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Notes on where roles actually get posted, how hiring pipelines really work, and how to find openings before they reach the job boards.
- 9 min readatscv
What Is an ATS Resume? (And Why Yours Probably Isn't the Problem)
An ATS resume is one a hiring system can read and rank correctly. Here's what an ATS actually does, and why formatting is rarely why you're not hearing back.
- 10 min readjob searchinterviews
Thank You Email After an Interview: What Actually Works
Most advice assumes one person decides. Interviewers submit independent ratings within hours — so when you send it matters far more than what you write.
- 12 min readjob searchcv
What an ATS-Friendly CV Actually Means
The "75% of resumes are rejected by robots" claim is marketing from resume-template vendors. Here is what Greenhouse and Ashby actually do with your CV, and the one automated filter nobody writes about.
- 9 min readai jobsjob search
AI Jobs: What 2,400 Company Boards Actually Show
The AI job market isn't a handful of labs. It's 2,300 companies posting two roles each, most of which never reach an aggregator.
- 9 min readjob searchjob application tracker
The Job Application Tracker That Tells You Why You're Not Hearing Back
Most trackers are memory aids. A good one is a dataset that tells you exactly where your job search is losing, if you record the right ten columns.
- 7 min readjob searchlinkedin
LinkedIn Alternatives: What to Use Instead (2026)
A decade at Amazon, Google and Spotify taught me the job market runs on timing, not merit. Here's what to use instead of LinkedIn — and why I built a tool to replace it.
- 9 min readjob searchresearch
The Hidden Job Market: What It Actually Is, and Three Ways to Find It
The "80% of jobs are never advertised" claim is mostly a myth. But we checked 100 live roles and about a third weren't findable on LinkedIn at all. Here's what the hidden job market really is.