Why you're not seeing results

We all know the definition of insanity.

And yet, many job seekers continue with the same job search strategies that have failed to land them an offer for many weeks (or months).

If you want to get hired, I urge you to first stop pouring more time into things that aren’t working.

I’ve seen it so many times.

“Well, I haven’t gotten any interviews. I think I need to submit more applications.”

If your system isn’t working…

Stop.

Take a step back.

Reflect on your process.

Identify where the breakdown is happening.

If you’re not getting interviews, it’s one of these three things:

1) You’re applying to the wrong roles (you’re not as qualified as you think you are).

2) Your resume isn’t good enough.

3) You’re not getting noticed.

If you’re landing the interviews but not getting the offer, it’s one of these three things:

1) You’re not confident enough in your abilities for the role.

2) You’re confident in your abilities but not confident enough in your delivery to explain and showcase your abilities.

3) You’re not showing your interviewers tangible examples of impact and value.

Which of these buckets do you fall into? (It may be more than one).

The first step is recognizing that something you’ve been doing is ineffective.

The next step is identifying which part is your biggest problem.

The final step is adjusting the strategy to fix the above.

Here’s how to fix each of the above six things.

1) You’re applying to the wrong roles.

Find the ideal job description. Use it as a master checklist and see how many boxes you can check off.

Be honest with yourself.

Now, for the skills/experiences that you marked “yes” for, write down at least one example of impact for each, meaning an anecdote or story you can tell that demonstrates that skill or experience with great results.

If you’re telling yourself that you have a certain skill but you’re struggling to think of strong examples of where or how you’ve used it, that skill may not be as strong as you thought.

2) Your resume isn’t good enough.

This may be an easier fix than you think.

Do your bullet points have quantified achievements?

Does your resume content show value and impact instead of just highlighting your job tasks?

Remember, we’re trying to stand out from the competition, not blend in.

Giving a description of your previous roles in your resume is not helping you stand out.

If you’re not sure how to optimize your resume, hire a professional to do it for you.

3) You’re not getting noticed.

Are you pouring any time into networking?

If not, this is your issue. 100%.

If you are but haven’t seen results, change your approach.

Instead of networking to get something (this is a transactional relationship and turns people off immediately), network to add value.

Find out what goals/challenges/objectives your ideal company is working on.

Create a solution or ideas. Pitch this to your cold connections.

This works better than, “Hey, I want an interview with your company, can you help me?”

4) You’re not confident enough in your abilities for the role.

You can pretend to be confident in your interviews all day long, but good hiring managers will see right through this.

Go back to my solution for #1.

Make sure you’re interviewing for roles in which you are 100% certain you are the ideal candidate for them.

You don’t have to be an absolute perfect match, but if you have doubts about any of your qualifications going into an interview, they’ll sniff them out.

5) You’re confident in your abilities for the role but not confident enough in your delivery to explain and showcase your abilities.

Practice makes perfect.

Don’t lose out on an offer that you know you’re qualified for just because you get tongue-tied in an interview.

When prepping for interviews, plan for topics of conversation. Don’t plan for specific questions (you can’t predict them all anyways).

This will help keep things natural and conversational to prevent the nerves.

If you want to really polish your delivery, hire a professional to get you prepped.

6) You’re not showing your interviewers tangible examples of impact and value.

To put it bluntly, companies don’t care what you did for your last company.

They care about what you can do for them.

Help them understand.

Connect the dots between your previous experience and why they should be interested in those achievements.

Can you save them money? Can you deliver happier customers? Can you generate more revenue? Can you make a process more efficient?

Use numbers to quantify as much as you can!

If your job search isn’t working, don’t continue to waste time on the same fruitless processes.

Change something!

I hope this message brings some clarity to your struggles.

If you want to talk more about why you’re struggling, I’d be happy to chat and show you EXACTLY how I can help you change your results.

I’ve done it with 1500 others.

Why can’t you be next?