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A while back, when I worked in corporate America, asking to take PTO felt like committing a crime. Not a petty crime either — not...

The other day I had an in-person interview at a high-tech company. You know the type—glass walls, bean bag chairs, kombucha on tap, and a...

Last night, my subconscious decided to hand me a staff, a pointy hat, and the responsibility of guiding Middle-earth through its darkest...

They call me the AI Bot Slayer now. A title I never applied for, never trained for, and definitely never put on my LinkedIn profile....

I’ve been talking about ghosting and ATS bots for so long that my subconscious finally threw in the towel and turned the whole ordeal...

In 2025, I’ve never had so much fun in this wild twilight saga of job hunting. And by “fun,” I mean the type of fun you have when your...

Last night, my phone rang. And no, it wasn’t a recruiter calling to say, “We loved your background.” It wasn’t Sam the Concrete Man...

Some people meditate. Some people journal. Some people scream into a pillow. Me? I’ve survived 2025 by weaponizing sarcasm. It’s not a...

Have you ever been ghosted by your own company? I thought ghosting was reserved for shady recruiters, flaky “coffee chat” people, and...

Getting a job in 2025 doesn’t feel like a professional process anymore—it feels like I accidentally auditioned for The Bachelor. The...

Every single day someone knocks on my door like they’re the recruiter who actually followed up—which is already funnier than the entire...

You can tell a lot about the job market these days by where you end up interviewing. Some people interview at tech startups with kombucha...

The other day I went to the store to get some Skechers. A simple plan: walk in, find a pair that won’t make my knees sound like bubble...

So someone asked me the other day, “Have you ever considered a job in HR?” And let me tell you, that’s a dangerous question. Because the...

Scammers have always been part of modern life. Like pigeons in the park, they’re not going anywhere, you just learn to shoo them off. But...

Let’s be real: job hunting in 2025 is basically online dating with fewer happy endings and more “we regret to inform you” emails. You...

Ah yes, the LinkedIn Premium meltdown post. We’ve all seen it—or been it. Someone hits the end of their rope, posts something like, “I’ve...

In all my years of job hunting, I thought I’d seen it all—group interviews where candidates quietly compete for air time like they’re in...

If you haven’t looked for a job in 2025, buckle up — because this isn’t a job search anymore. This is an extreme endurance sport. It’s...

The other day, I had a Zoom call with a recruiter that should’ve come with a warning label. Or at least a seatbelt. Because from the...