WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR JOB SEARCH?
Jul 17, 2024If your job search has not been successful after trying for a few weeks or months, now is the time to stock take!
It is absolutely okay to make mistakes or fail at something, but it is not okay to not learn from that mistake.
So, in today's newsletter, I want to address that problem
A common scenario when people don't get a role fast
For many job seekers, when they don't get the right role fast, they blame external factors:
- ATS
- Market conditions
- Visa issues
- Bad recruiting
The problem with this is, you can't control these things. And if you can't control something, you can't change the outcome.
All these things exist.
Yet, there are job seekers who are getting amazing offers despite them. So, let's dive into how you can make incremental changes in your own job search to get a different outcome.
Job Search Diagnosis
To me, job search proceeds in the below cycle:
Assessing current situation and your USP -> Resume, LinkedIn branding -> Reaching right people ->Interviews -> Salary Negotiation ->Offer
So, when I diagnose someone's job search issue, I ask:
- What is the furthest stage they have been for a role?
- At what point do opportunities stop converting? (For someone getting a lot of interviews, we know that reaching the right people and resume is not the issue)
- Once you know the stage, now is your chance to zoom in to your strategy as well as the nitty gritty executions of that stage.
Some clients of mine get offers in a matter of 4-6 weeks when on their own, they were struggling for over half a year.
I use the exact steps above to find out the area where we can zoom into immediately to have the maximum impact.
I hope the above series and questions give you some pointers to assess your own job search!
Content released on my YouTube Channel last week:
- Tips Tuesday (Watch time - 1 min 36 sec) - Understanding LinkedIn Top Voice Badges
- Deep-Dive Thursday (Watch time - 6 min 48 sec) - Must Dos After Signing Job Offer
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- Whenever you are ready, you can read up on the 3 ways I can help you land an amazing job here
- "Art & Science of Networking for Job Search" is now Live at the launch price of S$99 to breakdown the entire networking roadmap to get you your next role
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