Not unemployed at the current time, but my longest was close to 2 years. It helped that I was consulting to pay bills, which also gave me the power to be selective. My advice is that the hardest part of an extended search is saying no to the wrong opportunities when you just want a job.

I've been looking for almost two years, though not very actively at first. I had to focus on my health, and job hunting took more energy than I had

Two months ago, a local company reached out on LinkedIn. They help with the search. I'm not good at selling myself, so I gave it a shot.

They fixed my CV and LinkedIn, and started finding roles for me. Since then, I've had more interviews.

The market feels over-automated now. Too much noise, too many filters, too much AI. It's exhausting.