The Right Response to a Job Application
August 19, 2025
Applying for jobs is. not a numbers game
It's not even a game!
This is how you optimise a positive response to a job application
#jobsearch #jobhunt #jobseekers #worldofwork #extendconsulting

Hopefully, my video last week was super clear about the need to establish a “new normal” for job hunting. More often than not, it will be too late when you get to see a job posting. So please do more, better, and sooner. Here is how I suggest you go about it, in actual practice. #jobsearch #claude #cowork #ai #tech #recruitment #careers #signals

⏰ Every job ad you've ever applied to was already late. The decision to hire was made weeks, perhaps months, before the post went live. 👏🏼 Marketers have been using buying/selling signals for a long while now. There's no reason job seekers can't build a similar system to get to that job first. #jobads #jobsearch #hiringsignals #careers Extend Consulting

This year we have been refining the way to attend the demands of our clients and ensure we elevate our candidates and contractors care. Sustained results will show us if we are focusing on the right areas. As we looked for an "edge", a "reset"; the insights from the people we depend on and we trust as a business, told us in unequivocal terms to concentrate in a few fundamentals to underpin any changes. This is what they shared with us. I reckon this will be useful for you too, whether you are in #jobsearch or #hiring mode.

Most job seekers see applying for jobs as a ‘press submit and wait’ game. The ones who end up being remembered? They do something very few do. I've spent years in recruitment watching the same pattern play out. Being memorable has very little to do with having a perfect CV. I'll tell you exactly what separates the candidates who get to have multiple job-related conversations from the ones who don't. #jobsearch #recruitment #jobapplications Extend Consulting

As a recruiter, I spend a lot of time thinking about where work is going, including mine of course. The loudest narrative right now: #AI is eliminating jobs, but what I’m actually seeing is something more interesting! People leaning into AI and #tech in general are quickly differentiating themselves…. #jobsreinvented #careers #hiring #talent







