The Blog
New posts every Tuesday and Friday. For the switchers, the laid-off, the still-searching.
A single remote role at GitLab got 1,200 applications last month. Here's what separates the 12 who got a screening call from the 1,188 who didn't.
You don't need €120,000 and two years at INSEAD to get into McKinsey. Here's what actually works for experienced hires, and where the MBA premium has quietly collapsed.
The layoff is on your CV whether you write it there or not. The question is how you frame the line itself and what you do with the two sentences next to it.
Most About sections read like a drunk mission statement. Here are five structures that actually get read to the end.
Keywords matter — not because an algorithm scores you, but because recruiters search databases. Here's how to match without gaming.
Preferring remote work isn't a value. Preferring a quiet boss isn't a value. The confusion sounds harmless until it costs you a job you'd have loved.
Most CV summaries sound like a LinkedIn bio written by someone who has never met the candidate. Here's what a good one actually looks like
A seventh-grade math teacher with zero coding background lands a junior dev role paying $78,000. Here's the step-by-step timeline of how she did it.
You don't need a BSc in Finance from Bocconi to work in finance. You need a specific profile, a specific door, and a specific story. Here's what actually opens each one.
Not 'update your CV immediately.' Not 'apply to 50 jobs by Friday.' A realistic list for someone who got the email three days ago and hasn't slept properly since.
Your headline is the single most-read line of your entire professional online presence. And yet most people waste it on 'Senior Marketing Manager at Acme Corp | Coffee Lover | Dog Dad'.
The internet is full of myths about ATS software auto-rejecting your CV. Here's what Greenhouse, Lever, and Workday actually do — and where your real risk sits.
Most people list values like 'work-life balance' and 'impact' without ever testing if those are real. Here's how to tell the difference between a borrowed value and one that's actually yours.
You don't have zero experience. You have zero experience being paid for experience — and that's a much smaller problem to solve than it feels
You don't want a job description. You want a problem nobody has solved yet and the authority to solve it your way. Here's where Strategic Innovators actually thrive.
Most jobs won't disappear. Most jobs will change. The useful question isn't 'will AI take my job' — it's 'which parts of my job are now cheap, and what am I doing about it?'
Most portfolio case studies are a glorified slideshow of final screens. Here's the structure that actually gets designers hired.
The 2021 playbook is dead. Headcount is flat, AI ate the bottom rung, and hiring bars are inconsistent. Here's what's actually moving the needle for engineers, PMs, and designers right now.
Glassdoor averages are a trap. Here's how to find out what the company you're interviewing with pays people like you — not what the internet thinks you're worth in general.
The first question of every interview is also the one candidates prepare the worst. Here's a structure that doesn't sound like a structure.
Most people start with job boards and hope the right company appears. Flip it. Start with companies, then find the roles. Here's how.
The first two months of a career change feel productive. Month three is when people quietly give up. Here's why — and what to do about it.
Your references can sink an offer without realizing it. Not because they dislike you — because nobody told them what the role needs. Here's how to brief them in five minutes.
Sometimes you have to submit a plain CV for a creative role. Here's how to sound like a creative without showing one pixel of work.
The jump between big-tech and startup looks simple on a resume and feels brutal in practice. Here's what actually changes, what you'll miss, and how to pick the right direction.
Higher than you're comfortable saying out loud. Here's the math on why — and the exact phrasing to use when it's your turn to put a number on the table.
STAR is a fine framework for recruiter-coached candidates reading off a script. It's a terrible framework for sounding like a real person in a real conversation.
Spraying applications feels productive. It isn't. Here's the math on why fewer, better-targeted applications beat volume every time.
You don't have too little time. You have too much pride, too much salary to protect, and no process. Here's what a realistic mid-career pivot looks like.