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Why 2017: That’s the year I took a leap, left teaching, and started building my resume + reputation. My newsletter is about helping others do the same — without the fluff.
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How To Network Like a Human
I had a conversation recently with a young professional who’s trying to pivot industries and land a new role at the same time. She’s...
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How to Design a Resume That Hiring Managers Actually Read — And Remember
I was planning to write this week’s newsletter on who to comment on — and how to turn that into warm outreach on LinkedIn. But after four...
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The Smartest Way to Engage on LinkedIn
I spend the first hour of my day commenting on LinkedIn posts. Not posting. Not pitching. Just commenting. Because if no one knows your...
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Not Every Mic Deserves Your Voice
I almost let a stranger rewrite my voice. She invited me on her podcast because of my online presence. No pre-call. No vibe check....
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Soft Skills Are a Scam
Reminder to self: Soft skills are only valuable if you can prove them. And you can use this to your advantage to stand out in...
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Overqualified or Overlooked?
I took a job I could teach. I knew how to run the team, train the new hires, and fix the broken systems. But I was the new hire. And no...
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You’ll Never Overcome Imposter Syndrome. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing.
You feel like a fraud? Like you’re one email away from being “found out”? Like everyone else knows what they’re doing, and you’re just...
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How To Get Found (on LinkedIn)
Since the dawn of the printing press, job seekers have been told that their resume is everything. If they just tweak the wording,...
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5 Controversial Opinions on Job Hunting 99% of the World Agrees With—But I Do Not
I have been interested in how people actually land jobs for a long time. And over the past 8 years, I’ve come across a lot of strong...
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The Follow-Up Mistake Almost Everyone Makes (And Why It’s Costing You Opportunities)
Last week, I asked you what you'd like me to write about. I chose this topic because I get questions about it all the time. And I’m...
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7 Cold DMs That Actually Get Responses
Ever sent a DM and heard…nothing? You’re not alone. Most cold DMs get ignored. But not because people don’t want to help. It’s because...
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Agonizing Over Your LinkedIn Headline? Stop. Do This Instead.
I got this message earlier this week: "I'm agonizing over my LinkedIn headline. There are 1,000 opinions out there. I’ve changed it 1,000...
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The One Skill That Makes Hiring Managers Take You Seriously (And How to Use It)
I used to think getting hired was about proving I could do the job. Turns out, that’s not it. Hiring managers already assume they’ll have...
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Your Job Search is an Anthropology Experiment
In The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life , sociologist Erving Goffman argued that human interaction is a performance. We step into...
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