Curious—what’s the sales job search been like for everyone else lately? For me? It’s been a rollercoaster. I had to take on consulting gigs just to stay afloat and ended up in a non-SaaS role last July to keep my head above water. It’s been a humbling stretch—ghosted more times than I can count, made it to final rounds only to be told “we went another direction,” or worse, “you’re exactly what we’re looking for”... and then silence. I’m passionate about Account Optimization, CX, and communication tech—this is where I thrive and bring real impact. But the market right now feels brutal. I can’t even land initial interviews some weeks. I think my resume might be working against me—short stints due to layoffs and startup volatility, but no 3-5 year runs at one company. Does that automatically get you labeled a jumper, even if you were just dealt a rough hand? I know I’m not alone in this, but I’m still here, still swinging. I refuse to believe hard work, resilience, and skill no longer matter. So here’s the ask—what are you doing to get noticed and actually land interviews right now? Any hacks, strategies, or cold outreach templates that are working? I’m open to feedback, brutally honest advice, and connections. I’ve worked my ass off for years in this space and I’m not tapping out now.
Hi Greg. I'm sorry to hear what you are going through, everyone seems to be feeling the same way, market is rough, weird and volatile. I'm happy to connect on LinkedIn so you can see if any of my connections can help. I'm also a member of Twill and I can send you some roles there and explain what Twill is (it's sort of like recruiting via crowdsourcing/referral). Please feel free to DM or connect on LinkedIn. Best of luck.
Hey Greg, sorry to hear man. Let me share my strategy, I'm in the email marketing industry and it's been probably 2 years since I last used my resume so I'm not sure if this will work for you but it wouldn't hurt to try. I also teach this to my students in getting clients. What I do is I simply ask questions before any interviews or discovery calls. It's like I'm the one filtering the people/agencies/companies I want to work with. I usually go with something like: Hey, Quick question, Have you found your email marketer already? That's it. Then sometimes I add some samples, case study or portfolio to experiment. There's a screenshot below of the most recent client I closed. I hope it helps.
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Sorry you and others are going through this. The short stints when they are a repeating pattern are a problem. That’s not what you all want to hear but hiring managers ( and HR ) are under pressure to manage turnover. If there is a concern of flight risk in 12-18 months that limits hiring because the candidate may be gone before they return the value of recruitment, salary and benefits. The short stops may not be your fault however your resume likely doesn’t reflect that. You mitigate by headlining why you were let go/ laid off and best if you can share what % were laid off with you or why you left involuntarily ( I had one today claiming being part of a layoff but the company has only shrunk by 12 people in 4 months so he got bounced). If you left on your own volition try to frame it as a positive and not to be a complainer ( no one hires a complainer). If you have multiple short stops and all are voluntary terminations, I have some bad news for you… Also don’t tell someone that you’re looking for a home and a place to plant roots. It’s trite and very few hiring managers believe that. Do your research into the role, company and market and have an honest and sincere reason why you want the job and the value you can add. Good luck to you and others
Hi Greg! Not sure if it'll help but this Linkedin post was different than most of the advice I've seen around this topic of landing a role. It's what I think I would lean into if I was forced into job hunting again any time soon: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/abelcak_9-steps-to-go-from-300-rejections-to-microsoft[…]m=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAA5N_EYB77ZIDMJieXUhx4VDEf_xehqRyhE I struggled for a solid 6 months with hundreds of applications and only maybe ten interviews, even though I was actually taking my time to sift through jobs I was genuinely interested in and qualified for before applying. I empathize with you. I know it isn't easy right now. I hope you land somewhere promising that values you soon!
Thanks, Tressa. I really appreciate you sharing your experience—it’s comforting to know I’m not alone in this.
Thanks Michael! Appreciate you!
