I'm a former Amazon recruiter. Here's how to use the 4 Ps of marketing — plus a 5th P — to get hired.

Lindsay Mustain shared why she thinks the job market isn't logical. Arlene Chambers Photography

Lindsay Mustain is a former Amazon recruiter who now runs a business helping people with career design.

According to Mustain, the job market is psychological, not logical, and perception is everything.

She explains how the four Ps — product, promotion, place, and price — along with perception, can help career growth.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lindsay Mustain, a former Amazon recruiter in her 40s who lives in Washington. It has been edited for length and clarity.

Before I began my business about intentional career design, I was a recruiter .…