Product Manager Interview: Start With What Was Broken
In a product manager interview, stories that start with you fall flat. Open with what was broken, what it cost, and why it mattered instead.
Job Referral vs Introduction: Ask for the One That Works
A job referral now lands as one more file in a pile of 300. Here’s how to turn a referral offer into an introduction to the hiring manager.
Brag Document: The 10-Minute Habit Behind Raises and Offers
A brag document turns forgotten wins into raises, promotions, and interview stories. Here’s the 10-minute Friday routine I give coaching clients.
How to Become a Staff Engineer: Earn Trust, Not Just Skill
How to become a staff engineer: technical depth gets you considered, but trust gets you promoted. Here’s the 30-day audit and the disagreement script.
Explain Your Work in Interviews: It Won’t Speak for Itself
Your work doesn’t speak for itself in a final round. Here’s how to explain your work so the panel remembers it, in three simple translations.
Job Search Plan: The 90-Day System That Gets You Offers
A job search plan that works in 90 days: fix your foundation, build a networking pipeline, close offers, and track three numbers every week.
What to Say to Someone Who Got Laid Off – and What to Do
What to say to someone who got laid off, what to leave out, and five fast moves – intros, recommendations, real roles – that actually help them land.
What to Negotiate Besides Salary: 8 Levers Most People Skip
What to negotiate besides salary: level, sign-on, equity, start date, PTO, remote terms and severance – plus the script to ask for all of it at once.
Interview Phrases Hiring Managers Actually Want to Hear
Seven interview phrases that tell a hiring manager you’re the low-risk hire, plus the proof each one needs so it doesn’t sound rehearsed.
Overqualified for the Job? Fix the 3 Risks Behind the No
Overqualified isn’t a compliment. It’s a hiring manager naming a risk: that you’ll leave, cost too much, or make them nervous. Here’s how to fix each one.