Synopsis This post describes my first two months of job search, particularly the challenges faced when relying on Linkedin, and an alternative low-cost (but medium effort) to detect and respond rapidly to relevant job postings. Finding a job 2026 came with its lot of change, and I decided to leave my previous company and search for a new adventure. LinkedIn has become for many the default place to find a job, and is therefore where I began my search. I hadn’t actively looked for a role since 2019, having over the past years evolved within the company I worked for. My first look was positive: lots of jobs to be found, and lots posted recently too. LinkedIn’s personalized recommendations were 90% completely useless and 10% surprisingly interesting, so I ignored them and used keywords to search. ...