Resume, cover letter & referral playbooks — for people who actually have to apply.
One actionable tactic a week. No fluff, no ‘10 ways to update your LinkedIn,’ no recycled listicles. Everything below is field-tested by people in the middle of a job hunt.
How to tailor your resume to a job description in 2026 (with examples)
The 5-step framework recruiters and ATS systems reward — with a worked example from a real Stripe Senior Frontend posting, and how to do it in 30 seconds instead of 30 minutes.
How to ask for a referral on LinkedIn (free templates that get replies in 2026)
Why referrals work, who to ask, and three message templates we’ve watched land replies in the wild — plus the framework for picking the right person to ask.
More coming
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