Below are links to sites and companies that can help with the job search, as well as some AI tools and courses, since that is now key.

Job Search Books (recommended)

• Never Search Alone - The Job Seeker’s Playbook (and meetings, videos)

• The 2-Hour Job Search - Steve Dalton

• The Job Closer - Steve Dalton

Career Consulting Companies

• LHH - job search, resume, and interview assistance

Talent and Recruiting Agencies

• 24seven

• Aquent

• Creative Circle

• Robert Half

• Smart Dept

• The Watts Group

Freelancer Sites

• A.Team - focused on AI, but they have marketing and advertising people on their bench too

• Braintrust - recommeded

• Upwork

• Guru

• sologig

AI Tools

• Anthropic Claude.AI (great for Writing and Human-Centered Responses)

• Google Gemini (great for Image generation)

• Microsoft Copilot (great for Microsoft 365 Integration)

• Microsoft Clipchamp: videos and AI voiceovers

• Perplexity AI (AI that searches the internet in real time, with optimized sources)

• Yoodli (AI Interview Coach and the company helps with presentations)

AI Courses

• HubSpot Academy: AI for Marketers course

• Coursera: 3 Microsoft Copilot courses (7-day free trial)

• LinkedIn Learning: Generative AI for Marketing professional certificate

• LinkedIn Learning: Artificial Intelligence for Marketing

Articles / LinkedIn posts

• 2/3/2026 - GeekWire article: “You’re Over 50 and Just Got Laid Off…”

• 10/23/2025 - LinkedIn video: “How to Network Smarter”