Unemployment in Mississippi Food Industry - Top 3 Problems & Top 3 Answers!

May 4, 2010 - PRLog -- Unemployment in Mississippi Food Industry - major hurdle - but senior managers are seeking and getting help - see this valuable article that can help your company, organization, or business situation!

See below for Top 3 Economic Problems of Gulf Coast and Top 3 Answers:

Gulf Coast Employees find it difficult to secure the best employment partnerships as most folks in the market are:

1) Underemployed
2) Unemployed
3) Under-marketed

Underemployed - meaning worth more than they're paid - due to economy

Unemployed - meaning without work for more than 60 consecutive biz. days

Under-marketed - meaning the best jobs are not even advertised and the best reps. are not even matched up to the perfect fits.   Employers are "spinning their wheels" according to senior manager with 20+ years of sales hiring expertise.

Companies are starving for best sales talent in the food industry - senior managers are getting help - but you have to look in the right sources and network with the right professionals.   With millions of Americans now unemployed - there's a huge influx of available MS sales reps. - but sorting thru it to find the best MS based leadership in the Gulf-region can be an tough task.    Mississippi's Food marketplace exceeds $2.4 Billion and over 20,000  employees, yet finding the diamond in the rough sales leader is still a tough task. . . why?

See TOP 3 Resume/Candidate Below!
http://www.foodsalesrep.com

Here are a 3 Solid Tips:

1. Network - Go through your vendors and best reps. you know today - scoop from within

2. Outreach - Reach out to folks not in your industry and ask them to refer any relatives, friends, associates WITH STRONG FOOD INDUSTRY EXPERTISE and email you asap:

* Most companies are still doing the old-fashioned Online Ads and e-recruiting
* Word of mouth is still the best way to get quality talent
* Hiring executives say it best . . . "Network or Not-work!"


3. HIRE BEST IN MARKET - See Case Study Below:

Case Study:

One such example of a local Gulfcoast sales executive is Robert Liberato - a seasoned entrepreneur with over 30 years of direct food, sales, purchasing, and leadership expertise.    Very recently a major Food Company restructured and he found himself looking for a new sales position in the very industry that he's an expert in.   It has only been a few weeks into the search - but sorting thru the lower-end positions to find one that values this calibur and level of performance is also a challenging task.

Finding the right talent to fill Food Industry Sales Roles is just as hard for the rep. as it is for the company searching.   Bob says, "It's crazy to think that folks with decades of closing and purchasing skills are taking months to land their dream-jobs - I believe it's a matter of who you know.   Plus, ensuring that hiring executives actually see the value of a seasoned veteran.   I have been in the food industry since a teen ager and worked from the ground up . .  that's why I over-performed in sales - I have done everything from cut meat to cut huge sales deals for very large food proposals.   I'm agressively searching for the right fit, but do not want to settle for a position just to find a job - I want to double and triple and grow that division!"

If you are a food company hiring executive searching for strong talent - you may desire to contact Robert Liberato at the contact information below:

Email: bobliberato@cableone.net

Phone# 228-207-4529

http://www.foodsalesrep.com
VIEW RESUME NOW

This is just one case study of dozens who are highly-qualified, yet unemployed in the Gulfcoast area.

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Top 3 Answers refocus employers on what needs to be done:

1. Network
2. Outreach
3. Hire Best


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