Technology has dramatically changed recruiting, particularly in the last two or three years.  And, changes in recruiting impact successful job hunting methods.  So, job seekers must modify their approach to land a new job.  If you aren’t currently having much success in landing a new job, consider changing your approach to be more effective.  (More: Beat the [...]

I talk with job seekers often, and usually they are frustrated – having a hard time making progress in their job search.  The main problem I see is that job seekers are job hunting using the old methods that worked for their last job search.   Technology has changed many other things in our lives [...]

In this very competitive job market, job seekers need to stay focused and bring their “A Game” to every opportunity they pursue.  If you are in spray-and-pray job application mode, applying for every job you see, you are bringing your “C Game” to each opportunity.  Disconnect from that apply-apply-apply instinct because a job search is not [...]

Effective job search strategies began changing in the mid-1990’s with the appearance of the Internet. In the last few years, the widespread use of search engines and the growth of social media have changed recruiting in ways that are transparent to most job seekers. Not understanding those technological changes makes job hunting more challenging (and [...]

A job seeker recently posted his frustration about the current state of job search in a comment here on WorkCoachCafe.  He said, “I’ve applied for 11,437 jobs as of today within the past 14 months of searching. This online stuff doesn’t work, but what else can you do?” How very frustrating for him!  But the lack of [...]

So many job seekers comment here on WorkCoachCafe that they have interviewed for a job but not heard back yet, even though the employer was supposed to have made a decision earlier this week or last week or last month. Frequently, the interview went so well that the job seeker expected a job offer.  Perhaps, [...]

This is THE biggest question after a job interview, particularly when the people in the interview have been so warm and welcoming, describing the job and the people, showing you where you will work, giving you a tour of the premises and the company cafeteria, talking about “when you work here,” and closing with “see you [...]