In this job market, talented job seekers are submitting application after application into what feels like a black hole. These strategies help you stand out no matter the conditions.
The last two years have been one of the toughest job markets I’ve seen in decades. This isn’t like 2020 or 2021, where after the initial phase of the pandemic receded, jobs quickly reappeared. This one has been slow and unrelenting—market volatility causing uncertainty, and digital transformation of workplaces, and AI taking over jobs faster than you can read the headlines. These days, it feels like you’re sending your résumé into the abyss. Sound familiar?
When working with job seekers who are struggling, we always start with a simple but powerful exercise: documenting significant achievements from their career. Not just responsibilities—actual metrics and results, problems solved, and value delivered.Â
I see it every day as a recruiter and career coach: talented job seekers submitting application after application into what feels like a black hole. Weeks turn into months. The silence is deafening. Each passing day without a response chips away at your confidence, your bank account, and your sense of professional identity.
Luckily, through my work, I’ve also developed tried-and-true strategies for standing out no matter the market conditions. Here are three powerful steps to reinvigorate your job search.
Read the complete Fast Company article BYÂ Amy Crutchfield: https://www.fastcompany.com/91341187/how-to-make-your-job-application-stand-out
