The Journal
NOTES FROM THE HIREABILITY FRONT.
Frameworks, essays, and case studies for senior professionals who refuse to be under-positioned.
If You Got Laid Off, Stop Over-Explaining: The Interview Script That Works
As an ex-Amazon recruiter who reviewed over a million resumes, Lindsay Mustain shares the only script you need when asked 'why did you leave your last role?' and how to pivot your answer from defensive to hireable.
Ex-Amazon Recruiter Confession: I Never Hired Based on 100% of the Requirements
After reviewing over 1 million resumes at Amazon, here is what I never told candidates: I never hired based on 100% match to requirements. Not once. Hireability beat qualification every time.
Nobody Has Ever Fixed a Job Search by Applying to 5 More Jobs
The job search advice most professionals follow is making the problem worse. Applying more, tailoring more, hoping more -- none of it fixes a positioning problem. Here is what actually does.
Every Senior Professional Is Trying to Learn AI. That's Not the Play.
The senior professionals winning right now are not the ones who learned the most AI tools. They are the ones who made their uniquely human value impossible to ignore. Here is the play that actually works.
I've Reviewed 1MM Resumes. It Took 3 Seconds to Know Who Was Hireable.
After reviewing over 1 million resumes across 16 years in corporate recruiting, here is the truth: I knew in 3 seconds whether someone was hireable. Not qualified. Hireable. Here is what I was actually looking for.
I Told Him He Was Repelling Recruiters. Now We're Negotiating a $100K Raise.
A 15-year career pro was actively repelling recruiters without knowing it. Here's what we fixed, and how it became a $100K raise negotiation.
I Was a Laid-Off Recruiter Who Failed at Job Searching. Then I Sent One Email.
Lindsay Mustain was a laid-off recruiter during the Great Recession so bad at job searching the unemployment office forced her into training. Then one email changed everything: 3 offers, a 25% raise in a dead market.
The Job Market Isn't Logical. It's Psychological. And My Dad Proved It.
My dad gave a company 25 years and got a pink slip. His resume was never the problem. The full story behind the Theory of Hireability, the 5 Principles of Career Ascension, the Perception Anchor, and the Hireability Chain Reaction.
Changed My Resume 12 Times. Still Not Getting Interviews. Here Is What Is Actually Wrong.
If you've rewritten your resume over and over and still aren't getting interviews, the resume is not the problem. An ex-Amazon recruiter explains the real job search diagnostic and how to fix the right thing first.
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