Why Im Uber-Frustrated

Why Im Uber-Frustrated Like many of you, Im getting a lot of calls and emails from people looking for help finding their next job. Either they have been in a job search for a long time, or they are new to the job search, or they think they will be in a job search soon it seems to be the season to be unemployed or know a dozen professionals who are unemployed. I never went through this at least during my own fruitless job search I was one of a handful of unemployed people, whereas now it seems to be in fashion (not by anyones choosing). Im quite frustrated.   Not because of the economy, recession or influx of job seekers.   Im frustrated because I cant tell people what they should do to land their next job.   So many people will hear the advice, but really, all they want is the silver bullet. All I wanted was the silver bullet. Dont give me lists of things to do just tell me that one thing Im not doing (or doing wrong) so I can find my next job.   Thats all I wanted. Id like to tell people the answer is in networking.   But thats usually a long-term strategy.   And long-term is not silver bullet. I want to tell people they need to work on their personal brand and their googleability.   But thats also a long-term strategy, and wont matter if no one is googling them. I want to tell people to get on LinkedIn, but once you are there, theres work to do to really use it in a job search, and its not a silver bullet. I always tell people to check out JibberJobber, but its not for everyone.   And while it can give you peace of mind in your job search as you track and manage all the data you start to collect, it isnt going to reach out through your monitor with a job offer.   And thats what many people want. So Im left, with all kinds of advice, some great, some long-term, some more along the lines of career management and people look at me with that pleading look wheres the silver bullet? Why Im Uber-Frustrated Like many of you, Im getting a lot of calls and emails from people looking for help finding their next job. Either they have been in a job search for a long time, or they are new to the job search, or they think they will be in a job search soon it seems to be the season to be unemployed or know a dozen professionals who are unemployed. I never went through this at least during my own fruitless job search I was one of a handful of unemployed people, whereas now it seems to be in fashion (not by anyones choosing). Im quite frustrated.   Not because of the economy, recession or influx of job seekers.   Im frustrated because I cant tell people what they should do to land their next job.   So many people will hear the advice, but really, all they want is the silver bullet. All I wanted was the silver bullet. Dont give me lists of things to do just tell me that one thing Im not doing (or doing wrong) so I can find my next job.   Thats all I wanted. Id like to tell people the answer is in networking.   But thats usually a long-term strategy.   And long-term is not silver bullet. I want to tell people they need to work on their personal brand and their googleability.   But thats also a long-term strategy, and wont matter if no one is googling them. I want to tell people to get on LinkedIn, but once you are there, theres work to do to really use it in a job search, and its not a silver bullet. I always tell people to check out JibberJobber, but its not for everyone.   And while it can give you peace of mind in your job search as you track and manage all the data you start to collect, it isnt going to reach out through your monitor with a job offer.   And thats what many people want. So Im left, with all kinds of advice, some great, some long-term, some more along the lines of career management and people look at me with that pleading look wheres the silver bullet? Why Im Uber-Frustrated Like many of you, Im getting a lot of calls and emails from people looking for help finding their next job. Either they have been in a job search for a long time, or they are new to the job search, or they think they will be in a job search soon it seems to be the season to be unemployed or know a dozen professionals who are unemployed. I never went through this at least during my own fruitless job search I was one of a handful of unemployed people, whereas now it seems to be in fashion (not by anyones choosing). Im quite frustrated.   Not because of the economy, recession or influx of job seekers.   Im frustrated because I cant tell people what they should do to land their next job.   So many people will hear the advice, but really, all they want is the silver bullet. All I wanted was the silver bullet. Dont give me lists of things to do just tell me that one thing Im not doing (or doing wrong) so I can find my next job.   Thats all I wanted. Id like to tell people the answer is in networking.   But thats usually a long-term strategy.   And long-term is not silver bullet. I want to tell people they need to work on their personal brand and their googleability.   But thats also a long-term strategy, and wont matter if no one is googling them. I want to tell people to get on LinkedIn, but once you are there, theres work to do to really use it in a job search, and its not a silver bullet. I always tell people to check out JibberJobber, but its not for everyone.   And while it can give you peace of mind in your job search as you track and manage all the data you start to collect, it isnt going to reach out through your monitor with a job offer.   And thats what many people want. So Im left, with all kinds of advice, some great, some long-term, some more along the lines of career management and people look at me with that pleading look wheres the silver bullet?