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Should You Pay a 'Reverse Recruiter' to Apply to Jobs for You?

Should You Pay a 'Reverse Recruiter' to Apply to Jobs for You?

A client forwarded me a sales page last week with one line above it: "Is this a scam?" The page offered to apply to jobs for her. Fifteen hundred dollars...

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How to Protect Your Mental Health During a Long Job Search

How to Protect Your Mental Health During a Long Job Search

A client apologized to me last week before she'd said anything else. "I'm sorry, I know I should be handling this better." She'd been searching since...

Career Success
Why Every Job Posting Suddenly Says On-Site (And What to Do About It)

Why Every Job Posting Suddenly Says On-Site (And What to Do About It)

A client said something to me last week that I've now heard four times this month. She's been searching since spring. Strong background, good track...

Career Success
The September Surge Is Here — Here's How to Tell Which Jobs Are Real

The September Surge Is Here — Here's How to Tell Which Jobs Are Real

Every August, I have some version of this conversation. Someone tells me they applied to sixty, eighty, a hundred jobs over the summer. Tailored the...

Career Success
I Was a Legal Recruiter. Here's What I Actually Looked For in an Attorney Resume.

I Was a Legal Recruiter. Here's What I Actually Looked For in an Attorney Resume.

An attorney called me this week. Sharp, well-credentialed, a decade of solid work behind him — and a resume that read like a docket sheet. Drafted...

Career Success
Your Next Interviewer Might Not Be Human (Here's How to Ace It Anyway)

Your Next Interviewer Might Not Be Human (Here's How to Ace It Anyway)

A client called me last week, a little rattled. She'd just finished a screening interview for a role she really wanted. The interviewer was warm, asked...

Career Success
Will Your Resume Pass the ATS? Here's How I Make Sure It Does

Will Your Resume Pass the ATS? Here's How I Make Sure It Does

A client asked me something last week that I hear in almost every first conversation: "Mindy, did my resume even get seen?" She'd applied to fourteen...

Career Success
Why Is the Job Market So Tough Right Now? (And What Actually Works in 2026)

Why Is the Job Market So Tough Right Now? (And What Actually Works in 2026)

If you've been searching for months and hearing nothing back, I want you to read this sentence twice: it is not you. Every week I sit across from smart,...

Career Success
The 10-Point LinkedIn Audit: What Recruiters Check in the First 6 Seconds

The 10-Point LinkedIn Audit: What Recruiters Check in the First 6 Seconds

Recruiters spend an average of just six seconds scanning a LinkedIn profile before deciding whether to keep reading or move on. In that tiny window, they...

Career Success
Independence Day Is Tomorrow. What Would It Look Like for Your Career?

Independence Day Is Tomorrow. What Would It Look Like for Your Career?

Tomorrow is the Fourth of July. Fireworks, cookouts, a day built entirely around one idea: independence. And somewhere between the grill and the...

Career Counseling
Why Most People Struggle to Write a Great Resume With AI

Why Most People Struggle to Write a Great Resume With AI

Artificial intelligence has changed how we approach almost everything, and resume writing is no exception. Type a few instructions into a chatbot and you...

Career Success
Career Coaching vs. Career Counseling: Which One Do You Actually Need?

Career Coaching vs. Career Counseling: Which One Do You Actually Need?

If you’ve been searching for help with your career, you’ve probably seen both terms thrown around — sometimes interchangeably. So which one do you...

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