How to craft the perfect CV and cover letter and stay unemployed:

Pour 100% of your energy perfecting your application materials while ignoring the 4 other essential skills that actually get you hired.

I’m developing the week-by-week curriculum for my upcoming program (Expat Job Search Accelerator), and I’ve pinned down the 5 essential skills for job seekers in a competitive job market like Germany’s today.

Skill 1: Strategic Networking & Market Research

• Identifying and reaching out to people in companies and roles that fit your profile
• Getting responses and setting up calls
• Building rapport and converting calls into opportunities
• Researching your target employer’s hiring motivation, success metrics, and concerns
• Keeping your network up-to-date

Skill 2: Personal Branding & Positioning

• Choosing your primary target role
• Crafting your Unique Value Proposition (UVP)
• Mastering your professional pitch
• Creating a compelling LinkedIn profile

Skill 3: Mastering Job Application Materials

• Writing remarkable and effortlessly adaptable cover emails
• Developing clear, compelling, and concise resumes
• Developing a project that opens closed doors

Skill 4: Interviewing and Negotiation

• Preparing for behavioral and common interview questions
• Preparing for interviews with role plays and mock interviews
• Using ChatGPT to prepare for ANY interview
• Navigating negotiations and securing your best offer

Skill 5: Personal Effectiveness and Resilience

• Strategic job search goal setting & management
• Staying motivated and resilient
• Managing your time and productivity

Focusing solely on perfecting your CV and cover letter may be keeping you stuck in your job search. Instead, identify which of the 5 essential skills is holding you back right now. Invest in improving your skills in strategic networking, personal positioning, and personal effectiveness.

Not only will you improve your chances of landing interviews…

You’ll also become the candidate employers can’t help but notice — and won’t want to let slip away.