Guides
Straight answers about job hunting
Written to be useful whether or not you ever use Swoop. Where the honest answer is that you don't need a tool, that's what they say.
Why you're not hearing back
The real reasons applications go unanswered — timing, volume, resume-to-posting mismatch, and the ones nobody can control — plus what is actually worth changing.
Read itHow to tailor a resume to a job description
What tailoring actually means, which parts of a resume are worth changing per role, and how to do it in a few minutes instead of an hour — without inventing anything.
Read itIs it okay to use AI on your resume?
What AI is genuinely good at on a resume, what it is bad at, whether recruiters can tell, and the one rule that keeps you out of trouble.
Read itHow long should a resume be?
One page early on, two once you have the experience to fill it honestly. The longer answer is that length is almost never the reason an application went nowhere.
Read itA resume when you have no experience
You almost certainly have more usable material than you think. What counts, what to leave out, and how to describe work that was not a job.
Read itExplaining an employment gap
Gaps are common and mostly not disqualifying. How to state one plainly, and why an unexplained gap is worse than any of the usual reasons for having one.
Read itApplying when you don't meet every requirement
Usually yes. Which requirements are genuinely disqualifying, which are a wish list, and how to tell the difference before spending your time.
Read itApplying for hourly work
Hourly hiring runs on speed, availability and reliability far more than on resume polish. What the process actually rewards, and where the usual advice does not apply.
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