You’re reading a job post that lights you up. Maybe it’s a great company. Maybe it’s finally the kind of role you’ve been working toward....

If you’re on an F-1 visa with OPT or a STEM OPT extension, the pressure is real. You earned your degree, built your skills—and yet, the...

One of the people in my program was applying for a dream job at a small, high-growth company. The role was competitive, and—like many...

I love teaching. I love my students. And more than anything, I want them to succeed. Every semester, I end my class with a career prep...

Some interview questions feel like traps. They push you to reveal something you’d rather keep private: “Why did you leave your last job?”...

Some mornings, you wake up and think, “Maybe today’s the day.” You check your inbox. Silence. You apply again. Maybe 3 jobs. Maybe 10....

Today I coached a person preparing for a major shift from a federal role into the private sector. He has a strong analytical background...

I recently spoke with Dayo, a recent computer science graduate from Northwestern University. He had applied to more than 70...

A few months ago, I helped a client rewrite his resume. He had been out of work for 7 months after being laid off from his analytics...

In the hundreds of resumes I’ve reviewed and rewritten, one question keeps coming up: “Why did you remove that?” Whether it’s a current...

It’s not your imagination. Software doesn’t always reward age the way medicine, law, or academia might. Unlike surgeons or professors,...

What Really Happens After You Apply for a Tech Job? One of the most common questions I hear from job seekers is: "I applied for a job I...

If you’re interviewing with a Big Tech company — Google, Amazon, Meta, and the rest — you need to understand one thing: Interviewers...

No internship. No clear path into tech. That is exactly where a cloud-computing student found himself. He asked me what really works....

Every day, I critique multiple resumes, and many are clearly created using AI tools like ChatGPT. Whether you're a recent graduate,...

If you're a student graduating soon, especially as an international student, it might feel like the job search is already stacked against...

Product management is one of the most competitive and ambiguous career paths in tech. It is rarely an entry-level role and often requires...

Many job seekers struggle because no role seems to match them. Maybe you're changing careers, just starting out, or living somewhere with...

I've rewritten hundreds of résumés for job seekers. Too often, after handing over a polished, targeted document, I watch clients paste it...

Job postings aren’t just lists of requirements—they’re a roadmap to understanding what employers truly value. By analyzing these...