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How to Communicate So That Others Listen (Cheat Sheet)

A one-page cheat sheet covering the five rules of effective communication, the three types of conversation (informational, emotional, social) and twenty persuasive phrases you can use in real conversations.

Why I recommend it: Print it and keep it beside you for a week of meetings and interviews. The twenty phrases are the part people actually use.

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Added Sep 17, 20260 opens
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I interviewed over 100 companies in a year

A LinkedIn article by Alex Pyatkovsky on what interviewing with more than 100 companies in a single year revealed about how hiring processes really work.

Why I recommend it: A first-hand account of a long search. Useful for calibrating expectations.

#article#career#hiring#interview-prep#interviewing#job markets#job-search#lessons-learned
linkedin.comAdded Sep 13, 20260 opens
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How to Turn a Job Interview "No" Into a "Yes"

Consulting-firm guide on what to do after a rejection — how to respond, what to ask, and how to stay in play for the next opening on the same team.

Why I recommend it: A rejection is a warm contact, not a closed door. The follow-up note described here is a five-minute task with real upside.

#article#career#follow-up#free#interview-prep#interviewing#job-search#reading#rejection
hellmannconsulting.comAdded Sep 4, 20260 opens
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Five Proven Ways to Turn Disinterest Into a Job Offer

Fast Company piece on reading lukewarm interviewer signals and shifting the conversation, with tactics for recovering an interview that is going flat.

Why I recommend it: Practice the redirect out loud. Noticing you are losing the room is only useful if you have a sentence ready.

#article#career#communication#free#interview-prep#interviewing#job-offers#job-search#reading
fastcompany.comAdded Sep 4, 20260 opens
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Bot vs. Bot: AI Is Now on Both Sides of the Job Interview

WIRED report on candidates using AI to answer interview questions while employers use AI to screen and score them, and what that arms race does to hiring.

Why I recommend it: Know the screening you are up against, then be the human in the room. Over-scripted AI answers are exactly what these systems flag.

#ai#article#career#free#hiring#interview-prep#interviewing#job markets#job-search#reading#research#screening
wired.comAdded Sep 3, 20260 opens