Nobody Has Ever Fixed a Job Search Problem By Applying to More Jobs
Applying to more jobs feels like action. It isn't. Here's why 120 minutes of positioning work beats weeks of applications — and where to start.
Nobody has ever fixed a job search problem by "applying to 5 more jobs today."
You and I both know it.
But we still do it because applying feels like ACTION.
It feels like DOING SOMETHING — literally anything seems helpful.
Correcting bad positioning doesn't have that satisfying "submit" button to trick our brains into thinking we did something.
Fixing your positioning takes 120 minutes of hard thinking about who you are and what you want to be known for.
That's it.
Applying to 75 jobs takes weeks.
And weeks of applying to jobs that were never going to reply anyway will convince you that YOU are the problem.
You are not the problem.
Your positioning is.
Where do you even start?
Rewrite the LinkedIn headline.
Rewrite the first sentence of the About section.
Then stop.
You just did the highest-ROI hour of your job search.
After 10,343 hires as an ex-Amazon corporate recruiter, the reality is this: most people aren't getting passed over because of their qualifications.
They're getting passed over because of hireability signals they don't know recruiters are measuring.
The distance between how good you are and how hireable you appear is called the Hireability Gap™.
You cannot fix what you cannot see.
And you cannot close what you have never measured.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does fixing your positioning actually mean?
Fixing your positioning means getting clear on who you are and what you want to be known for, then expressing that through your LinkedIn headline and the first sentence of your About section. More applications won't fix a positioning problem.
How long does positioning work actually take?
The highest-ROI positioning move takes about 120 minutes. Rewrite your LinkedIn headline. Rewrite the first sentence of your About section. Then stop. Weeks of applications accomplish less than this single focused session.
How do I know which hireability signals are working against me?
The Hireability Gap measures the distance between how good you are and how hireable you appear to recruiters. To see your personalized score and identify which signals may be stalling your search, start here.
