#250: Cool job hunting

If you are looking for a job, how long should it take you to find one?

Here’s a hint from my school days. If it takes 5 people 50 days to build a house, how long would it take 50 people to build one?

Today I know that the right answer is seldom the practical solution. Why? Because more is not always faster and certain things cannot be rushed. For example, many cooks can bake one loaf of bread faster by turning up the heat, but will eat what comes out?

And yet, I have watched people job hunt that way. Many resumes sent faster to more places might get you a job, but will that job satisfy you?

If you are really desperate then take any job, but please don’t stop there. Use the time you have gained. Turn down the heat, follow a proven recipe for job hunting and let the process develop naturally.


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