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Resumes, ATS, and the rest of the job hunt
Practical, no-fluff guides written for people actually applying for jobs.
5 min readThe operations resume: what actually stands out to ops hiring managers
Operations resumes look interchangeable to outsiders and very different to ops leaders. Here's the specific texture that separates strong ops resumes from generic ones.
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5 min readCounter-offers from your current employer: the math behind why most fail
Your current employer matches the offer. Should you stay? The data on counter-offers is uncomfortable — most accepters leave within a year anyway.
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5 min readVolunteer work on your resume: when it helps and when it pads
Volunteer experience can strengthen or weaken a resume. The decision depends on what you're showing — and what the reader already knows.
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6 min readTargeting companies vs. targeting roles: which strategy actually fits your situation
Two job-search strategies, two very different mechanics. Here's when to target specific companies and when to target a role across many companies.
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7 min readRe-engaging old contacts: scripts that don't sound transactional
Reaching out to former colleagues after silence is the most useful job-search move and the most awkward. Here are scripts that work.
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6 min readThe resume skills section: structure that helps, structure that doesn't
Most skills sections are a wall of keywords. Here's the structure that actually helps recruiters scan and ATS parse — without padding.
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7 min readNegotiating from multiple offers: how to use leverage without burning it
Multiple offers give you real leverage, but using them wrong burns trust. Here's how to play competing offers without lying or losing both.
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5 min readAI mock interview tools: which actually help and which are theater
AI mock-interview platforms promise practice at scale. A few are useful. Most are distraction. Here's a comparison of what actually helps.
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6 min readMilitary-to-civilian resume translation: practical rewrites that work
Military experience translates to civilian roles cleanly when described in the civilian's vocabulary. Here's the working translation guide.
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6 min readHeaders and footers in resume parsing: what breaks and what doesn't
Resume headers and footers cause more parsing failures than any other formatting choice. Here's what ATS systems actually do with them.
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