Job search guides
Practical guides for resumes, cover letters, interviews, and career pivots. Every guide is reviewed by a person before it is published.
From UN P11 to resume: the two page private sector rewrite
Your P11 taught you to list every duty, and a private sector resume needs outcomes, scope, and plain language. Here is how to convert UN grades, contract types, and consultancy chains into two readable pages.
August 27, 2026NGO program manager to corporate PM: closing the credibility gap
NGO program leaders run hard delivery and still lose corporate screens. This guide translates the work into corporate PM language without bluffing on methods or tools.
August 27, 2026Teacher to instructional designer: the resume and portfolio bridge
A practical path from teaching to instructional design. Translate the work you already did, build a portfolio from real artifacts, and name your tools honestly.
August 27, 2026Career change at 50 from government: the late-career sector switch
A practical, age-aware path for 50-plus public servants moving to the private sector. Translate tenure, weigh benefits, and target roles that price your depth.
August 27, 2026Teacher to corporate trainer resume: selling delivery skills companies pay for
You already deliver. This guide shows how to translate classroom management, differentiation, pacing, and assessment into a trainer resume that lands.
August 27, 2026After the Hill: a job search guide for congressional staffers
Leaving the Hill puts you in a crowded market. This guide shows how to translate your titles, decide your fork, and pace a post-election search.
August 27, 2026How many jobs should you apply to? Pipeline math for a real search
There is no honest universal number for how many jobs to apply to. This guide teaches pipeline thinking instead: define your stages, read your own conversion signals, and adjust volume from there.
August 27, 2026Job search while employed: logistics, discretion, and pace
Most people change jobs while still working. Here is how to run a quiet search that lasts: pace, discretion norms, references, interview logistics, and disclosure timing.
August 27, 2026The encore pivot: moving into nonprofit work after 50
A plain-English corporate-to-nonprofit guide for 50-plus professionals. Position capacity, show commitment, and address age dynamics without drama.
August 27, 2026Nurse resume with an employment gap: what to say and where
Returning to bedside after a break takes more than a tidy date range. Here is how to show license currency, recent clinical work, and exactly what to write where the gap sits.
August 27, 2026One company for 15 years: writing a resume that shows range
A long tenure can help you if you structure it well. Use stacked roles, clear progression, and fresh external signals so one employer reads as real range.
August 15, 2026