Sure, Go to LinkedIn for Jobs, Just Like 499 Others Applying for Each One

 There's a job drought. So, the buzz is about the best platforms on which to hunt and apply. LinkedIn ranks high, of course. Its signature is career everything. 

But the brutal reality is that, as a poster on Blind points out, a single opening can attract 500 applications. Not 100. Back in boomer days - yes, we were the luckiest generation in America - the advertised job might bring in about 20 applications, with four actually being flown in for an interview. And the meetings could all take place that day, with no further interviews. 

For the initial screening among the 500, you have to retrofit the resume and cover letter for AI and also cost-efficiency. That means everything from using the necessary keywords to documenting that you are an exact fit in experience for the very detailed job specifications.

If you get to the interview phase the first one could be conducted remotely by AI. You have to research how to perform in that. I had assessed job candidates and on the check list were items which had nothing to do with the ability to perform the tasks. 

Following that could be multiple in-person ones with multiple people. Ironically to stand out you have to "mirror" those with the most power. People hire those most like them.

An alternative to job search is launching your own enterprise. That might be turning out to be a necessity. Not a dream.

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