120. He Applied to 1,000 CS Jobs and Got 0 Interviews. Here's What Finally Worked

About this episode

In this episode, Carly Agar discusses with Michael the shifts that helped him land two Customer Success jobs after applying to nearly 1,000 without any interviews.

You’re not getting rejected because you are unqualified. You’re getting rejected because you are playing the job search game the same way everyone else is. In this episode, I’m sitting down with Michael, who applied to nearly 1,000 Customer Success jobs without landing a single interview. We unpack the exact shifts that finally changed everything, from the networking strategy that started getting hiring managers to respond to the mindset changes that helped him stop “pre-failing” before interviews even started. Within six months, he landed not one but two CS jobs using a completely different approach. You’ll walk away with a clearer understanding of what is actually working in today’s CS job market and how to stop wasting time on strategies that are keeping you stuck. If you are ready to finally start getting interviews and feel confident in your job search again, hit play and let’s dive in. And if you’re exhausted from applying to jobs and getting ghosted, apply for 1:1 coaching HERE and let’s change the way you approach your job search. 2:12 – Why applying to a thousand jobs got zero interviews and led to burnout 7:22 – What made investing in coaching the turning point for…

People in this episode

Host: Carly Agar

Guest: Michael

Topics covered

• job search strategies
• customer success
• networking
• interview preparation
• career coaching

Keywords

• job applications
• customer success jobs
• networking strategy
• interview confidence
• job search burnout

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