Is Your Job Search Broken? Here's How to Fix It
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The Traditional Job Search Trap 🪤
At Work It DAILY, I see it all too often—people stuck in what I call the "broken job search" cycle. They spend hours obsessively tweaking their resume and LinkedIn profile, only to submit those materials into an online application black hole. Either they get immediately auto-rejected, or they never hear back at all. It's soul-crushing.
Now I know what you're thinking: "But J.T., that's what we're supposed to do! Isn't that the standard job search process?" And my response is: not anymore, at least not if you want to actually get hired efficiently in this crazy job market.
Introducing the 15-Minute Job Shopping Method
Instead of falling into that broken job search trap, I teach my clients a revolutionary new approach called "job shopping." It involves taking just 15 minutes per day to proactively target and connect with the companies you want to work for and the hiring managers you need to impress.
The Difference-Making Power of Your Personal Brand 💯
The key difference in the job shopping methodology is that you aren't leading with a generic resume and online application. No, you're putting your authentic personal brand front and center. Your brand is what people say about the work you do when you aren't around. It's the unique value you provide that companies are willing to pay premium dollars for.
If you've spent any time learning from me, you know I am obsessed with teaching people to lead with their brand because that's what instantly grabs employers' attention and gets them excited to hire you.
Back-Channeling to Dream Employers
A core job shopping technique I teach is "back-channeling" to directly connect with the recruiters and decision-makers at your target companies. One client recently shared that he was getting interviewed for jobs he wasn't even technically qualified for simply by using our back-channeling strategies to showcase his valuable brand to the right people.
Transformational Stories in Just Days 📖
I hear stories like that every single day from clients who were previously caught in the broken job search cycle for months before finding this program. Like the skeptic who signed up for our free 7-day trial intending to just binge all the content and then leave. But within two days of implementing our strategies, she already had two interviews lined up!
That's the power of taking just 15 focused minutes per day to authentically job shop instead of spending hours on activities that don't work in this hiring environment.
Your Chance to Stop the Broken Job Search
Look, our education system and most employers have not prepared you for how to truly navigate today's job market. The traditional approaches simply don't work anymore. You have to learn modern strategies to land jobs you love.
So if you're feeling stuck in that broken job search loop, spinning your wheels to no avail, I invite you to take advantage of Work It DAILY's free 7-day trial. Give our tested and proven job shopping methods a try so you can start getting the interview and job opportunities you deserve.
It really can take just 15 minutes per day when you know the right strategies. Why keep wasting time on approaches that don't work when you could be shopping your way to career success?
Go get ‘em!
J.T. O’Donnell
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