Barry – Absolutely! There is no doubt that job seekers who follow good advice and put best practices into motion land jobs while others keep looking. Those of us who are in the business of teaching people how to go about a successful search see how transformed materials, new directions and improved confidence levels impact our clients successfully.

I’m glad you agree that there is no “one size fits all” for job seekers and appreciate your input!

The issue of why most job searches fail (it takes too long, it results in the wrong job, desperation sets in, the job seeker settles for something less) is that they don’t follow the best practice steps, they skip key steps, and they fall victim to the most common job search mistakes.

After 25 years of executive search, 1000 successful search assignments, interviewing over 100,000 people, and looking at over 5 million resumes, a pattern has emerged of why some candidates quickly complete their job search and land an ideal opportunity — and other candidates languish and flounder in their job search.