HiddenJob search guides
A guide to preparing a resume, a cover letter and interview answers, and to tracking every application, without promises about what a template can do.
Guides
ATS-friendly resume: what to do and what to track
How to write a resume people and screening software can read, tailor it to each job, answer interviews with STAR and track every application.
6 min readHow to write a cover letter with specific examples
Turn a generic cover letter into a specific one: read the advert for evidence, pick two examples, check every claim, and adapt it for other messages.
7 min readHow to write a portfolio case study from real work
A case study shows the problem, your role, the evidence and the limits. How to choose a project, protect confidential detail and avoid overstating results.
7 min readCV layout: one column or two, and what ATS can read
One-column or two-column CV? What an applicant tracking system may do with tables and text boxes, how Word styles help, and how to test your own file.
7 min read6 resume templates, 5 cover letters, 150 bullet formulas, an interview guide and an Excel tracker.
The Job Search Kit has six single-column resume templates in Word, five cover letters, 150 bullet formulas, an interview guide with 40 questions and an Excel application tracker. €19 once; it opens in Word, Excel, Google Docs and Sheets, and LibreOffice.