It’s a very different job search landscape out there - AI agents are inundating employers with resumes on behalf of candidates, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) may screen you out before the humans ever see your materials, and employers are increasingly making candidates jump through multiple hoops before making an offer.

In this episode, I give you a checklist for effective job searching in 2026, as well as my best tips for success.

There is so much confusion around the job market right now...Are jobs actually available? How do I find and apply for them? Why does everything feel so impersonal?

In this episode of The Exclusive Career Coach, I drill down on some stats around the current job market and uncover the actual problem. I then provide several solutions for sucessfully navigating the job market. 

Depending on the source you use, the hidden job market represents 70-80% of all jobs.

But why aren’t these jobs advertised, and how can you access them?

I answer these questions and more in this week’s episode.

Depending on your level of seniority, your job search should consist of some amount of active strategies (think networking-based). In this episode, I walk you through several active and passive job search strategies and explain how I use this with my clients to create an effective job search customized to their specific situation and needs.

Job boards. While they aren’t a very effective way to look for a job, they can be a part of your overall job search strategy.

Here are 12 tips for making the most of job boards.

Subtitle: “Beating Yourself Up for What Didn’t Get Done vs. Celebrating What Did Get Done.”

When you don’t meet your goal - be it for your job search, your job, or your personal life - what do you make it mean?

In this episode, I cover the thinking and the doing part of regrouping without blame when things don’t go as planned.

Networking is an essential part of an effective job search strategy. In this episode, I cover the benefits of networking, how to work a networking event, and how to steer the conversation during a one-on-one networking meeting. I also talk about how much networking you should be doing for your job search depending on your seniority level.

There is a lot of information out there about the benefits of AI in your job search - and not all of i is actually beneficial for you s a jobseeker. In this episode, I dive into fiv ways to use AI in your job search, as well as a few ways I don’t recommend using AI.