Stop applying into the void.
Free guide for senior managers, directors and VPs in the UAE. Seven job search mistakes, and the fix for each one.
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Referred candidates get a job interview 40% of the time. Apply cold and it is 3%.Ashby, 38 million applications.
job interviews per 100 applications, referred against cold
job offers per 1,000 applications, referred against cold
job applications behind those numbers, across 93,000 jobs
executives I have helped land interviews and offers
Source. Ashby, 2021 to 2024. Global figures.
Why I wrote it.
Most people who write to me have been looking for three or four months. By then the pattern is easy to see. Same applications. Same silence.
Your effort is fine. The approach needs to change. A few habits that feel productive are quietly working against you.
This guide names seven of them, and every one comes with its fix. Tick the ones that sound like you. Fix one this week.
None of it is theory. It is what I see my clients do before they come to me.
37,000+ professionals follow my insights on executive hiring.
inFollow and connect with me on LinkedInEight months of silence. Then 76 days to a job offer.
Laila, a Director of Sales, applied for eight months with nothing back. After we changed her approach, 3 interviews with global companies followed, then an offer. Results vary.
What you walk away with.
You spot the habits holding your search back.
A one-page check shows which of the seven sound like you. Each mistake gets its own page, with a plain fix.
You see why applying alone stalls.
Cold applications lead to an interview about 3 times in 100. Referred candidates get one 40 times in 100. One page shows the gap and what waiting costs you.
You get one clear target.
One target role and a list of 40 companies. Then a CV and a LinkedIn profile that tell the same story.
You know how to reach the people who decide.
What to send recruiters, and when. How to get in front of the hiring manager the day you apply.
You build a network that answers.
Start with 15 companies and a few people inside each. Ask for introductions that are easy to say yes to, and count conversations instead of applications.
Sneak a peek of what's inside.
Real wording from the guide. Swap the brackets and send.
Is there someone at [Company] you think I should speak to?
[Title] role, [one result in numbers]
Hi [Name], I applied for the [title] role today. [Company] is [a change you noticed]. At [Previous company] I [result in numbers] in a similar situation. Would 10 minutes this week work to share how I would approach it?
What people write to me while we work together.
Faisal, Director Data & AI. Interview invitations came after messaging and emailing people at the company.
Get the guide. Fix one thing this week.
Tick the ones that sound like you. Then fix the one that costs you most.