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Worksheets, playbooks and prep plans for getting hired in the AI job market. Each one takes a finding from published research and turns it into steps you can act on this week. No fluff, and no sign-up.
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The job post decoder: 20 phrases and the question to ask for each
Job posts aren't literal. Employers say you need to meet about 70% of the list, not all of it.
- What hiring data says about listed requirements
- 20 common job-post phrases, decoded
- The question to ask for each phrase
- A 4-step way to read any posting
- Copyable recruiter-screen questions
- Which phrases are just boilerplate
Résumé
- WorksheetRésumé bullet points
Redline your résumé bullets: the rewrite sheet
The first look at your résumé lasts about 7 seconds. Your titles earn the read. Your bullets win it.
8 min read · Keyword: REDLINE- Eye-tracking research on how recruiters read
- The verb + proof + how pattern
- 12 weak openers and what to write instead
- What to use when you don't have a number
- TemplatePortfolio README
The portfolio README template: problem and demo first, install steps last
In one audit of 3,000 GitHub repos, only 8% showed even one image. That's your chance to stand out.
6 min read · Keyword: README- What one audit of 3,033 repos found in their READMEs
- The README template (copy it)
- A filled-in example: "delay radar"
- How to make a demo GIF in 10 minutes
Job search
- PlaybookReferrals and outreach
Getting the interview is the hard part now: how to beat the application gate
291 applications per hire. The hardest cut happens before anyone talks to you.
7 min read · Keyword: ROOM- Ashby data on where applicants get cut
- 3 moves that get you past the application gate
- Same-function referral ask (template)
- "Before you apply" outreach note (template)
- Message templatesRejection emails
Got rejected? The 2-line reply that keeps the door open
Nearly half of the candidates recruiters reach out to and hire were already in their system.
5 min read · Keyword: REPLY- Gem data on who recruiters go back to
- The 2-line reply (template)
- An optional line asking for feedback
- The one-month follow-up (template)
- Decoder sheetReading job postings
The job post decoder: 20 phrases and the question to ask for each
Job posts aren't literal. Employers say you need to meet about 70% of the list, not all of it.
7 min read · Keyword: DECODE- What hiring data says about listed requirements
- 20 common job-post phrases, decoded
- The question to ask for each phrase
- A 4-step way to read any posting
Interviews
- Prep planSoftware engineering interviews
Should you still grind LeetCode? The software engineering interview prep plan for the AI era
On one of Anthropic's coding take-homes, over half of candidates would have scored better just handing it to Claude Code.
10 min read · Keyword: PREP- What changed in coding interviews in 2026
- Questions to ask the recruiter before you prep
- The 30/40/30 prep plan
- Drills, talk-aloud and narration templates
- Fill-in script"Tell me about yourself"
"Tell me about yourself": the 30-second answer, fill in the blanks
About 3 in 10 interviewers have made up their mind within the first five minutes. Your opener is most of what they hear.
6 min read · Keyword: INTRO- What the research says about early interview decisions
- The 30-second now / before / why here script
- A worked example you can model
- How to practice it with a timer
- Answer template"What's your experience with AI?"
How to answer "What's your experience with AI?" (template)
93% of job seekers say they're AI-ready. So "I use ChatGPT" won't set you apart.
6 min read · Keyword: ANSWER- What hiring managers say they want from AI skills
- The tool, task, result, what-I-checked formula
- A weak answer and a strong one, side by side
- Strong examples for 4 different roles
- Prompt kitAI mock interviews
The AI mock-interview prompt: make it interview you, not answer for you
48% of job seekers say AI makes them more confident in interviews. Most use it wrong.
6 min read · Keyword: PROMPT- What job seekers say about AI and interview confidence
- The exact mock-interview prompt (copy it)
- How to run it: voice mode, one question at a time
- The redo-until-4 loop
Career moves
- 30-day planBreaking into AI engineering
AI engineer is the fastest-growing job on LinkedIn: the side door in
AI engineer is #1 on LinkedIn's fastest-growing U.S. jobs list, two years running. Guess the feeder job.
6 min read · Keyword: ENGINEER- What LinkedIn's fastest-growing jobs list measured
- Where AI engineers actually come from
- The skills LinkedIn names for the role
- A 30-day starter plan
- PlaybookShowing AI skills as an experienced hire
First-timers are landing AI roles at 3x the rate of experienced hires: steal their playbook
20% of first-job hires landed AI roles. Experienced hires? Just 6%.
7 min read · Keyword: STEAL- ZipRecruiter new-hire survey data
- The skills employers say matter more now
- 3 plays first-time hires use to show AI
- One-page AI project write-up (template)
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