Career Tools

The Delta File 09.07.2026 ↓

This podcast recommends keeping an ongoing Delta File, a private journal where you record organizational practices you find objectionable so that when you eventually reach a position of greater influence, you'll remember how those decisions felt from below and avoid making the same mistakes yourself.

Cover Letter Examples 02.07.2026 ↓

This is our guidance that gives examples of cover letters for particular roles.

Accepting A Job Offer 25.06.2026 ↓

This is our guidance on how to accept a job offer.

Keeping Your Job Search Confidential 18.06.2026 ↓

This cast describes how to keep your current employer from finding out about your search for a new job.

The Career Tools Rule of Job Applications - 75% 11.06.2026 ↓

This cast describes how to decide which jobs to apply for.

Results and Relationships - Part 2 04.06.2026 ↓

This cast gives our most fundamental career advice: get results and build relationships.

Results and Relationships - Part 1 28.05.2026 ↓

This cast gives our most fundamental career advice: get results and build relationships.

How To Create Resume Accomplishments (with Examples) 21.05.2026 ↓

This is our guidance for how to create accomplishments for your resume that will be compelling to the people deciding whether to bring you in for an interview.

Systematic Career Documentation - Part 2 14.05.2026 ↓

This cast tells you how to create and use a Career Management Document, the ideal tool for managing your career and making it easy to update your resume.

Systematic Career Documentation - Part 1 07.05.2026 ↓

This cast tells you how to create and use a Career Management Document, the ideal tool for managing your career and making it easy to update your resume.

Answering Illegal Interview Questions - Part 2 30.04.2026 ↓

This cast gives our guidance on answering illegal interview questions.

Answering Illegal Interview Questions - Part 1 23.04.2026 ↓

This cast gives our guidance on answering illegal interview questions.

How To Be An Effective "Number Two" - Part 2 16.04.2026 ↓

While not all bosses do, smart and effective bosses usually name someone on their team as their "Number Two." Being a good Number Two is good for your career. Here's how to do it.

How To Be An Effective "Number Two" - Part 1 09.04.2026 ↓

While not all bosses do, smart and effective bosses usually name someone on their team as their "Number Two." Being a good Number Two is good for your career. Here's how to do it.

How Not To Multitask 02.04.2026 ↓

This cast explains our guidance on what to do instead of multitasking.

How To Answer Questions About Career History - Part 2 26.03.2026 ↓

This cast describes Career Tool's recommendations for answering questions about your career history.

How To Answer Questions About Career History - Part 1 19.03.2026 ↓

This cast describes Career Tool's recommendations for answering questions about your career history.

How to Give a Decision Briefing - Part 2 12.03.2026 ↓

This cast describes how to give a decision briefing to your manager.

How to Give a Decision Briefing - Part 1 05.03.2026 ↓

This cast describes how to give a decision briefing to your manager.

The Ethical Professional 26.02.2026 ↓

This guidance on ethical behavior serves as the foundation for all Career Tools, Manager Tools, and Executive Tools content. The principles outlined here are the underlying assumptions that inform every recommendation we make.

What Is Your Salary Expectation? 19.02.2026 ↓

This cast is another in the series of how to answer the main questions that recruiters ask.

What Is Your Current Situation? 12.02.2026 ↓

This cast describes how to effectively answer the "What's your current situation?" question from a recruiter.

360 Reviews - Providing Input - Part 2 05.02.2026 ↓

This cast explains how to respond to requests for 360 degree input.

360 Reviews - Providing Input - Part 1 29.01.2026 ↓

This cast explains how to respond to requests for 360 degree input.

5 Ways to Master Horstman's 3rd Law of Interviewing - Part 2 22.01.2026 ↓

What is this Horstman's 3rd Law of Interviewing? We'll Take 90% Less Ability for 10% More Attitude Every Day of the Week.