10 Tips To Help Find Your New Job In 2025
In 2025, only 1 in 500 job applications will succeed.
For every role advertised right now, you will see anything from 100 to 500 applications, there are far fewer jobs created in this new streamlined AI driven workplace.
The rules of job hunting have completely changed....AI bots, overloaded HR teams, new untested online systems.📉 Here’s what I’m advising candidates to do every single week to succeed in this new AI job application world.
1. Audit your career direction
Get input from a HR pro who actually knows you. No AI can replace that clarity and ideally a candid assessment of your current situation, this is not a time to sugar coat.
You also have access to professional career coaches, they typically work on a day rate type of arrangement.
2. Optimise LinkedIn
LinkedIn is your future-facing brand, not a work history archive.
Only list relevant recent roles.
Rewrite your summary to reflect the jobs you want next.
Turn on "Open to Work". Not a time to be British and a bit timid.
Make your headline sharp and built for AI screening bots used by corporate Talent teams.
3. Ditch spray-and-pray applications
The job board system is broken, it's never been easier to send your CV using AI, don't waste your time.
Focus instead on warm intros to your inner circle, friendly DMs, and targeting companies you’re excited about.
4. Cold outreach works (if done well)
Write short, tailored DMs that show impact:
"Hi, I’d love to help boost retention in your team. Here’s how I’ve done it before..."
You’ll skip the queue entirely.
5. Revamp your CV
Yes, it still matters — especially once you’re in the process.
Make it bold, high-impact, story-driven.
Investing in a professional writer is worth it.
6. Get a fresh photo
First impressions count — on LinkedIn and your CV.
A good photo = more profile views and replies. Freelance photographers are available.
7. Attend real-life events
Not webinars.
In-person. Meet hiring managers and business owners, speak with decision-makers, unlock the hidden job market.
8. Start posting on LinkedIn
Share your niche insights, short sharp posts are fine as long as its market intel on your area of expertise.
9. Update your personal brand
Are you still in a suit-and-tie for a startup interview? Or too casual on video calls for corporate roles?
Dress for the culture you want to join, reach out to friends who work in the sector and ask what the latest dress code is.
10. Benchmark your salary expectations
Use current market data, there is a lot of free info online
Too high and you’ll price out.
Too low and you’ll be undervalued.
This is the new job search playbook.
It works and it's the same time your spending on sending out CVs to online applications but more targeted.
If you need a warm intro to a HR career coach — DM me ell@santamonica.digital and happy to help if I can.