Required Reading
Job Search Success Prerequisites
Before you send another application, read this. Most job seekers spend 80% of their energy on résumé formatting and job board scrolling — and almost none on the strategic fundamentals that actually determine outcomes. These six pieces cover the frameworks behind every tool and piece of advice on this platform. Consider this your prerequisite reading.
These pieces build on each other, but you don't have to read them in order — start wherever your most pressing question is.
The Bullseye Method
Why "I'd take any job at any college" is the fastest way to miss the job that's actually right for you.
Why You Need Three Resumes
One resume cannot serve three different purposes. Here's why that's costing you interviews.
Qualified, Competitive, or Match?
The three levels of fit that determine whether you get the interview, the offer, or are passed over.
Generalist vs. Specialist
Why organizations hire narrow and promote broad — and what that means for how you present yourself.
The Referral Economy
Why networking and referrals — not job board applications — drive most real hires.
The Search Campaign
Why finding a job is itself a job, and how to allocate your time and effort like a campaign.
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