Articles by Nick Kossovan

AI Slop Is Ruining the Job Search I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: job seekers are often their own worst enemies; an obvious example is how they utilize AI lazily. By mass-applying […]

How the Dichotomy of Control Can Strengthen Your Job Search The Enchiridion of Epictetus, by Stoic philosopher Epictetus (50 – 135 CE), opens with a straightforward truth: “Some things are in our control, and others are not.” […]

How Social Media Algorithms Are Reshaping Youth, Maturity, and Independent Thinking Today, social media platforms use algorithms to create algorithmic feeds, replacing the simple chronological timeline they once used, to guide users to where their […]

Prove Your Value by Showing Employers the Results You Deliver When it comes to my The Art of Finding Work columns, none of what I write is theoretical for me. It took me about 20 […]

The Art of Sprezzatura in the Job Search Nothing kills attraction faster than the smell of effort. When you appear to be trying to impress, you’ve already lost; people can smell your desperation, which most […]

How Social Media and Online Dating Are Changing Modern Romance Online dating and social media have changed how many people, especially those under 35, view love. Not long ago, the prevailing narrative, especially in Hollywood […]

Why Trust Now Matters More Than Skills in Hiring Decisions The crux of all hiring decisions comes down to one word: trust. AI, combined with a growing number of malicious actors in the job market, […]

Why the Future Feels Unplannable in an Age of Constant Disruption Have you noticed that nobody talks about the future anymore? What’s there to say when hyper-technological advancements are decimating professions and industries with no […]

Job Seekers Must Build Visibility to Stand Out in a Crowded Job Market More than ever, the job market is noisy, and competition is, to say the least, fierce. For job seekers, the biggest challenge […]

How Employers Really Choose Candidates — and Why “Good Enough” Isn’t Enough In terms of hiring, I have this, admittedly somewhat idealistic, holistic view: STEP 1: Candidates apply to a job opening. STEP 2: Candidates […]