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Actionable articles to make your profile visible before your resume is read.
Stop Sending Your Resume Before You Create Interest
Why cold resumes get ignored, and how to create recruiter interest before you send another application.
Article 7Turn Your LinkedIn Profile into a Sales Page
Optimize your LinkedIn profile so recruiters quickly understand the problem you solve and why your background is credible.
Article 4Skip HR: Reach the Real Decision-Maker
How to identify and approach the operational decision-maker with a useful, low-pressure message.
Article 3Put a Number on Your Value, Not Just Tasks
Learn how to turn responsibilities into credible, measurable value without inventing numbers.
Article 5Don't Play Resume Roulette
Why a generic resume speaks to nobody, and how to tailor your application to a company's specific problem.
Article 6Postdoc to industry: your CV is not the bottleneck
Why an academic CV gets silence from industry, and how to state the offer a hiring decision-maker is actually buying.
Article 2The hidden job market: where the roles really are
Most hires never reach a job board. How to build a target list, spot a company about to hire, and reach it before the ad exists.
Article 8The impact letter: bring solutions, not a request
How to reach a hiring manager with 3 improvement leads, price the effect honestly, and follow up once without becoming a nuisance.
Article 9Ask for the job: the close almost nobody uses
What to say at the end of an interview to ask for the role. How to handle an objection in the room, and how to follow up without pleading.
Article 10ChatGPT for LinkedIn Posts: Where It Stops
ChatGPT writes decent LinkedIn posts. What it does not do for a job search: a positioning, and 40 angles that never repeat themselves.
Article 11LinkedIn Ghostwriter Cost: What You Really Pay
What a LinkedIn ghostwriter actually costs, from per-post freelancers to monthly retainers, plus the automated alternative. What each option buys — and what it doesn't.