80% of all US jobs don’t make it to the internet.
And those leftover jobs that you apply for, it turns out that some of them have already pre-determine candidates. They are not even looking at your resume.
Ghost job.
There you are… being rejected over and over again.
You are rejected not because you are unqualified. But because someone already beat you to the job.
Hiring is a huge undertaking that involves advertising, filtering and interviewing. Time and effort, while the rest of the team are working overtime to fill the gap.
And if you pick the wrong person, both of you have to start again and all the effort goes to waste.
If you know someone who can do the job and is available, you would pick them any day. And if HR insist that you must interview other candidates, you will put up a show.
The question isn’t how you can be more qualified. But how can you be someone that the boss wants to hire before the job listing?
One good place to start might be buried in this book.
