Stop Wasting Time Filling Out Online Applications

You’ve applied to job after job.

You updated your résumé.
You filled out the applications.
You answered all the questions.

Then you waited.

And waited.

No call. No interview. Sometimes, not even a rejection email.

After a while, you start wondering:

“What am I doing wrong?”

The problem may not be you. The problem may be the way you’re looking for work.

Most job seekers follow the same path:

Résumé → Apply Online → Wait → Get Rejected → Repeat

Hundreds of people may be applying for the same position. Your résumé becomes one more document in a huge online pile.

There is another way.

Instead of thinking like another applicant, start thinking like a business owner.

Ask yourself:

What problem can I help this company solve?

Then identify the companies where you really want to work. Research them. Find the people who make hiring decisions. Introduce yourself directly and explain the value you can bring.

You are not trying to get lost inside an applicant tracking system.

You are trying to get in front of the right person.

That is the strategy behind 123 Got My Job.

Ready to change the way you look for work?

Start with the free 123GotMyJob Blueprint:

www.123gotmyjob.com/start-here/

This stressed-out job-search image is a very good fit for this article because it immediately communicates the feeling we’re addressing: “I keep applying and nothing is happening.”