The Definition Of Job Search Insanity

“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”… attributed to Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Mark Twain and others.

Is this a description of your job search?

I speak to frustrated job seekers every day, people who have been looking for a career change for a while. Sometimes they've been looking for just a month…sometimes over a year. In particular, older workers blame a broken system and age bias. I agree…the hiring process in most companies is dysfunctional. There is age bias. It’s unfair.

But this broken system can give the smart job seeker an unfair advantage. Do you know how to exploit the cracks?

Unfortunately, most don’t know how to take advantage of the broken hiring system - because they've never been taught. Also, many job seekers want to stay in their comfort zone of what they used in their last job search and what worked earlier in their careers - before electronic resumes and CareerBuilder. You know, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth.

Not only do many job seekers do the same thing over and over, expecting different results….when the going gets tough, they do MORE of the same thing, expecting different results.

These are 22 examples of insanity that continue to be used by many job seekers.

* Expecting a recruiter will do their job search for them
* Believing that your network will provide value to you, even if you aren't continuing to provide value to them ...

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