Stop thinking about what you want.
Start thinking about what they need.
A practical guide to getting hired, from the career coach whose advice has been viewed by over a million people on Reddit.
A practical guide to getting hired, from the career coach whose advice has been viewed by over a million people on Reddit.
You've sent out dozens of applications. Maybe hundreds. You've rewritten your resume so many times you can't remember which version is current. You've followed every tip, watched every LinkedIn influencer, read every "Top 10 Resume Tips" list you could find.
And you're still not getting calls back.
Here's the thing most career advice won't tell you: the problem isn't your experience. It's your approach.
You've been thinking about what you want. The right title. The right salary. The right company.
Employers aren't thinking about any of that. They're thinking about the problems keeping them up at night. The team that's drowning. The project that's behind schedule. The gap that's been open for three months.
The candidate who gets hired isn't the most qualified. It's the one who makes the employer's life easier.
This book shows you how to be that candidate.
The ones employers actually care about, not the job duties you've been listing for years.
The three-tier approach that answers "how far back do I go?" once and for all.
Scripts for every conversation, from cold outreach to the follow-up most people forget.
A better way to answer behavioral questions that leaves hiring managers thinking "we need this person."
Why whoever mentions money first loses, and how to make sure it isn't you.
How to use AI as a genuine tool in your search, and the mistakes that get you rejected on sight.
What's really happening when algorithms screen your application before a human ever reads it.
What to do in your first ninety days so you don't waste everything you fought for.
The book gives you the system. The app is where you do the work. 25+ interactive tools that take you from "I just lost my job" to "I start Monday." Book buyers get the app for $4.99/month, half the regular price.
One dashboard per opportunity. Research the company, match your achievements to the job description, store what you sent, prep for the interview, and plan your negotiation. Everything in one place.
Like having a career coach in your pocket. Trained on the entire book, it gives personalised guidance for your specific situation.
Four practice modes with real-time coaching. Drill your weak spots, prep for specific companies, and time your answers.
"Managed a project" becomes "delivered a $2M platform migration three weeks early." The book's most powerful exercise, made interactive.
I've spent nearly twenty years as a career coach, sitting on both sides of the hiring table. I've helped thousands of people find their next role, and I've hired plenty of people myself.
I started posting career advice on Reddit because I kept seeing the same mistakes and the same bad advice recycled everywhere. One post hit 700,000 views. Then a million. People kept telling me the same thing: "This is the first career advice that doesn't sound like it was written by a corporate robot."
Eventually enough people told me to write a book that I ran out of excuses not to. This is that book.
I'm a Brit who's lived in the States for thirty years. I still can't get a proper cup of tea, but I can help you get a proper job.
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The book gives you the system. The companion app walks you through every step. Book buyers get the app at half price: $4.99/month instead of $9.99.