Job Search
The January Hiring Freeze Nobody Admits To
Every career advice article tells you the same thing: January is the busiest month for hiring. There's just one problem. It's not entirely true.
Remote Work
Remote Team Management’s Dirty Secret
If you're working from home, the odds are high that someone, or something, is watching you work.
Career Advancement
Mentorship is Overrated - Sponsorship is What You Need
The uncomfortable truth is that mentorship, while valuable, won't get you where you need to go.
Career Success
The Meeting Decline Calculation: When Saying No Costs Too Much
Some of the most consequential career missteps aren't made by saying yes too often; they're made by saying no at the wrong time.
Interviews
Why ‘Culture Fit’ is Code for Something Else
I've used "culture fit" as a reason more times than I'd like to admit.
Resumes
Why Your Resume Gets 6 Seconds: Economics of Recruiter Attention
The six-second scan isn't a problem to overcome. It's a feature of an efficient system.
Job Description Archaeology: Reading Between the Lines
Most job seekers treat job descriptions like shopping lists, but they’re really more like archaeological sites.
Career Breaks Don’t Kill Careers (Bad Explanations Do)
Career breaks don't eliminate you from consideration. Poor explanations do.
Networking Events Are Dead
The networking event industry wants you to believe that showing up with business cards and an elevator pitch is how professionals build careers. The data tells a different story.
Time Management Systems Don’t Work
The people advancing their careers aren’t the “most productive.” They're the ones who've stopped trying to manage time altogether.
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Networking
Resumes and Job Applications
Best AI Resume Builders for 2025
For the past 2 years, I’ve tested out dozens of AI resume builders. Only 7 have passed my test. See which ones in this article.
The Definitive Guide to Resumes
The most comprehensive, detailed free resume writing guide you’ll find on the internet.
Best Resume Writing Services for 2025
Every year, I track down customers of the biggest resume services and evaluate the work product.
Free Resume Templates (Google Docs)
Don’t buy another resume template until you’ve tried these first.
Interviewing
Unique Interview Questions to Ask Employers
It’s not just what you ask, but the way you ask. Read this before your next interview.
How to Use AI For an Interview
Plus 5 tools your peers are using for research, mock interviews, and copilots to help them interview better.
25 Signs You Will Get the Job After Interview
The common signs that all my job placements have had in common.
Interview Coaching [My Top Picks]
My top 6 picks for career and interview coaches.
Job Search
Best Job Boards
102 Job boards for every industry and profession, because the riches are in the niches.
Job Application Trackers
The 5 best job application trackers everyone should be using to streamline their job search.
Open to Work LinkedIn Post Examples
Some of the best and worst open-to-work posts I’ve seen and what you can learn from them.
Is LinkedIn Premium Worth It?
Are big career sites duping you or is it really worth the price when it comes to job searching?
Salaries
What Do Consumer Services Jobs Pay
The highest-paying jobs in consumer services revealed.
What Does Per Diem Mean
The deets you should know regarding taxes, payments, and what you’re entitled to.
Director vs Manager (The Difference)
The difference and how it impacts your job search.
McKinsey Associate Salaries
What does McKinsey pay top MBAs and why people want to work here.
Remote Work
15 Legit Work From Home Jobs
A roundup of the best 5 remote, no-experience jobs and how to get one.
32 Bulletproof Excuses to Get Out of Work
And exactly what to say to your boss.
Is Freelancing Worth It
How to decide if freelancing in between jobs is worth your while.
Is Remote Ok a Good Place to Find Remote Jobs
An in-depth review about how legit this job board really is.
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EDITION: January 3rd 2026
The January Hiring Freeze Nobody Admits To
Networking Events Are Dead
The networking event industry has been lying to you.
Career Breaks Don’t Kill Careers
Career breaks don't eliminate you from consideration. Poor explanations do.
Mentorship is Overrated
The uncomfortable truth is that mentorship won't get you where you need to go.
Why ‘Culture Fit’ is Code for Something Else
I've used "culture fit" as a reason more times than I'd like to admit.