Search Diagnostic
Applying, but not getting interviews? Let's find the bottleneck.
Somewhere between hitting apply and getting the call, your search is getting stuck. I go through the applications you've actually sent, find where it's happening, and show you what to change.
Where searches get stuck
It's rarely everything. It's usually one of these.
The roles you're going for
What a recruiter sees in the first ten seconds
How your application reaches a person
What happens after the first conversation
Fix the wrong one and nothing changes.
Why it's gone quiet
Silence tells you something. It just doesn't tell you what.
Most people answer no replies by sending more applications. If the bottleneck sits earlier in the process, more applications just means more silence.
You're screened out before a person reads you
A no within a couple of days usually isn't a verdict on your career. It's a filter. Knowing which one changes the roles you go for.
Your CV and LinkedIn tell different stories
Hiring managers look at both. If every application tells a slightly different story, you come across as a different candidate each time.
Your applications aren't reaching people
At senior level, interviews usually start with a conversation, not a portal. Most searches barely use that route.
How I find it
You send one pack
Your CV, LinkedIn, tracker and up to five real applications, with the exact CV and letter you sent.
I read it like the recruiter
Hard gates first, then a weighted match against each job. Every finding is tagged as evidence or judgement, so you know what to trust.
You get the diagnosis
A written report: your barriers ranked, each application explained, and what to keep, stop and test.
You test the fix
A 30-day plan that changes one thing at a time, so you learn which fix actually moved the numbers.
What you get back
Not a list of CV tweaks. A clear answer to why you're not getting interviews.
And whether your CV is even the problem.
Your barriers, ranked
What's stopping you, ordered by how strong the evidence is.
The hiring-side read
Each application: what the employer needed, and what they saw.
Your career score
Six weighted categories, and the pattern your career falls into.
CV and LinkedIn check
Where they contradict each other, and what a recruiter searching for you finds.
Keep, stop, test
Clear calls on which roles, channels and habits to change.
A 30-day plan
Built to test the changes, with a baseline to measure against.
Find the bottleneck. Or fix it too.
Tells you exactly what's going wrong, and what to do about it.
- Up to 5 applications, one target market
- Full written diagnostic report
- CV and LinkedIn consistency check
- Keep, stop, test, plus a 30-day plan
The diagnosis, then the fixes built for you, and an hour with me.
- Everything in the Search Diagnostic
- Rewritten CV master
- LinkedIn headline and About rewritten
- Cover letter template and outreach sequence
- 60-minute call to walk through it
- One revision round
For senior and cross-border searches with a lot of history to read.
- 8 or more applications, across markets
- Whole-search analysis from your tracker
- Visa and sponsorship context where relevant
- Separate LinkedIn profile report
- Walkthrough call
Upgrade within 14 days and the £295 comes off the Diagnose + Fix price. Turnaround is confirmed with Jay before you book.
Who reads your search
Fifteen years on the hiring side. Now on yours.
I'm Jay. I've spent my career deciding who gets through the door. I read your search the way I'd read a candidate for a client: what gets through, what gets screened out, and why.
- Trained as a solicitor. Trained to separate evidence from assumption.
- A built method. The same scoring I use to screen candidates for clients.
What to send
One folder. The real thing.
The report is only as good as what you send. The most common mistake is sending your current CV instead of the one you actually submitted.
A short intake form
Target roles and markets, right to work, pay range, and what you think is going wrong.
Your CV and LinkedIn
Your current CV, your LinkedIn link and a PDF export of your profile.
Your search so far
Your tracker, or a rough count of applications, time spent and responses.
Up to five real applications
The job ad as text, the exact CV and letter you sent, any outreach, and every reply with its date.
Straight answers
Is this just a CV review?
No. The CV is one input. Most of the time the problem is which roles you choose and how you reach them. Sometimes the CV is fine and a rewrite would be wasted money. The diagnosis tells you which.
What happens to my data?
It's used only for your diagnostic. Please remove other people's email addresses and phone numbers before you send. Read our privacy policy for how your information is handled and retained.
I'm applying abroad and need a visa. Can you help?
I'll show how your status affects the way employers read you, and how to handle it in your applications. I don't give immigration advice: for your eligibility, you'll need a regulated adviser.
What if I don't keep a tracker?
That's fine. Give me your best estimate of applications, time spent and responses. The five real applications matter more.
Find the bottleneck. Then fix it.
Or write directly to Jay@outerview.co.uk