News about the job market these days is as discouraging as it is omnipresent. It seems as if every headline, podcast and social media post hits the same note: Things are bad.

I don’t want to join the chorus, and here’s why. While things are indeed difficult for job seekers right now, the challenges are not insurmountable.

In last week’s column I presented 10 best practices for job search that are evergreen. That is, they are best practices regardless of the market or current technology. Embedded in the list are steps such as identifying your job goal, establishing a timeline and checkpoints, and balancing the outreach to favor personal contact rather than online applications.

Which of course brings up the question: How would one find people to contact? These steps will help.

• 1. Drop

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