Thoughts on the "2 hour job search" approach? I've had it recommended to me a few times over the years but would like to know what people's experiences have been like.

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Never heard of it.. please explain

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Summary in the link below. The idea is that it's supposed to be a methodical approach that takes the emotion out of the job search and moves you away from blindly applying to random postings:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/summary-steve-daltons-book-2-hour-job-search-philip-hoberg

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If you want to work at a company, assuming it’s large enough and hires consistently for the role you’re interested in, this is a great strategy.

Ditto to S1

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Jobs move too fast for this approach to work.

I've used bits and pieces of it and think it's a very effective mthodology

Thanks for sharing.

It's the A+ approach. But I can barely muster the effort to even submit applications for jobs I'm qualified for.

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