You don't have to guess whether your targeting works. You can test it fast, with two checks.
Check 1: market size (30 minutes).
Take your 3-5 target titles. Set LinkedIn or Sales Navigator filters: title, seniority, geography, industry. Count the open roles at your level.
Under 30 a month, your market is too thin for that positioning, broaden the titles or geography. 30-80, workable but slow, plan for a longer search. 80+, healthy, the volume is there.
Check 2: resume-to-role fit (30 minutes).
Take your current resume and the JD for the top result. Read both side by side. Do your bullets map to at least 60% of the JD's stated priorities? If not, either the resume isn't aligned to this target, or the target isn't aligned to you.
What the two checks tell you together:
Thin market + good fit = right position, wrong size. Broaden.
Healthy market + poor fit = right target, wrong resume. Realign the materials.
Thin market + poor fit = wrong position entirely. Rethink the target.
Two days of testing saves two months of applying into the wrong market and blaming your resume.
Volume is not the answer. Position is. Test it before you launch.
— Dr. Hosney Adel