{"id":11183,"date":"2022-08-11T10:36:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T08:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/?p=11183"},"modified":"2022-08-18T12:12:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T10:12:33","slug":"job-search-challenges-how-to-overcome-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/job-search-challenges-how-to-overcome-them","title":{"rendered":"The Top 3 Job Search Challenges and How to Overcome Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What part of the job search process do job seekers find most challenging? It’s a question that we were curious about, so we asked our LinkedIn followers. We received a range of responses, but the most common challenge cited by respondents was the actual interview process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn’t surprising, as the interview is often the most nerve-wracking part of the job search process. You want to make a good impression and sell yourself as the best candidate for the job, but it’s not always easy to do this under pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a recent poll<\/a>, we asked our LinkedIn followers which part of the job search process they find most difficult. Out of the 1,878 votes, the majority 46% selected The actual job interview while 27% went to Writing a good CV\/Cover letter, 23% to Finding the job adverts and finally 4% selected Other and commented with their suggestions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From this, we can see that the most challenging part of the job search process, for our followers at least, is the interview stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it’s important to remember that there are many other aspects to the job search process – from finding job adverts to preparing for interviews. In this blog post, we’ll take a closer look at what job seekers find challenging and explore some strategies for overcoming these challenges in more detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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