A job search that has momentum beats one that's just motion - pacing and targeting matter more than applying to everything at once.
Every January brings the same wave of "new year, new career" energy — and also the same wave of people burning out on their job search by February because the resolution-style approach (apply to everything, all at once, right now) isn't actually how this works.
There's a real difference between a job search that has momentum and one that's just motion — and the do's and don'ts come down to pacing, targeting, and not mistaking activity for progress.
I broke this down properly in a piece for Brainz Magazine. Read the full article on Brainz Magazine...
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Written by Nathaniel McAllister Founder of Hurdle. Building a peer support community for people navigating career change, burnout, and redundancy — after experiencing that gap firsthand. Connect on LinkedIn