Most jobs that are desirable have tons of applicants, and even ones that don’t prefer to hire people that they want to work with. If you think about the hiring process, and what the employer wants out of it, it immediately becomes clear that the optimal strategy- much like in dating- is to be polarizing.Continue reading “Take Risks With Cover Letters”
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A Simple Framework For Understanding Strengths
Generally, something that is underrated is playing to your strengths. People are constantly told to better their weaknesses, but some weaknesses are deeply entwined with strengths, or are otherwise not the most leveraged use of one’s effort. In this post, I want to argue that focusing on weaknesses rather than strengths may prevent gains fromContinue reading “A Simple Framework For Understanding Strengths”
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