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What the posting is telling you, and what your resume says back.

Short pieces on the two things that decide most applications. Everything with a number on it links to where the number came from.

3 September 2026

How to tell if a job posting is real

Ghost jobs are postings with no live role behind them, and they get counted now. Here are the signals worth checking before you spend an hour applying, and what none of them prove.

3 September 2026

How to tailor your resume to a job posting

Tailoring one resume to one posting takes about half an hour. What to change, in the order worth changing it, and the line not to cross while you do it.