Why Now is the Best Time of Year to Job Search 2025-2026

Last week, we spent five full days together building and fine-tuning your résumé.

You now have a marketing document that’s designed to get you noticed.

But here’s the #1 mistake most job seekers make right now… they slow down.

They assume the holidays are dead time.

They think no one’s hiring until January.

They coast into the new year.

That couldn’t be further from the truth.

November through February is THE BEST time of year to land a new role.

Companies evaluate their budgets.

They make sure to spend the current year’s budget so they don’t lose it.

They prepare next year’s budgets and identify the resources.

Then, they hurry to start recruiting because people aren’t teleported on January 2.

They panic because employees who didn’t get the promotions or raises leave. And then they have more seats to fill. All these employee mobility spikes mean opportunities for you. But only if you’re in the game! 

If you step off the gas now, you’re handing those jobs to someone else.

That’s what I cover in today’s podcast…

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