Career advice.
Writing for professionals building a career in Europe: the job search, interviews, positioning, and the moves that matter. By Alon Gildoni.
The One Thing That Will Improve Your Job Search: Make the Recruiter's Life Easier
I ran out of tokens in the middle of the night, and while I waited for them to come back I realised I do to recruiters exactly what I had just done to the machine: pile on cognitive load for no reason. One suggestion. Not six.
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The Risk in a Scattered Job Search Is Not Being Rejected. It Is Getting Through.
Every open role now draws hundreds of applications, sometimes thousands, and the instinct is to apply more, and wider. That is exactly the mistake. Three questions most people answer in the wrong order, and what happens when you start with the last one.
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Nine Hard Truths About Job Hunting in the Netherlands (and Beyond)
There is no eternal truth in job hunting, but there are patterns that repeat again and again. Nine points I see working, from 'stop spraying' to 'you are salespeople' to why remote is actually easier.
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Ageism in Tech: How Age Becomes an Advantage
Ageism is one of the ugliest, most foolish things in tech hiring. The good news: AI is quietly turning age into an advantage. Here is why, and what to do about it.
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Build the Best CV You Can. Then Don't Send It.
Why spray-and-pray applications go nowhere, why applying online can actually block you, and what truly makes a CV work, plus the eight things that matter more than font size.
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Don't Get Ahead of Yourself: The Relocation Budget Trap
A real conversation this week with someone planning a family relocation as the sole earner. The dream setup, the actual numbers, and the gap nobody calculated.
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The Small Lies That Sink a Job Search
A fake address cost one candidate her dream job. Why the small lies in a job hunt always surface, and why honesty is the stronger strategy, especially in the Netherlands.
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Trust Your Gut: What the Fine Print Reveals About an Employer
The dream offer arrives and you have until tomorrow to sign. Then you spot one small clause. Why the fine print, and your gut, matter more than the salary.
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The Best Way to Find a Job Today Is to Stop Looking for One
It sounds like a paradox, but after eight years and hundreds of conversations, I am certain: the job-search operating system we all grew up with has crashed. Here is what to do instead.
Read →I don't want to embarrass him, but credit where it's due. Alon offers a mentoring and guidance program for finding work in the Dutch market, which we all know is tough right now. Personally I started the process long before we moved here (almost a year before, I think), mainly to…
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