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What the job ads actually say

What thousands of job ads say about the job market, and what it means for your applications. Written from real, live job ads.

Written by Soheil Nasirian, founder of SherpaRSS
How much time does a job search take? I measured a month of mineHow long does it take to find a job? In a month of my AI job search, two thirds of the ads were never for me, a third had to be read to the end, and 1.4% fit. · 5 min readRead
  1. Can you get a tech job in Sweden without speaking Swedish?Jobs in Sweden for English speakers: 64% of tech job titles on Swedish careers pages are in English, against 13% of other jobs. Where English works, and where not. · 6 min readRead
  2. Do tailored resumes actually work? Reframing, yes. Fabrication, never.Does tailoring your resume actually work? It lifted a job ad's terms covered from 46% to 70%, almost all already true. Where tailoring ends and lying begins. · 5 min readRead