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i spoke to a candidate of mine today who i have placed twice over the last 15 years…he lost his job, his company went broke seven months ago…he has never been out of work this long…he has always had an easy time finding a job…in fact, in the mid 90’s i got him three offers within one week..<\/p>\n

things have changed…he was actually mad and frustrated at me because, “after all the money i have made you, you have only gotten me three interviews…”<\/p>\n

i had to remind him that this isn’t whataburger, you can’t always “have it your way”…this market is very, very tight and just because it was easier to find a job a few years ago..it isn’t now…and frankly we were fortunate to have had the three interviews ..(which he didn’t do well on)<\/p>\n

and it had nothing to do with his dazzling brilliance…there aren’t as many opportunities for his skills as there was and he can’t do much about that…<\/p>\n

i didn’t rub\u00a0it in, because his life is rough enough…but he didn’t listen well in the begining of his search when i tried to explain that the market was very difficult…<\/p>\n

he dismissed the instructions i gave him about interviewing…tried to get him to review www.thejobsearchsolution.com<\/a> …especially about interviewing…he tought that since he had made $250,000 to $300,000 selling software, he didn’t have to worry about how to interview…<\/p>\n

he was condecending\u00a0during two of those interviews because he thought he was better than the jobs….now he wishes he had the oppotunities back…he blew the other by going in explaining what “he wanted”…instead of what he could do for the potential employer..<\/p>\n

the\u00a0 lessons: this market is very tight…you will be shocked by it sooner or later…take nothing for granted…get lots of interviews…sell yourself really hard…be prepared for a long job search…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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