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The Volume Game: Why Casting a Wide Net in Your Job Search Produces Significantly Worse Results in 2026

Podcast: Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, Career Design, & Job Search · Scott Anthony Barlow

Opublikowano: 2026-10-07

Stephanie was at application 91 with her work visa ticking down in London after a layoff. So she did what most people do when a job search starts to feel like a race against the clock — she applied to absolutely everything. She sent 54 more applications before something specific shifted in how she was approaching the search. Eight days after that shift, she had two offers. The real question is what changed between application 91 and application 145, and why applying to more jobs was the thing making her search worse. What You'll Learn: Why applying to more jo...