The “Top Job Picks for You Setting” on LinkedIn: Kill It!

Ah, LinkedIn. For all of the amazing networking and research capabilities the site offers, there have always been an equal amount of frustrations involved in using the site — and numerous changes have been made to the platform that are downright head-scratchers. As an example of this, many users may have noticed that LinkedIn recently decided to adopt an AI-only search approach that replaces the conventional job search filters that worked like a champ for [...]

By |2026-09-04T18:24:54+00:00September 4th, 2026|LinkedIn Tips|Comments Off on The “Top Job Picks for You Setting” on LinkedIn: Kill It!

ATS / Resume Scanning Systems: A Basic Primer

Almost without fail, every job hunter who applies to a job of interest today and doesn't hear back ends up wondering: "did I not hear back because my resume isn't 'scannable' by the tools that HR departments are using to screen candidates?" These tools, known as Applicant Tracking Systems, have become a huge topic of discussion in the field of resume effectiveness and (sadly) thousands of fear-mongering companies have sprung up to browbeat people into [...]

By |2026-09-04T18:25:22+00:00September 3rd, 2026|Resumes|Comments Off on ATS / Resume Scanning Systems: A Basic Primer

Networking: The 3 Cardinal Rules of Referrals

As discussed extensively in many of my networking-related posts over the years, one of the hardest things to do for many job hunters is stretch beyond the "reactive" world of responding to published job ads and add in the more "proactive" component of working through personal connections to uncover unpublished and newly-created opportunities. Sure, millions of job hunters land new roles each year by responding to published leads, but at the same time -- and [...]

By |2026-08-05T17:13:26+00:00May 12th, 2026|Job Searching, Networking|1 Comment

Career Advice: Recommended Links & Reposts

Greetings all -- I've been on the mend from shoulder surgery this past week, so took the opportunity to catch up on my reading regimen and flag a few articles I thought had good points to make regarding career issues and the modern job hunting process. Here's a quick list of interesting posts that caught my eye! -- AI Has Made Hiring Worse - But It Can Still Help | Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, HBR -- Is [...]

By |2026-02-13T17:10:00+00:00February 14th, 2026|Job Searching|1 Comment

AI & Career Change Probabilities – Who Knew?

When it comes to AI, I think it's safe to say that we're all drinking from the firehouse and learning this new paradigm-shattering technology together, best we can. Most recently, I've been experimenting with a new angle in AI prompting called "Verbalized Sampling" where you ask AI to show you a multitude of different ideas, and their probabilities, versus having it default to trying to give you the single "best" answer right off the bat. [...]

By |2026-01-30T19:41:10+00:00January 30th, 2026|AI Usage, Changing Careers|Comments Off on AI & Career Change Probabilities – Who Knew?

2026: What Role Does Career Coaching / Outplacement Play?

With the new year upon us, and a great many changes afoot in terms of how the job market operates, I thought it might be wise to kick off my first post of the year by providing some clarity in terms of the many ways in which career coaches can typically enhance one's success. I feel these points are especially important to clarify given that most people I come across haven't worked with a career [...]

By |2026-09-06T14:37:32+00:00January 5th, 2026|Job Searching|2 Comments

LinkedIn: New Tips, Tricks & Features

Having been one of the earliest adopters of LinkedIn back in 2004 when it first came out, it's been fascinating to watch the never-ending array of changes the site has made over the past 20 years -- some of which have been brilliant, some perplexing, and others just plain, well, weird. Along these lines, I've been tracking a number of minor-to-major LinkedIn changes in recent months that I thought might be good to bundle up [...]

By |2025-09-23T19:03:12+00:00September 23rd, 2025|LinkedIn Tips|2 Comments

Career Advice: Recommended Links & Reposts

Hope everybody has some relaxing plans for the Labor Day holiday!  If you happen to have any spare time for reading over the weekend, I've compiled a list below of the career-related articles that have caught my eye in recent months -- given that I'm constantly scanning the web for authors who are offering up interesting observations, insights, twists, or opinions about what it takes to succeed in the job search process these days. Enjoy! [...]

By |2025-08-26T19:48:31+00:00August 29th, 2025|Job Searching|Comments Off on Career Advice: Recommended Links & Reposts

Dear ChatGPT, How Long Will My Job Search Take?

Well, the time is upon us.  After months of hype, the latest version of the popular AI tool ChatGPT (ChatGPT 5) has arrived and while I'm sure it represents a huge leap forward for certain complex kinds of searches, I'll confess I haven't yet noticed a lot of difference in terms of day-to-day usage -- at least, in terms of the typical manner in which I use the tool. Still, without question, AI is transforming [...]

By |2026-01-30T19:42:32+00:00August 17th, 2025|AI Usage, Job Searching|Comments Off on Dear ChatGPT, How Long Will My Job Search Take?

3 Tips for Improving Your Job Application Success Rate

As anybody currently searching for work can attest, the process of submitting resumes to published job opportunities can be incredibly frustrating, confusing, and time-consuming.  Not only are there fewer openings being listed today given the uncertainty in the economy, but for those roles that DO get posted, the competition is fierce and employers often report getting hundreds and hundreds of resumes sent in within a mere 24 hours after announcing a new hiring need. On [...]

By |2025-08-06T18:07:11+00:00August 6th, 2025|Job Searching, Resumes|Comments Off on 3 Tips for Improving Your Job Application Success Rate
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