Career Change

New Year, New Job?

The data on resolution-driven career changes (and their success rates).


Resumes

The Resume Gap Strategy

When to explain, when to restructure, and when to say nothing.


Career Advancement

Executive Presence or Executive Prejudice?

Deconstructing the most gatekept career advice.


Remote Work

The Remote Work Penalty

Quantifying the hidden costs of permanent WFH.

Interviews

Why Top Candidates Fail Phone Screens

The unexpected skills being assessed.


Job Search

Application Velocity vs. Quality

The math behind selective job hunting.

Why Difficult Conversations Get Easier With Seniority

Junior employees can steal from this playbook.

The Burnout-Pefromance Curve

The individual variability factor that nobody discusses.

The Career Change Tax

The hidden costs of industry pivots that career coaches aren’t telling you.

Why Hybrid Workers Are Outlearning Remote Peers

The difference matters more than most realize.


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Networking

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.


Why Top Candidates Fail Phone Screens

The unexpected skills being assessed.

Application Velocity vs. Quality

The math behind selective job hunting.

Why Hybrid Workers Outlearn Remote Peers

The difference matters more than most realize.

The Burnout-Performance Curve

The individual variability factor that nobody discusses.