ResumesMarch 18, 2026 8 min read
Writing a resume for a career change
A career change resume has one job: make the relevance obvious in six seconds so the reader does not have to work it out.
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Getting hired, explained properly
Practical guides on tailoring resumes, beating applicant tracking systems, writing cover letters, preparing for interviews and negotiating offers.
Offers 8 min
Salary negotiation: what to say, and when to say it
The single most profitable ten minutes of a job search is the conversation most candidates try to skip.
March 11, 2026
Job search 7 min
LinkedIn profile optimisation for recruiters who are searching
Your profile is a search result before it is a biography. Optimise the fields recruiters actually query.
March 4, 2026
Job search 8 min
A job search strategy that beats applying to 200 jobs
Volume feels productive. A smaller, tracked, tailored pipeline with warm entry points converts far better.
February 25, 2026
Interviews 7 min
Answering behavioural interview questions with the STAR method
STAR fails when candidates spend a minute on setup and ten seconds on what they actually did. The ratio is the whole technique.
February 18, 2026
Interviews 8 min
The interview preparation checklist that actually changes outcomes
Preparation is not memorising answers. It is having six stories so well rehearsed that you can adapt them to any question asked.
February 11, 2026
Cover letters 6 min
How to write a cover letter that actually gets read
Most cover letters restate the resume in prose. The ones that work explain the connection the resume cannot.
February 4, 2026
Resumes 9 min
12 resume mistakes that quietly cost you interviews
None of these will get you a rejection email explaining what went wrong. They just move you to the bottom of the pile.
January 28, 2026
Resumes 7 min
How applicant tracking systems really work (and what actually gets you filtered)
An ATS is a database, not a robot judge. Understanding what it actually stores explains every real formatting rule.
January 21, 2026
Resumes 8 min
How to tailor your resume to a job description (without lying)
Tailoring is not rewriting your history. It is choosing which true things to say first, and saying them in the language the posting uses.
January 14, 2026
Reading about it is step one. Tailoring is step two.
Upload your resume and a job post, and get an ATS-safe rewrite plus a matching cover letter in about ninety seconds.
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