The Hiring Process Is Broken. How to Deal with It? Part 1

My story about how I spent six months unsuccessfully looking for a job and collected 900 rejections received a great response from the audience of my young and still small channel. For five whole days I was in a binge shock from this sudden popularity and posted almost nothing.

You waited, you asked. I'm coming to you, dear readers, with a new post and my advice. How to find a job in 2026?

1. Allow about three months for your job search

Some positions, for example in sales, can be filled in 2–4 weeks. But some take up to six months. On average, aim for three months, so stock up on patience in advance.

Don't settle for small things like I did. Don't quit without a plan, like I did. Without a plan and a safety net, as your money runs out, you'll gradually start lowering the bar until at some point you catch yourself thinking: "Well, webcam isn't so bad after all."

2. Go for quantity. Foolishness and courage are the path to success.

The conversion rate on job sites is 3–5%, and that makes you want to cry. But that's on average. Personally, I received 900 rejections (I'll destroy you with this number) to eventually get 10 interview invitations and only 3 offers. That's a 1% conversion to interview and 0.3% to offer 🤡

You can hardly do anything about this, so there's only one thing left: widen the funnel. That means keeping a high pace of applications and sending as many as possible to increase your chances.

Don't chase the perfect job. Whether it fits or not — who cares, send an application if the vacancy at least somewhat overlaps with your skills. You'll figure out whether you need it or not later — when they've already replied. HRs will say that doing this is bad, unethical, and not allowed. Don't fall for these provocations.

Also, an offer from a job that isn't the most interesting for you helps maintain self-confidence and cheerfulness. It's a psychological safety net.

3. Job searching is also a job

You can't find a decent job casually, on the side. The search must become a systematic and regular daily task. I spent about six hours a day researching the market, vacancies, applications, emails, and interviews.

You should have a clear understanding of what you're doing tomorrow: how many applications you're sending and where, how many interviews you have, and what else needs to be done. As I said, you need a high pace and at least a thousand rejections, and such a result can only be achieved through regular and systematic work.

4. A resume is not a biography, but a marketing material.

I know you're all already fed up tired of phrases like "know how to sell yourself," but I'm afraid I have nothing else for you. Your resume should sell you as a specialist capable of solving the business problem for which you are being hired.

So don't list your responsibilities in the "Responsibilities" field — nobody gives a damn. In your resume, you need to write about what you ACCOMPLISHED (not did) through the lens of business results. Preferably in numbers.

Formulate sentences using the perfective aspect of the verb: accomplished, sold, implemented, created, improved.

Instead of the dreary "sales, negotiations" write this:

Conducted negotiations with B2B clients and government agencies, ensuring the launch of the first 20 pilot projects in Egypt and Algeria.


From such a formulation, it's immediately clear what you can be hired for. From this one phrase, it's evident that we have a business development specialist with experience in launching products into new markets in the B2B segment.

5. Be like the Mouse from the Turnip.

I attached a HILARIOUS picture to the post, but you really need to talk about your results exactly like that. Yes, these formulations may seem like complete nonsense to you. And you're not wrong. But this is what works.

Note: The Mouse does not exaggerate, does not lie, does not outright deceive. It simply places the right emphasis and sells its experience through the lens of results.

And if even that hasn't convinced you, then take another look at the resume where instead of experience there's a dumpling recipe. He found a job with that. And you?

Continuation right below 👇🏻