As we all know, the labor market consists of two major parties:

– Companies that hire and employ talent
– Candidates that want to work in the companies

Quite often the first group is looking for a “dream candidate”, while the latter seeks a “dream career”. In theory, it’s best to aim high and to fine tune your expectations while exploring the market. In practice, it can be rather painful to change expectations because, for example, the best candidate or job available on the market right now may not reach one’s dream level.

Having said that, we should try to get as close as possible to the “dream”. But how?