So, like, the author was trying to find C-level position... in Europe... by applying CV and pinging people on LinkedIn? And now complaining they couldn't get a

So, like, the author was trying to find C-level position... in Europe... by applying CV and pinging people on LinkedIn? And now complaining they couldn't get a job because of job market? I've seen how European C-level hiring works, multiple times. Either there is a really good manager not from C-level who worked for multiple years, already has personal connections with the board or the owners, and they get promoted when opportunity arises. Or there is the guy someone on the board/owner knows, who is invited to the CEO position, and who, in turn, invites his previous colleagues to other C-level positions. Or maybe there is a fund, which owns multiple companies, and this fund moves someone from CEO of one company to the board of other company and vice versa. The talent pool for C-level positions is huge, and the positions are scarce. Most of them are filled by networking. There is one-in-a-million chance one can kick the door with just a CV in such way. Especially with a CV of that quality.