Job seekers increasingly speak of sending applications for loads of jobs, amounting to hundreds...and they hear nothing in response. Quite a few of the job boards use software that shows how many applicants there have been for a job when you apply. I have seen this system in use on jobs that I have applied for and 436 applicants is not at all unusual. It can be especially frustrating when you are for financial reasons, desperate to get a job, perhaps to prevent losing your home. ..or indeed you have the government job centre checking your job search record to be sure that you are fulfilling the legal requirement to get unemployment benefit..ie to apply for jobs.A job centre adviser admitted to me recently that for every job I apply for there are hundreds ahead of me.You are applying for job after job but never get an interview.Your search for work isn't working....So what else can you do ? Time to try something else....
Here are five changes you must make when recruiters just aren’t calling…
About the Author: Hannah Morgan is a career sherpa, guiding new job seekers through the treacherous terrain of job search. If you are looking for no-nonsense advice, check out her site Career Sherpa, and follow Hannah on Twitter for the latest job search news and trends!
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