This is Find Your Dream Job.

The podcast helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life.

I'm your host, Mac Pritchard.

I'm also the founder of Max Lest. It's a job board in the Pacific Northwest that helps you find a fulfilling career.

Every Wednesday, I talk to a different expert about the tools you need to get the work you want.

Many job seekers do nothing else when looking for work but apply for jobs.

And if this is all you do, you're making your job search longer and harder than it needs to be.

Daniel Kobo is here to talk about how to attract your dream job without applying online.

She's a career consultant who works with medical sales professionals.

Her company's services include resume writing, LinkedIn optimization, and interview preparation.

She joins us from Tampa, Florida. Well, let's jump right into it, Danielle. Many job seekers,

all they do is apply for jobs, and that's it. And I want to talk about

why that happens. But before we get into that, why can't you rely on applications alone when

you look for work? That's a great question. I believe that one of, you know, there's a couple

reasons why relying on just online applications alone can be an ineffective way of looking

for your dream job. The first being is that some companies don't actually post their jobs.

Maybe they are expanding and they don't want their competitors to know where their expansions

are going and the different roles that they're going to be bringing on board. And so they may not even post their jobs. And if they're not

posting their jobs, if you're only applying to jobs online, then you're missing out on that

opportunity. And I believe second to that, according to a statistic by JobVite, the average

online job posting receives around 250 applications.

And, you know, then it goes through the applicant tracking system. So the chances of your

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