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What to do in your first week after a layoff
A checklist for the first week after a layoff: what to do today, this week and this month, with the official page for each step.
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Practical, calm how-tos for the moments right after a layoff.
The Career Changer's Guide to Job Offer Negotiations
How to negotiate your worth when you're changing careers, and why most people leave money on the table. Expert strategies from the cofounders of YourNegotiations.
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How to announce a layoff on LinkedIn (with three templates)
When to post, what to say, and three templates you can adapt. Plus the small things that meaningfully raise the response rate.
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Teal vs Huntr vs Simplify vs a spreadsheet: job trackers compared
What Huntr, Teal, Simplify, Eztrackr and a spreadsheet each do, what they cost, and how to pick the one you will keep using.
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What to use after a layoff in 2026: it depends on what you need first
Six options people weigh after a layoff, what each one is good for, and when Offboard fits.
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What is a ghost job? How to spot one before you apply
What a ghost job is, why companies post them, six signs to check, and what to do when a posting looks stale.
4 min readRead the guideIs LazyApply legit? What it does, costs, and the risks
Who runs LazyApply, what it does, what it costs, its refund terms, and the job sites' rules to weigh before you buy.
3 min readRead the guideIs Wellfound legit? Who runs it, and what is free
Who runs Wellfound, what is free for job seekers, how it shows salary and equity, and how it handles fake jobs.
2 min readRead the guideResume Worded alternatives: what each checker checks
What Resume Worded, Jobscan, Enhancv and Rezi each check, what is free, and what a resume score cannot tell you.
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Clear explainers on AI, agents, and how hiring is actually changing.
How AI Is Changing the Job Search in 2026
AI is changing the job search in 2026 by speeding up hiring, filtering candidates earlier, and reshaping resume screening. Here's what job seekers need to know.
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What Is an AI Agent? A Simple Guide to the Different Types of AI Agents
A clear, jargon-free guide to what AI agents actually are, how they differ from chatbots and automation, and the different types you should know about.
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The 7 Levels of AI Agent Capability: Where AI Is Going Next
A practical framework for understanding AI agent maturity, from basic intelligence to collective learning, and why it matters for your job search.
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Will employers know your cover letter is AI? What detection actually catches
Most employers do not run cover letters through AI detectors, and the detectors that exist are unreliable. The real risk is sounding generic. Here is how to use AI without sabotaging your shot.
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Founder notes on layoffs, work, and why Offboard exists.
This Is Not Charity. It Is Reconstruction.
A raw, personal account of life after layoff: the rage, the despair, and the third path between torching everything and disappearing. Why Offboard exists.
4 min readRead the essayA Series of Fortunate Events
The ones that feel like fate whispering “keep going.” A reflection on three serendipitous moments during Tech Week that rebooted a founder's compass.
3 min readRead the essayThey Think an Idea is Bulletproof. They Are Wrong.
This essay calls out the myth of a “bulletproof” AI future and the VC playbook that treats workers as expendable. It ends with a concrete IC playbook that flips the script.
5 min readRead the essayWe Forgot to Reinforce the Foundations
The tech industry treated layoffs like a spreadsheet exercise and forgot the human foundations that keep the whole thing standing. A call to patch the system with people.
3 min readRead the essayThe Mentor Trap: A Silicon Valley Horror Story
Why grown adults shouldn't need babysitters with black books. A raw take on predatory mentorship in VC culture and a call for accountability.
3 min readRead the essayThe Valley's Hypocrisy Hustle Exposed by the Overemployed
How the overemployed cracked the system and turned hustle culture into a joke. An expose on Silicon Valley's class war and the workers fighting back.
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