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Ask the Expert: How Can Job Seekers Stay Confident When a Search Is Delayed?

Ask the Expert: How Can Job Seekers Stay Confident When a Search Is Delayed?

Update: 2025-10-21
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In this Ask the Expert episode, a listener asks how to navigate a job search when a hiring process is suddenly paused. HR expert and longtime HigherEdJobs contributor Christopher Lee returns to explain why searches can stall, what that means for candidates, and when it makes sense to reapply. He shares several ways to follow up respectfully, keep perspective, and stay confident through the ups and downs of the search process.

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Ask the Expert: How Can Job Seekers Stay Confident When a Search Is Delayed?

Ask the Expert: How Can Job Seekers Stay Confident When a Search Is Delayed?

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