Introduction: Why a Long Job Search Needs a Different Approach If you are in the middle of a long job search, I don’t need to tell you how hard it feels. The days slip by in a blur of applications, the inbox stays quiet, and rejections can feel personal. Clients often tell me, “I feel stuck, like I’m wasting my time.” But here’s the reality. A long job search is not unusual. In the UK, the average job seeker spends around 122 days (about four months) finding a new role. For m