Calling All “Big Fish”

If your base salary is $140K or above, you are what I am calling a “Big Fish”, and I want to hear from you! Let me explain.

CPGjoblist has a good number of registered candidates in the $140-$400K⁺ salary range— that’s pure compensation, before bonuses. These are the “Big Fish” in our “Pond” of candidates. In this salary range, professionals simply don’t have a lot of options when seeking a career change; traditional choices being retained search agencies or personal networking. If you fall into this Big Fish category, then read on.

You already know that many companies are moving away from the use of retained agencies to save money on “big ticket items” like you.  It is likely that you also know that there are fewer jobs at the top of the corporate pyramid these days and consequently, good positions with solid organizations are harder to find.  The jobs you are looking for seldom if ever appear on boards like CPGjoblist…or anywhere. However, all of our client companies are currently trying to fill these kinds of top positions; and that’s where you come in.

Here’s the idea. With the permission of self-identified candidates who are in this salary range, we would like to allow our client companies access to a “Pond” that is “stocked” only with Big Fish (like you).

The highly-sought top positions our clients are trying to fill would likely not be public on our site, however, Hiring Managers with high level jobs will be looking at you— highly qualified, executive level, CPG-experienced professionals that they simply cannot find anywhere else. These Hiring Managers would be made aware of the fact that you are not necessarily actively looking, but are open to checking out their “bait” and having a conversation. Candidates looking for a full-time job or contract consultancy will be included in the Big Fish Pond, and inclusion in the Pond will be strictly voluntary; you must opt-in to be included.

So I ask you…as a Big Fish in our Pond of candidates? Does this idea interest you?

Undoubtedly, you want more details.  Just exactly how is this going to work?

I’ll be honest and tell you that right now all the details are not worked out.  There is a reason for this— I don’t know what you want. Based on conversations with many of you, I’m pretty sure that you want unconditional privacy and the ability to get out of the Pond when you desire.  Beyond that, I don’t know. What I really need from you to make project Big Fish viable is feedback.  I need to know what you would like to see in this program. What are your “must haves”? What is on your wish list?

Right now, this is what I propose:

• Strict permission-based Pond opt-in.
• Direct access to your CPGjobs personal “Big Fish” Manager
• Ability to get your paper into any of our clients’ hands at your request
• Sounding board and resume assistance
• Various levels of privacy and protection for your confidential information —your choice.

I will be starting this program with only 100 Big Fish candidates. Those of you who self-identify directly to me will be placed in a Big Fish database.  Once I get all of your questions and suggestions, I will contact you personally to explain this program in more detail, and to discuss the cost of participation. If you would like to be one of the initial Big Fish candidates, let me know.

The price structure we are currently considering for this program is as follows:

• 3 month (minimum) – $299.
• 6 months -  $499.
• Monthly after either of those two, will be $99.
• Credit card billing only.

This project cannot be initiated without your input and comments, and I welcome your questions and suggestions, which will help us, put together a program that best meets your needs.

You can email me your feedback at penny@cpgjoblist.com, or give me a call at 626-535-0143 by May 15th.

I would like to move forward fairly quickly, so let’s go fish!