The Power of Personal
Companies are not looking to hire a resume. They're not looking to hire a robot, a faceless set of skills and experiences. They want a person they can work with.
Category Application and Follow Up
Career Crashers: Be Hungry, Don’t Be Boring with Nick Black
Nick Black, founder and CEO of GoodUnited, shares with Joel how job hunters can do better, and what receiving a pitch is like from the business side.
Career Crashers: Make Pitching Easy and Fun
When we think about the job hunt, we tend to think about hard and not fun work, but it doesn't have to be that way!
Don’t Stop at Job Boards
If you've done the research, you're sitting on insights way more valuable than the average applicant
Three Job Search Mistakes You Might Be Making
Bottom line, it's in your hands. Get creative, put in some work, follow-up, and you will get better jobs faster than the typical approach.
Don’t Overthink the Job Hunt
People who are sharp enough to stop and think about the job hunt instead of just plodding along like the masses are often also people who can think too much.
How To Be Thoughtful (and win interviews)
Whenever you’re on the job hunt, one of your main problems is having to cut through all the noise.
After all, your average job opening gets dozens and dozens, sometimes hundreds of applicants.
Here's how you can stand out.
How to Read a Job Posting
Send PROOF you can do THIS JOB by doing some of it ahead of time!
You Can Be Yourself at Work: Have Fun on the Job Hunt
Have you seen most resumes and cover letters? Not only are the uninteresting, they are utterly humorless and unfun.
Why You Should be ‘Hard to Fake’ on the Job Hunt
When a hiring manager receives a pitch with a video addressing them by name, sharing what the seeker loves about their company, and a project or two demonstrating the specific skill relevant to the role, it's a powerful signal.
6 Ways You Win Even if You Don’t Get the Job
Many Crashers get thoughtful responses on pitches even if the role has already been filled.
3 Big Changes in Hiring (and why they are good for you)
Staring at resumes doesn't convey enough.