Introduction
This guide exists because most job search advice is either too vague to act on or too polished to feel real. It's written by someone who spent four and a half years in recruitment, placed hundreds of candidates, then ran agencies where he hired dozens more. Everything in here comes from that experience: what actually works, what doesn't, and what most people get wrong.
There are seven sections in total, and they follow the order of a real job search:
- Mindset: how to deal with self-doubt, procrastination, and the emotional weight of job hunting before you even start applying
- Your CV: how to structure it so recruiters actually read it, including the bullet point formula that turns responsibilities into achievements
- LinkedIn Profile: how to make recruiters find you, from your headline to your skills section to posting content
- Applying: why quality beats quantity every time, how to stop relying on Easy Apply, and what to do instead
- Interview Prep: what to do before, during and after every interview, from the research formula to the questions you ask them
- After the Interview: how to handle the three ways a process can end, an offer, a rejection, or something in between
Work through each section and actually make the changes it suggests. Update your CV. Rewrite your LinkedIn headline. Prepare your interview answers in advance. The reading is the easy part.
If you're currently job hunting, the section on Applying is probably the most important one. It explains why ten well-targeted applications will always outperform a hundred generic ones, and exactly how to do it.
If you're feeling stuck or unmotivated, start with Mindset. The biggest barrier to finding a role isn't usually your experience. It's the stories you tell yourself about why you're not good enough. That section is there for those moments.
The free tool that goes with this guide
Paste your CV and a job description into the Job to CV Matcher on the homepage and it shows you exactly how well they match, and what to fix. It's free. Fill in the signup form and I'll set you up myself. It keeps the bots out.
One thing to keep in mind
Job searching is genuinely hard. It can feel personal when it isn't, and it can feel lonely even when you're surrounded by people who want to help. If you're in the middle of it right now, know that what you're feeling is completely normal.
This guide won't promise you a job. What it will do is give you a better process: one that's more targeted, more thoughtful, and more likely to get results than what most people are doing. That's a meaningful advantage, and it's yours to use.