I am fed up with vague job search advice. People say network more and tailor your resume but never explain what they did step by step. I have been searching for four months with interviews but no offers. What specifically helped you land something?

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Sorry you are in this position but I don’t really know how much a step by step guide would help. The reality of job searches is that most of what you do won’t work. Most people you try to network with won’t respond. Most people you get a response from won’t get you a job. But it’s about playing the numbers game.

My step by step was that I messaged someone, met with them for coffee, two months later they had an opening and I interviewed for it and got it. But that easily could have not happened with different circumstances. And 99% of the time I did that same thing, it didn’t work out.

It’s tough and it’s depressing but you aren’t inherently doing anything wrong because you haven’t gotten one yet and I hope you can soon.

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