Personal Reach Guides
Start with the companies and people you want to reach. These guides take you from choosing an opportunity to writing an email, with examples for hiring managers, startups, and internships.
15 guides
A practical guide to choosing between online applications and cold outreach, with examples for open roles, hidden roles, referrals, startups, and competitive hiring processes.
Read articleA practical guide to building a target company list for job outreach: where to find companies, how to score fit, and how to make outreach more consistent.
Read articleLearn how to identify the best person to email about a job, what to do when the hiring manager is hidden, and how to avoid wasting outreach on the wrong contacts.
Read articleA practical way to choose between a recruiter and hiring manager, tailor the message to what each person can answer, and avoid duplicate outreach.
Read articleA practical guide to writing cold emails for jobs: who to contact, what to say, how long it should be, and why direct outreach consistently beats applying into a crowded queue.
Read articleEdit a long job search email into a focused note without losing the role, evidence, or ask, with a worked example and guidance for different message types.
Read articleA practical guide to writing better subject lines for job search cold emails, with examples for recruiters, hiring managers, referrals, follow-ups, and early-stage companies.
Read articleA practical guide to personalizing job outreach emails: what to mention, what to skip, how much research is enough, and how to keep the message focused on fit.
Read articleA practical guide to emailing hiring managers during a job search: what to say, how to sound confident, and how to ask for the next step without overdoing it.
Read articleA practical guide to emailing startup founders, hiring managers, and team leads before a role is public, with examples, targeting advice, and a reusable template.
Read articleA practical guide to internship cold emails: who to contact, what to say when you have limited experience, examples you can adapt, and how to follow up without sounding generic.
Read articleA practical workflow for using LinkedIn research and direct email outreach together during a job search, without spamming people or relying on applications alone.
Read articleA practical outreach template library for common professional situations, with guidance on personalization, links, follow-ups, and clear calls to action.
Read articleHow to choose a realistic cold email target for your job search, avoid spamming people, and use reply patterns to improve your outreach over time.
Read articleMost job search outreach fails for fixable reasons. Learn the mistakes that cost candidates replies and how to make your emails easier to answer.
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