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View in browser THE HIREREADY NEWSLETTER YOUR GO-TO NEWSLETTER FOR PRACTICAL JOB SEARCH & CAREER ADVICE The HireReady Newsletter Vol. 111 Searching for a new job can feel overwhelming. A few intentional changes can make a huge difference. This week, I'm sharing practical ways to help you approach your search with more direction. In the Job Seeker Spotlight, a computer science student shares how they stopped trying to learn everything and found a clearer direction. 1 Product Highlight Write a Stronger Resume Summary in Minutes Writing a resume summary from scratch can be difficult, especially when you're unsure which parts of your experience to highlight. Instead of starting with a blank page, you can use the details already in your resume to quickly generate a personalized summary with the help of AI. If the first version doesn't quite capture what you want to say, use Rewrite with AI to generate another option. Next Steps Open the Jobscan Resume Builder and fill in your contact information, work experience, skills, and education. Go to the Summary section and click Quick Generate to create your personalized summary. Review the result and click Rewrite with AI if you'd like another version. Edit and save the summary to make sure it reflects your experience and the roles you're targeting. Write Your Summary with AI → 2 Career & Job Search Hacks Hack 01 Make Your Internal Promotions Stand Out on Your Resume If you've been promoted within the same company, make sure your resume shows that growth clearly. Listing only your most recent title can hide the progress you've made. Showing each position separately, or clearly distinguishing your expanded responsibilities, helps recruiters see how you've grown, taken on new challenges, and earned greater responsibility. Next Steps Review your work history for any promotions, title changes, or significant increases in responsibility. If you held different titles, list each role separately under the same company, with its corresponding dates. If your title stayed the same but your responsibilities grew, make that progression clear in your bullet points. Highlight how your scope, ownership, leadership, or impact increased over time. Use specific examples where possible. Hack 02 Expand Your Options with a Three-Bucket Job Search Focusing only on roles with your current job title can limit the opportunities you find. But applying to everything can leave you exhausted and unfocused. Consider expanding your search in three directions: roles that closely match your experience, adjacent roles where your skills can transfer, and stretch roles that would help you take the next step in your career. This gives you more ways to explore opportunities without losing sight of your career goals. Next Steps Start with job titles that closely match your current experience and career goals. Look for adjacent roles in related functions or industries where your skills could transfer. Identify stretch opportunities that would let you take on greater responsibility or develop new capabilities. Create separate job alerts for each category. Hack 03 Keep Your Skills Relevant as Your Industry Changes As technology and automation change how work gets done, the skills employers value can change too. Rather than trying to learn every new tool or worrying about outdated skills, assess what your field needs next. Look at which tasks and tools are changing, and which skills can help you adapt. This helps you make more intentional decisions for future opportunities. Next Steps List the main tools, responsibilities, and technical skills you currently use in your work. Identify tasks or processes that are increasingly being automated or handled by new technologies. Review 5–10 job descriptions in your field to identify skills and tools that appear frequently or are becoming more important. Choose one or two relevant skills to develop. 3 Job Seeker Spotlight I Stopped Trying to Learn