Job search advice that actually works.
AI job search, ATS resumes, LinkedIn, interviews, and outreach. The same system I use with coaching clients, written plainly and free.
A practical, step by step system for using AI tools to land interviews faster, written by a career coach who does this every day with real clients.
The AI tools that actually move the needle in a job search, ranked by what they do well and where they fall short.
You do not need to pay for a resume builder. Here is how to build an ATS friendly resume for free using tools you already have.
Most advice about applicant tracking systems is wrong or out of date. Here is how ATS software really works in 2026 and what it means for your resume.
Most free resume templates are designed to look pretty, not to pass the ATS. Here is what an interview winning template actually looks like.
If you are applying and hearing nothing, the problem is rarely you. It is your system. Here is how to fix it and start landing interviews.
Your LinkedIn profile is doing more hiring work than your resume. Here is how to optimize it so recruiters come to you.
Cold outreach feels uncomfortable until you see how well it works. Here is the method and the exact templates I give my clients.
An honest answer from a career coach, including when coaching is a waste of money and when it pays for itself many times over.
The exact prompts that turn ChatGPT from a toy into a job search engine. Copy them, paste them, adapt them to your search.
An honest comparison of the popular paid resume tools against the TryHired approach, including where the other options are the better choice for you.
An honest comparison of one on one coaching, a self guided playbook, and free resources, including where each one genuinely wins.
Role specific interview questions for executives, engineers, product, sales, and more, with what each one is really testing and how to answer it.
What an applicant tracking system actually does, the myth worth dropping, and what it means for your resume.
What counts as a keyword, where the right ones come from, and how to use them without sounding fake.
The formatting that keeps your resume readable and the language that makes it findable in a recruiter search.
Why most roles fill before they are ever posted, and how to reach them through targeted outreach.
What the number measures, what it misses, and how to use it without obsessing over a perfect score.
How Jobright's subscription automation compares to a one time playbook plus a free checker, and who each one suits.
Where Teal's builder and tracker genuinely win, and where a one time playbook is the better value.
The deepest ATS scanner versus a free checker plus a playbook, and the cases where Jobscan is worth it.
An honest map of the main resume tools, what each does, what it costs, and how to choose without overpaying.