Practical career guides for the moments that change your search.
Short, opinionated guides for LinkedIn growth, job-search posts, referrals, recruiter screens, resumes, portfolios, outreach, interviewing, negotiation, offer decisions, pivots, layoffs, and first 90 days.
Negotiation Guides
Raises, equity, the words to use when it counts.
The exact words to use when asking for a raise
A four-step script you can copy verbatim, plus what to say when your manager pushes back, defers, or low-balls you — and what to do with the answer either way.
Equity 101: what RSUs, options, and vesting actually mean
A plain-English guide to the parts of an offer that aren't your salary — RSUs, options, vesting, refreshers, dilution, and the questions to ask before you sign.
Negotiating your job offer: scripts for salary, equity, and flexibility
Copy-ready scripts for countering the first number, asking for equity or sign-on, and negotiating flexibility without sounding apologetic.
Job offer red flags and the 10-point scorecard
A practical framework for comparing offers beyond salary: manager, scope, growth, comp, flexibility, stability, and the warning signs to take seriously.
Interview Guides
Show up sharp, answer cleanly, leave them wanting you.
How to answer 'tell me about yourself' without rambling
A 90-second answer in three beats: where you are now, what you've done that's relevant, what you want next.
Recruiter screen prep: answer these 7 questions before the call
The seven answers to prepare before a recruiter screen so you sound focused, senior, and easy to move forward.
Job Search Guides
Target lists, outreach, applications, and weekly momentum.
The 30-day job search sprint: what to do each week
A focused plan for turning LinkedIn, your resume, referrals, applications, and interview prep into a weekly operating system instead of a panic loop.
How to ask for a referral without making it awkward
A low-pressure referral script, when to ask, what to send, and how to follow up without making someone feel responsible for your whole job search.
Resume that survives AI screening in 2026
How to write a resume that both screening software and a real hiring manager can understand: clean structure, role keywords, strong bullets, and no template tricks.
Portfolio case studies that make hiring managers trust you
The case-study structure for product, design, marketing, operations, data, and early-career projects: problem, approach, decision, result, and what you learned.
Leadership Guides
First-time managers, promotion, hiring, performance.
Going from IC to manager without losing your edge
The first 90 days as a new manager are about subtraction, not addition. Here's how to keep your craft sharp while leading a team.
Managing up when your manager is the bottleneck
A diagnostic for what kind of bottleneck they are, plus the exact moves and scripts that get unstuck — without burning the relationship.
The promotion conversation: how to actually have it
What to bring, what to say, and the four objections you'll hear — with the response to each. Plus how to build sponsors before the meeting and what to do if the answer is no.
Annual review: writing a self-review that doesn't undersell you
A 6-section template, the wording fixes most women miss, and what to do with feedback you disagree with. Half a day of work that compounds.
First-time hiring manager: running a loop you'd want to be in
From scorecard to offer call. The 8-step loop, the questions that actually predict performance, and the bias-busting moves to build in.
Executive presence, without performing
What 'executive presence' actually means inside a calibration room — and the four habits that build it without making you sound like a different person.
Your first 90 days in a new role
What to do, ask, document, and avoid in the first 90 days so you build trust quickly without overextending yourself.
Visibility Guides
Speaking up, profile teardown, getting credit.
Profile teardown: 7 changes that 4x'd inbound recruiters
A real before/after on a real profile, with the specific changes that moved the needle. Headline formulas, About-section structure, what to pin in Featured, and how to triage cold recruiter DMs.
Speaking up in meetings without raising your voice
How to take floor, recover from interruptions, and reclaim ideas that get repeated back as someone else's. Five moves that work in real rooms.
Grow your LinkedIn audience while job hunting, without cringe posting
A practical posting and commenting system for women who want more profile views, useful conversations, and relevant followers while looking for work.
The LinkedIn job-search post that gets useful replies
How to write an Open to Work or job-search post that attracts warm intros, recruiter DMs, and specific leads instead of vague encouragement.
Public proof of work for job seekers
How to choose three visible artifacts that make recruiters and hiring managers trust you before the first call.
The job seeker's Googleability audit
A 30-minute audit for what recruiters see when they search your name, plus what to fix first when the results feel outdated, thin, or off-brand.
Open to Work on LinkedIn: public badge, recruiters only, or private?
How to decide whether to use the public Open to Work frame, recruiters-only visibility, or private job preferences based on your current role and risk tolerance.
Career Move Guides
Comebacks, layoffs, pivots — when the path resets.
Returning to work after a career break, on your terms
A 60-day plan to come back from maternity, caregiving, or a sabbatical without taking the first job that calls back.
The layoff playbook: severance, week one, and what to say
What to do in the first 24 hours, the exact words for the severance call, how to handle health insurance and visas, and a 30-day plan that protects your salary trajectory.
Pivoting industries without starting over
How to position 7 years in fintech as 7 years of relevant experience for climate tech, AI, or healthcare. Translation, not subtraction.