Career Advice Blog Posts - I Will Teach You To Be Rich

How to ask for a reference (+ word-for-word email script)

I’m going to show you how to build your own army of powerful references. Follow these steps, and you’ll have a list of people ready to praise your work and help you land any job you want. 1. It’s worth taking 2x the time if you get 10x the result Before we start, I want to be ...

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Performance Improvement Plan: How to Crush It [100% Guide]

This is the only guide you’ll need to discover how to hit your performance improvement plan out of the park and set yourself up to not only keep your job but get a raise. These tactics have been used by thousands of students to get raises, promotions, and find their Dream Jobs. They can work for you too, regardless ...

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How to get promoted in 6 months or less (3-step plan)

Meet Chris, a student of mine who used my 3-step plan—the very same one I’m going to show you today—to get a big promotion in less than 6 months. After 3 years of working with the same company and getting nothing but pitiful 1% to 3% "cost-of-living" raises, you decide you’ve had enough. You want more ...

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What to do once you’ve found your Dream Job (the 3 step plan)

Have you ever noticed that 85% of career advice is about job hunting? Which is weird. Sure, job hunting is an important skill. But people look for new jobs maybe every two or three years. We go to work every day. What's more important than job hunting is figuring out how to score Big Wins — like a promotion, or a $...

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How to prepare for an interview: 3 hacks to beat your competitors (even if they have more experience)

In this post, I’ll show how to really prepare for an interview so that you walk away with a job offer — not scratching your head wondering what went wrong. But first, a story that really hits close to home: Two candidates walk into an interview. One has an MBA. He’s wearing the sharpest suit and carrying the sleekest ...

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Dealing with a bad boss: Nutty horror stories

OK, who here has a terrible boss? Today, I want to talk about them, because if you have one, you think about them every single day you go to work. What makes a bad boss? Maybe they’re overbearing and rude. Maybe they dismiss every idea you have. Or maybe they’re the spineless boss that meekly says, "Sorry, I ...

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Choosing a Career: The 2 Most Common Traps to Avoid

You want a career you love, right? One that’s interesting, challenging, financially rewarding, and that makes all of your friends say, “Damn, how did you land that job?” Everyone wants that kind of a career, but most people settle for a string of jobs. Why does this happen? Today I want to introduce you to two common but rarely ...

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Why my resume got me a job offer at Google (+template)

If you came across your dream job, would your resume be good enough to get you an interview? If you hesitated for a moment there, the answer is no. Sorry. Tough, but true. If you send a mediocre resume -- even a "good" resume -- off, you'll never hear a peep from anyone. Welcome to the Resume Black Hole of ...

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Informational interview questions to ask that create a lasting impression

What if you lost your job today and needed a new job in a week? Could you do it? What if you just wanted some advice for a tough career decision? Is there someone you could ask? Or what if you wanted to make a big career change, like switching industries? Is there anyone you could call for help? The ...

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How to nail any phone interview (the ESSENTIAL 2020 guide)

Interviewing is hard. One of the few ways to make it even harder is to make it a phone interview. In-person, you can read and respond to all of the interviewer's physical cues, but on the phone you're often left to guess if they're engaged in what you have to say or busy checking their inbox while you ramble on. ...

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