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Candidates
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The gap isn't the problem, the silence about it is
Most people spend more time rehearsing an explanation for a career gap than anything else in an interview. The data says that fear is outdated, but how you talk about the gap still matters.
Recruiters find engineers on GitHub before they read a resume
GitHub is often the first thing a technical recruiter checks, sometimes before the resume. A practical guide to making a profile that actually holds up to that scrutiny.
The hire rate fell to one in two hundred
The job hire rate has fallen to roughly one in two hundred applications, while recruiting teams have shrunk and application volume keeps climbing. An honest look at what the math means and how to spend a job search differently.
Some of the jobs you're applying to don't exist
Ghost job listings, postings for roles that were already filled or never seriously intended to be filled, are a measured phenomenon rather than paranoia. Here's how common they are and how to spot one.
Your application is one of 242. Here's how to not disappear.
The average job posting now draws about three times as many applications as it did in 2017, which means most resumes get seconds of real attention. Here are six ways to survive that first pass.
Building proof of work when you're between jobs
Layoffs happen. Sabbaticals happen. The gap on your resume isn't the problem — the lack of evidence during it is.
Why your applications aren't getting callbacks (and what does)
If you're applying and not hearing back, the issue is rarely your CV format. It's usually that nothing on your application can be confirmed in 90 seconds.
Why we don't call ourselves a discovery platform
Most platforms turn candidates into a searchable list. We chose not to. Here's the reasoning, and what we built instead.