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A friend shared the iconic "Pivot" meme on Facebook the other morning, and honestly, I haven't stopped thinking about it since. If you are Gen X like me (or you just appreciate quality TV), you can hear this image. Ross Geller. A narrow NYC stairwell. A massive beige sofa. And one word being screamed over and over again until it lost all meaning: "PIVOT!" In the show, the result was a complete disaster. The couch got stuck, Ross lost his mind, and the furniture ended up cut i

If your job search feels busy but isn’t moving forward, this might sting a little. Most job seekers tell me the same thing: "I don’t have time to job search." So they do what feels efficient. They use AI to mass apply to hundreds of roles at once, hitting the "easy button" on every job board they find. They stay in constant motion, sending resumes late into the night. And they stay stuck. This is not because they are unqualified. It is because they are trapped on what I call

By Julia Levy We are on holiday walking through the streets of Bristol, UK, the hometown of legendary artist Banksy! Of course I had to go find some of his most iconic work. As I snapped a few photos, and read a bit more about his work, I realized there are parallels between street art and the future of work. (I know, another article comparing something random to job search, but I promise this has some good ideas) As we close the chapter on 2025 and look ahead to the New Year

I had a conversation with a frustrated job seeker recently who told me, "Julia, I'm treating this like a full-time job. I used an AI tool to auto-apply to 400 positions last week." They expected me to be impressed by their hustle. Instead, I had to give them the truth: "You didn't apply to 400 jobs. You spammed 400 companies applicant tracking systems. And you are likely going to get 0 calls back." In the age of AI, it has never been easier to apply for a job. There are bots