• Job Search Sucks!

      Job searching often feels like hitting a wall.

      Apply, apply, apply, and wait.

      What if you could track real progress?

      Imagine consistent feedback.

      Every day brings new learning.

      Four weeks in, you’re 40% there.

      By week 10, expect to land a great job.

      It feels less frustrating this way.

      Here are 5 ways to get there:

      • π‘·π’Šπ’„π’Œ 𝒂 π‘Ίπ’‘π’†π’„π’Šπ’‡π’Šπ’„ 𝑱𝒐𝒃 π‘»π’Šπ’•π’π’† 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π‘ͺπ’π’Žπ’‘π’‚π’π’š π‘·π’“π’π’‡π’Šπ’π’†:

      Be specific, not general.

      Example: “Social Media Coordinator at a <50 employee startup”

      It gets more referrals than “online marketing”.

      • 𝑼𝒔𝒆 π‘³π’Šπ’π’Œπ’†π’…π‘°π’ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π‘°π’π’‡π’π’“π’Žπ’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’π’‚π’ π‘°π’π’•π’†π’“π’—π’Šπ’†π’˜π’”:

      Find people in your dream job.

      Setup a 15-min virtual coffee.

      Ask about their experiences.

      You’ll get insights and possibly referrals.

      • 𝑬𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π‘΅π’†π’•π’˜π’π’“π’Œ:

      If the job fits, network.

      If not, revise your job title and repeat.

      • π‘΅π’†π’•π’˜π’π’“π’Œ π‘¨π’ˆπ’ˆπ’“π’†π’”π’”π’Šπ’—π’†π’π’š:

      Email contacts bi-weekly.

      Connect with hiring managers.

      Attend meetups.

      Specific requests get more responses.

      • π‘³π’†π’—π’†π’“π’‚π’ˆπ’† π‘°π’π’•π’†π’“π’—π’Šπ’†π’˜π’” 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π‘­π’†π’†π’…π’ƒπ’‚π’„π’Œ:

      Post-interview, ask contacts for feedback.

      Improve continuously until you land the job.

      This approach is structured.

      And hopefully less anxious.

      You will know your progress at any point.

      It will help land you a better job than the traditional resume blast.

      Hope that helps.

      Pace yourself, I believe in you!

      #Motivation #Persistence #Success

      Graham Heldreth, Victor Okwara and Tolu Ojewunmi
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