Helpful Resources

Below are links to various resources which can help with the job search, as well as some AI tools and courses, since that is also important.

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

Articles / Videos / LinkedIn posts

3/19/2026 - LinkedIn Premium video: “Get Hired Hotline: Ask A Recruiter”
2/3/2026 - LinkedIn Premium video: “Resume Rules for 2026” with Jenny Foss, Career Consultant & Resume Expert
2/3/2026 - GeekWire article: “You’re Over 50 and Just Got Laid Off…”
10/23/2025 - LinkedIn Premium video: “How to Network Smarter”
9/30/2025 - Larry Asher’s 5-Step Presentation: Making Connections

Career Consulting Companies

Talent and Recruiting Agencies

Freelancer and Helpful Sites

A.Team - focused on AI, but they have marketing and advertising people on their bench, too
Jobscan - ATS resume and job search tools
Lions & Tigers - resource company focused on Marketing, Operations, and Change
Outmark - freelance team builder
Upwork
Guru

OCA Meeting presentations

AI Tools

Anthropic Claude.AI: great for Writing and Human-Centered Responses
Braintrust - recommended AI job finder
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

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