Helpful Resources
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)
All The Cool Girls Get Fired - “a practical and humorous guide for professionals, especially women, on how to reframe job loss as an opportunity for career reinvention”
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
The Watts Group - guest speaker coming 4/29!
Freelancer Sites
A.Team - focused on AI, but they have marketing and advertising people on their bench too
Braintrust - recommended
Lions & Tigers - resource company focused on Marketing, Operations, and Change
AI Tools
Anthropic Claude.AI: great for Writing and Human-Centered Responses
Google Gemini: great for Image generation
JackAndJill.AI: job search app
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 / Videos / LinkedIn posts
3/19/2026 - LinkedIn video: “Get Hired Hotline: Ask A Recruiter”
2/3/2026 - GeekWire article: “You’re Over 50 and Just Got Laid Off…”
10/23/2025 - LinkedIn video: “How to Network Smarter”
Another AI-generated photo. Getting pretty good. :)