Let’s just acknowledge the obvious:
It’s tough out there.
The workforce is changing.
There are more workers than there are roles to fill.
There’s a mismatch between the type of work companies need and the skills available in the workforce.
At the same time, employees are asking for more from employers… more flexibility, more remote work, better benefits... in other words, the opportunity to build a full life, not just a career.
And employers?
They are trying to find the best-fit hire in an incredibly crowded talent pool.
It’s creating this strange tension where both sides feel frustrated and like the market is harder than ever before.
When I talk to job seekers, I hear the same things over and over again:
“I’m getting ghosted.”
“Nobody is hiring.”
“There are hundreds of applicants for every role.”
“I don’t even know what I want next, I just know my current role isn’t it.”
Then I talk to hiring managers, and they’re saying things like:
“We’re overwhelmed by the number of applications.”
“These resumes all look the same.”
“I’m just interviewing the first ten qualified people I find and hiring one of them.”
“If someone I trust recommends a candidate, I’m paying attention.”
Which leads to THE question:
How do you get hired in a market where employers are overwhelmed by sheer volume… and employees are applying like crazy in the hopes that something sticks?
Is it difficult?
Yes.
Is it possible?
Yes.
Is it ambiguous, frustrating, and completely different than it was a few years ago?
Absolutely.
If I could pick one reason job searching is so difficult, it would be this:
Nobody teaches you how to do it.
We spend years in school gathering expertise, participating in extracurriculars, and honing our talents and interests.
Then, one day we’re thrust into the workforce and told to figure it out.
And there’s a good amount of support for getting that first job - your school has career fairs and alumni portals, people are willing to support that fresh and talented college grad, and resumes that show limited expertise but lots of willingness to learn go a lot further in early-stage hiring.
But as a mid-level professional trying to get that second or third job…
Nobody teaches you how to take all of the work you’ve done so far, figure out what you actually want to do, distill that experience into a hirable skillset, and apply that skillset to the job search…
…not to mention putting all of those pieces together into a repeatable system that keeps you moving forward, even when the market is overwhelming and completely out of your control.
And I think that’s the missing piece.
Nobody is teaching a job search system.
When you have a system, you’re not waking up every morning wondering what to do…
…you’re executing.
When you have a system, you’re not spiraling about the market…
…you’re making progress despite it.
When you have a system, you’re not relying on motivation to strike…
…you’re relying on a process you trust.
That’s exactly why I stopped thinking about job searching as a collection of disconnected tasks.
A résumé isn’t a strategy.
Networking isn’t a strategy.
Interview prep isn’t a strategy.
Submitting 100 applications DEFINITELY isn’t a strategy.
They’re all just parts of a larger system.
The people who get hired aren’t usually the people doing one thing exceptionally well.
They’re the people who have a repeatable process that keeps all of those pieces moving together.
A clear end goal.
Materials that tell the right story.
A networking plan.
A daily rhythm.
Interview preparation.
Good follow-up.
Every piece builds on the one before it.
Without a system, it’s easy to spend hours “working” on your job search without actually moving it forward.
With a system, every day has a purpose.
After two years of extensive 1:1 career coaching (and seeing my clients get amazing results!) I realized I was giving clients the same advice over and over again.
Every coaching session ended with the same checklist, resource, spreadsheet, and template.
Eventually I thought...
Why am I making every single person rebuild this from scratch?
So I took everything I was walking clients through - the order, the resources, the templates, the daily actions, the decision-making…
and turned it into one repeatable system.
That’s what the 30-Day Career Reset is; a step-by-step system that answers the question:
“How should I job search today?”
Every single day for the next 30 days.
Because when the job market feels chaotic, the last thing you need is more information or indecision.
You need a system you can trust ($30!).
XO,
Abbey
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