What is your best career advice for a current job seeker?

Personally I think these items could be start, but there are a lot of other things to consider too:

* Always keep learning/studying,
* Build up a network,
* Learn from your interviews,
* Be competent and reliable, because no firm will hand you their 'baby' (i.e. project) to work on if they think it is not in good hands.

I tried thinking about it a couple of years ago (during the start of the pandemic) and wrote about some topics that were useful to me, hopefully others can find bits of it interesting:

/technologies/businessofengineering/b/blog/posts/applying-for-engineering-job-roles-in-covid-times

Right now there is a severe shortage of technical talent so finding a job is as easy as it will ever be. This presents a better opportunity to find a job you will really like.

Research what you want in a job and rank your wish list

Research which employers and positions come closest to meeting your wish list (note that the best positions may already be occupied)

Research what attractive positions will be opening up in a time frame that you could position yourself to be ready to be a successful applicant.

Research what you need to do to be ready to land that great job. Find out what the employer is looking for. This may involve studying relevant material, it may involve networking with people who can influence the hiring decision, it may involve figuring out how to write a winning application or impress at an interview, it may involve taking a lesser job at the company because internal promotions are favored, etc.

It helps to be persistent, but it helps more to do your homework on how to use your time wisely and productively.

I agree with dougw on both the shortage of technical talent and the need to do your homework before applying for a job.

In the company where I work, in the banking application development sector, we have serious problems finding technical profiles in all the countries in which the company operates. Even I, who am already thinking about retirement, have offers from fin-techs interested in my profile almost every day.

Whether you like it or not being on LinkedIn with a low-key profile is important. In my sector, collaborating on open-source projects can help you stand out or it can take away points if the employer thinks you are going to waste your time, you probably don't want to work with an employer who thinks that way.

The most important thing when applying for a job is to offer the employer what they are looking for and that entails studying the company well, knowing its strengths and weaknesses, understanding why they have created a new vacancy. Focus your CV on previous jobs or projects in which you have participated that are similar or that you are able to argue are similar to what they are looking for.

Knowing the likes of the interviewer is a double-edged sword, it will make it easier for you to empathize with the interviewer, but people do not like to be spied on in their private lives, so we must handle this information very subtly or not use it at all.

Well put.

I am also getting a lot more attractive offers right now than I know what to do with.