Manage Your Job Search

15 It’s Been Three Months. Now What?

You’ve been diligently using timeboxes and personal kanban. You’ve been building your LinkedIn network. You’ve been networking in person. You’ve asked for feedback. You’ve had some interviews. But you still don’t have a job. It’s been three months or more. Now what?

15.1 Verify Your Basics With This Checklist

First, make sure that you can check everything off this checklist:

1. You have a picture on your LinkedIn profile. Remember, people who have a picture are seven times more likely to get picked by hiring managers than people who don’t.
2. Your LinkedIn profile summary line says you are looking for a job.
3. LinkedIn thinks your profile is complete.
4. You have at least three recommendations on LinkedIn.
5. You have ...