'Wait Wait Don't Tell Me' tagged blog posts in SixFigureStart Career Coaching by Fortune 500 Recruiters

It’s a common frustration of job seekers everywhere – you are the right person for the job if only you could get the attention of the person actually hiring. Submitting a resume to the company website is just a black hole. Appeals to HR go unanswered. Somehow you need to bypass these gatekeepers and get to the decision-makers.

Many people assume you need to be born into connections or have attended the...

In an earlier post, I talked about 7 ways to customize your search to go after your dream job. An obvious benefit of a customized search is that the employer sees that you are serious and genuinely interested. It takes effort and planning to customize a search, and you can’t do it for every employer. You will likely get the employer’s attention with a customized search, but once you do,...