Guides & resources
Calm, practical reading for the hardest part of your career.
A layoff comes with a hundred decisions and no manual. Guides to take the next step, essays on why this work matters, and clear explainers on the AI reshaping hiring, written the way we build Offboard: clear over clever, and always on your side.
Guides
Practical, calm how-tos for the moments right after a layoff.
What to do in your first week after a layoff
A calm, ordered checklist for the first seven days, so the urgent things get handled and the rest can wait.
How to read and negotiate your severance
What is actually negotiable, the questions to ask before you sign, and how to buy yourself more runway.
Rebuild your resume after a layoff
How to frame the layoff, lead with outcomes, and tailor a base resume to each role without starting over every time.
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.
Health insurance after a layoff: COBRA, ACA, and the cheaper options people miss
Most laid-off workers default to COBRA and overpay. A clear, 30-minute comparison of every coverage option and how to choose before the deadline.
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.
Best job application trackers in 2026: Huntr vs Teal vs Simplify vs spreadsheets
An honest comparison of the four options most job seekers actually consider, what each does well, and how to pick the one you will actually keep up with.
AI & Technology
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.
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.
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.
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.
Essays
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.
A 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.
They 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.
We 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.
The 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.
The 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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