Career Management IS NOT a Numbers Game

Career Management IS NOT a Numbers Game Its a numbers game. Thats what they said about the job search. Then you would hear stories about people who said they sent resumes to 1,000 companies, even 2,000 companies, and they heard nothing. If its a numbers game then that person only needs to send a few hundred more, right? Theres a logical argument that the job search is a numbers game. I personally dont believe that, but I can see how the argument makes sense. Kind of. But the title of my post is that career management is not a numbers game. Dont think of networking as numbers think if it as building relationships. Dont think of your personal brand as a statement, but how others perceive (or talk about) you. If you think of your career management in terms of quantity over quality, youll have a lot more work to do. This is a long play, for sure.  Do it right. Career Management IS NOT a Numbers Game Its a numbers game. Thats what they said about the job search. Then you would hear stories about people who said they sent resumes to 1,000 companies, even 2,000 companies, and they heard nothing. If its a numbers game then that person only needs to send a few hundred more, right? Theres a logical argument that the job search is a numbers game. I personally dont believe that, but I can see how the argument makes sense. Kind of. But the title of my post is that career management is not a numbers game. Dont think of networking as numbers think if it as building relationships. Dont think of your personal brand as a statement, but how others perceive (or talk about) you. If you think of your career management in terms of quantity over quality, youll have a lot more work to do. This is a long play, for sure.  Do it right.