How To Narrow Down Your Job Search

How To Narrow Down Your Job Search

Choose companies that excite you!

Joel Bein
Joel Bein

This post originally appeared as issue 202 of the Daily Job Hunt email. Sign up for kick-butt career hype in your inbox each morning.

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Choose companies that excite you


Don't spray out 478 resumes.

Narrow in on 3, 5, or 10 companies, and then learn all about their mission, culture, pain points, and how you can create value.

But how do you choose those companies?

Follow your gut! If a company is EXCITING to you, go pitch them. Skip companies that are boring.

Hear me (Joel) talk about it on this 3 minute video from our Career Crash Course (which you can go through for free).


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Joel Bein

Joel Bein is Chief of Content and Coaching at Career Hackers and passionate about personal growth and self-driven learning. As a trained musician, he is Founder of the New Orleans Chamber Players.