Guides
Practical, honest guides on tailoring, ATS keyword matching and application strategy. No invented statistics, no filler.
How to answer job application questions with a character limit
Choose one claim, back it with one proof, tie it to the listing, and cut the rest. A worked example shows each cut.
Read the guideHow to run your job search from Claude or ChatGPT
Connect Lamr once, then screen postings, tailor documents and keep your pipeline current from the chat you already use. Here is the setup, what to ask first, and what the assistant will not do.
Read the guideCopy-ready prompts: from job posting to tailored resume in one chat
Six steps that take a posting from first look to a finished PDF, with Lamr doing the tailoring and the checking. Copy each prompt as written and fill in the brackets.
Read the guideA weekly job search review you can run in one chat
Follow-ups due, applications that have gone quiet, what is actually getting you interviews, and a short plan for next week. One prompt you reuse every week, plus the follow-ups to act on it.
Read the guideSet up your master resume by talking to Claude or ChatGPT
Import the resume you already have, or build one from a conversation, then keep it current with small edits. Every tailored application starts from this one source, so it is worth getting right.
Read the guideHow to answer interview questions about a requirement you don't meet
You got the interview, and you know the question is coming: "I don't see X on your resume." Here is how to pick which gaps to prepare and what to say for each one.
Read the guideHow to get your resume keywords past an ATS
Most ATS filtering is a search box, not a robot rejecting you on sight. Here is what it matches on, how to find the words that matter, and how to use them honestly.
Read the guideShould you tailor your resume for every job application?
Yes, but tailoring is not rewriting. Here is what to change for each posting, what must stay exactly the same, and how to keep it to minutes instead of hours.
Read the guideWhy your job search spreadsheet falls apart, and what to track instead
A spreadsheet works for the first ten applications. After that, statuses drift, documents go missing and history disappears. Here is what a tracker needs to hold to still be useful in week eight.
Read the guideHow to follow up on a job application
Silence is the most common answer in a job search, and it does not always mean no. Here is when a follow-up helps, what to say, and when to let an application go.
Read the guideHow many jobs should you actually apply to?
There's no single right number, and anyone who gives you one is guessing. But there is a wrong instinct: treating every posting as worth the same effort, then measuring progress by how many you sent. The number that actually matters is how many you sent that a hiring manager could plausibly read as “this person clearly read the posting.”
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