This page is a curated collection of high-quality resume, interview, LinkedIn, and job search resources. I built this as a practical reference – not theory, not recycled advice – but links and guides that are genuinely useful when you’re actively trying to land interviews. I continually add to it as I find great new resources.
The sections are organized to follow the job search process: start with your LinkedIn profile and where to find jobs, move into recruiter outreach, then interview prep, follow-up, and finally resume and career transition tips. Jump to wherever you are right now.
Table of Contents
- Your LinkedIn Profile
- Job Boards That Aren’t LinkedIn
- Job Search Strategy
- Finding Recruiters
- Interview Guides
- More Interview Resources
- Thank You Notes
- Resume, Pivots & Career Transition Tips
- Overwhelmed by all this?
Your LinkedIn Profile
Your LinkedIn profile is one of the most important assets in a modern job search. Recruiters use it to find candidates, evaluate fit, and decide whether to reach out — often before they ever see a resume. The resources below focus on headlines, visibility settings, and profile consistency. If you’re using a default or role-only headline, start here.
Writing your headline
- The 3-step headline formula (Title + Skills + Value Statement) that gets recruiters to message you — with before/after examples (Sam Struan)
- Another case study: unemployed 13 months with zero recruiter outreach before applying the same formula (Sam Struan)
- Deep dive on writing a LinkedIn headline that attracts recruiters, with formulas and examples (Austin Belcak)
Visibility and settings
- 6 LinkedIn settings most job seekers don’t know about — and how to toggle them on to boost recruiter visibility (Reno Perry)
- How recruiters use LinkedIn’s skills match score to filter 400+ applicants — and how to optimize your skills section in 15 minutes (Jessica Holbrook)
- How to write the perfect “Open to Work” LinkedIn post — what to include, timing tips, and how to warm up the algorithm (Emily Worden)
Profile consistency across platforms
Job Boards That Aren’t LinkedIn
LinkedIn is useful, but it’s far from the only place where real opportunities live. This section covers where to look — actual job boards and remote-first companies. For how to approach your search once you’re there, see Job Search Strategy below.
Lists of remote job boards
- 17 job boards for remote roles paying in USD — including PowerToFly, Wellfound, Remotive, and more (Harish Kumar)
- 14 remote job boards sorted by LinkedIn popularity — We Work Remotely, FlexJobs, Remotive, Wellfound, and more (V. Negandhi)
- Remote job boards with a freelance and digital nomad slant — SolidGigs, JustRemote, Dynamite Jobs, and others (Miska)
- 12 websites to find remote jobs (Nikita Gupta)
- 51 remote job boards — the most comprehensive list here, raw but thorough (Pritesh Jagani)
- 25 remote job boards specifically for $150K+ roles — links in the comments (Pritesh Jagani)
- A curated list of the best remote job websites for finding full-time work
Remote-first companies (not boards — actual companies known to hire remote)
- 40+ newly-vetted remote-first companies actively hiring right now — personally verified, not just WFH-friendly (Gina Sapien)
- Free toolkit: resume template, portfolio template, 22+ job boards, and a directory of 115+ remote-first companies (Gina Sapien)
Startup jobs specifically
Job Search Strategy
Where you search matters less than how you search. These resources cover the tactics, frameworks, and mindset shifts that separate people who get traction from those who keep applying into the void.
Finding jobs before everyone else does
- How to set up a LinkedIn search that shows you jobs posted within the last 24 hours — so you’re applying early instead of as applicant #500 (Gaurav Valani)
- The Shortlist Engine: use a single Perplexity prompt to find the direct job link, the hiring manager’s LinkedIn, and a ready-to-send connection request in 90 seconds (Jonathan Whipple)
- 10 LinkedIn accounts worth following if you want your feed to surface open roles regularly, across a range of industries (Benjamin Erwin)
- How to use agentic AI (Perplexity Computer) to surface “hidden” job market companies from hiring signals and auto-draft outreach (Reno Perry)
- A job search tool that scans 41+ job boards daily and surfaces postings you won’t find on LinkedIn, including roles companies never post there at all
Networking and outreach
- How to actually network — specific outreach tactics, the “Them. You. Do.” message framework, and why most networking fails (David Speigel)
- Three concrete tactics for 2026: reactivating your network via LinkedIn recommendations, using Loom to show how you think, and becoming the known applicant (Sam Struan)
Frameworks and big-picture strategy
- A 3-step career audit — identify your biggest problems solved, your core values, and what made you thrive — used by clients landing $200K–$500K+ roles (Katie McIntyre)
- Old vs. new job search strategy — how to build a LinkedIn presence, engage with the right people, and get hired in 2026 (David Hannan)
- 5 job search frameworks: the four search pillars, why networking beats applications, LinkedIn headlines, dream company lists, and the 4M networking system (David Speigel)
Finding Recruiters
Knowing how to identify and connect with the right recruiters can significantly improve your odds. These resources explain how to search LinkedIn effectively and approach outreach in a way that actually gets a response.
- How to find recruiters for your role on LinkedIn (David Hannan)
- 6-part framework for cold-messaging recruiters on LinkedIn in a way that actually gets a response (Harvey Lee)
Interview Guides
Strong interviews are rarely improvised. The guides below cover both behavioral and role-specific preparation, including deep dives into Product Manager interviews at major tech companies.
FAANG company guides (via Ari Janover)
Check out Ari’s free course to land a Product Manager job → arijanover.com