried to apply speculatively.
rahimnathwani 13y ago
Where did you obtain data about 'changes in numbers of employees' for 'all companies registered with Companies House'? I'm genuinely curious about where to access that data, because AFAIK employee data doesn't exist in either of the regular statutory filings collected by Companies House (the Annual Return (AR01) and the annual accounts). HMRC _does_ have that data (as it's included in the P35 Employer Annual Return) but I'm not aware of any way to access it. Similarly, the best data I've seen on 'main products' for _all_ UK companies is the SIC code, which isn't particularly specific. I'd appreciate any pointers to accessing the data you described (changes in # of employee; main products) for all UK-registered companies.

by motters 13y ago

ig1 13y ago

Did you miss my link to the BLS data showing the difference between hiring number and job openings ? There's plenty of empirical ways to show that unadvertised hiring occurs. Another alternative way would be simply to survey companies and employees and ask them. The fact that unadvertised recruitment happens doesn't mean that the jobs will be available to anyone who attempts to apply via cold-calling. A company that receives a strong recommendation for a candidate via someone they trust may well create a new role especially for that person, but obviously such a role wouldn't exist if someone unknown tried to apply speculatively.

rahimnathwani 13y ago

Where did you obtain data about 'changes in numbers of employees' for 'all companies registered with Companies House'? I'm genuinely curious about where to access that data, because AFAIK employee data doesn't exist in either of the regular statutory filings collected by Companies House (the Annual Return (AR01) and the annual accounts). HMRC _does_ have that data (as it's included in the P35 Employer Annual Return) but I'm not aware of any way to access it. Similarly, the best data I've seen on 'main products' for _all_ UK companies is the SIC code, which isn't particularly specific. I'd appreciate any pointers to accessing the data you described (changes in # of employee; main products) for all UK-registered companies.