DiscoverCareer Narratives with Doug Lester37: If Your Job Search Is Taking Too Long, Stop Trusting Your Gut
37: If Your Job Search Is Taking Too Long, Stop Trusting Your Gut

37: If Your Job Search Is Taking Too Long, Stop Trusting Your Gut

Update: 2025-10-03
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If your job search is taking too long and you’re a mid or senior-level leader, your gut may be telling you it’s time to broaden your appeal. To have a more general and therefore more appealing positioning. Don’t do it! Host Doug Lester explains, from a recruiter’s perspective, why broadening your positioning could be a big mistake. 

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37: If Your Job Search Is Taking Too Long, Stop Trusting Your Gut

37: If Your Job Search Is Taking Too Long, Stop Trusting Your Gut

Doug Lester