Articles by Nick Kossovan

“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” – Michael Altshuler. On July 2nd, we reached the halfway point of 2025. As a testament to how quickly time passes, we’re now […]

Most job seekers struggle with the essence of job searching: selling themselves. Don’t kid yourself; a job search is essentially a sales process, and interviews are sales meetings. Reflecting on the jobs I interviewed for […]

As I write this, C-suite executives across all industries are holding boardroom meetings discussing how to run their company “leaner,” resulting in being the major influencer why today’s job market being is drastically different from […]

Most countries covet the American market, driven by insatiable consumerism. No country, however, is entitled to free access to another country’s market; hence, tariffs are akin to the price of admission. Trump increasing the price […]

An effective way to shorten your job search is to leverage the fundamental psychological principle—a game-changing lifehack—that most people overlook when trying to form a relationship, whether during job hunting, aspiring to climb the corporate […]

I write a Substack newsletter called The Art of Finding Work, offering pragmatic job search advice which currently has over 23,500 subscribers; therefore, I have a vested interest in the monetization of content provided via […]

A straightforward belief: A person’s results speak for themselves. Making excuses for being a “victim of,” “not having the same advantages as,” or blaming your parents, the government, and the stars not being aligned doesn’t […]

“People are so quick to judge and make decisions for themselves about situations they know absolutely nothing about.” – LeAnn Rimes, American singer and songwriter. LinkedIn would be eerily quieter—I’d estimate 30% fewer rants and […]

We all know the adage, “What’s done is done,” which savvy hiring managers cite to themselves as a reminder that a candidate’s past achievements do not guarantee future achievements. From experience, I’m now cognizant that […]

Of all the words in the English language, none has a more negative influence than “but.” When interviewing, the word “but” can be problematic because it: Weakens a statement. “But” often signals a contradiction or […]