15 June 2026 · Simon Strehler · 11 min read
One camp says use AI to apply to everything. The other says it'll get you caught. Both are half right. Here's the honest middle.
13 April 2026 · Simon Strehler · 13 min read
A comprehensive, research-backed guide to navigating the modern job market — from CV prep to networking to managing burnout.
10 September 2026 · Simon Strehler · 5 min read
If you searched for Shortlisted and found a resume app, that was not us. A plain guide to the five job-search products sharing the name: what each does, what each costs, and which one has people in it.
8 September 2026 · Simon Strehler · 4 min read
Vendors say their software never auto-rejects. Employers admit their filters do. Both are telling the truth, and that is the problem with your last rejection email.
12 July 2026 · Simon Strehler · 4 min read
Should you let AI write your cover letter? Wrong question. Use AI as the tailor, never the author, and the difference is visible from the first line.
12 July 2026 · Simon Strehler · 4 min read
A certificate says you sat through something. A thing you built says you can do something. In an AI-era interview, only one of those survives three minutes of questioning.
12 July 2026 · Simon Strehler · 4 min read
Detection tools get the headlines, but recruiters rarely need them. Here are the signals they actually use, and why some honest candidates get caught in the net.
12 July 2026 · Simon Strehler · 4 min read
Most AI job-search advice tells you what to do. This is the list of what gets people filtered out, ranked from easily fixed to search-ending.
12 July 2026 · Simon Strehler · 4 min read
Everyone uses AI to apply. Almost nobody uses it to search. That's backwards: finding the right roles is the one job-search task AI does best.
14 June 2026 · Simon Strehler · 5 min read
Your resume can pass every applicant tracking system and still get binned the second a human reads it, because it sounds like a machine wrote it.
13 June 2026 · Simon Strehler · 5 min read
Tools that promise 100 job applications a day sound like mercy when you're exhausted. Here's what they actually deliver, and what the sales page leaves out.
12 June 2026 · Simon Strehler · 5 min read
You apply more because nothing comes back. Nothing comes back partly because everyone is applying more. That's the loop, and here's how to get out of it.
8 April 2026 · Simon Strehler · 5 min read
Five questions, five minutes — a framework for deciding which roles actually deserve your time.
3 April 2026 · Simon Strehler · 5 min read
72% of job seekers say the process has affected their mental health. Here's how to recognise burnout, reset, and keep going.
29 March 2026 · Simon Strehler · 5 min read
Reverse recruiters charge $900–$4,500/month. Here's an honest breakdown of what you get, what you don't, and whether there's a better option.
24 March 2026 · Simon Strehler · 4 min read
83% of hiring managers read cover letters — even when they're optional. Here's the formula that actually works.
19 March 2026 · Simon Strehler · 5 min read
The '75% rejected by robots' stat is a myth. Here's what ATS platforms actually do — and six things you can fix today.
14 March 2026 · Simon Strehler · 3 min read
The modern job hunt is broken — and the numbers prove it. Here's what's actually going wrong, and how to take back your time.