by Gaurav Valani | Aug 1, 2025 | Career Paths, Job Search, Newsletter
You don’t need to stay at a MAANG company to make $200k–$500k+ in tech. And you don’t need to throw your personal life into disarray to return to an office 45 minutes from your house. This week, I wanted to share some “behind the scenes” strategies from a...
by Katie McIntyre | Jul 27, 2025 | Career Paths, Interviews, Job Search, Newsletter, Resumes, Salary
Yall, we held a 3+ hour workshop for 100 job seekers last week to share the entire updated step-by-step blueprint to landing $200k-$500k+ job offers (in this market) working for a company you admire, doing work that you enjoy. We’ve been using the CareerSprout...
by Gaurav Valani | Jul 11, 2025 | Career Paths, Job Search, Newsletter
If you’re in the middle of a job search, especially in this market, there are a few things you need to hear because no one’s saying them out loud. These are brutally honest truths that will give you an unfair advantage in your job search. These are truths that I’ve...
by Gaurav Valani | Jul 7, 2025 | Career Paths, Job Search, Newsletter
I wanted to make today’s blog short and share something that no one tells you when you’re job searching: The longer it drags on, the more expensive it becomes. Spare a minute and do the math with me: Let’s say that you’re targeting a $250K role and that’s what you...
by Gaurav Valani | May 16, 2025 | Career Paths, Interviews, Job Search, Newsletter, Resumes, Salary
I’ve analyzed 300,000+ LinkedIn messages. And I’m still not the best outreach coach on our team. That title officially belongs to Kathryn Trabucco. And a few weeks ago, she walked through the process our clients use to land interviews (w/o applying...
by Gaurav Valani | Apr 12, 2025 | Career Paths, Job Search, Newsletter
As I’ve shared before, I’ve been working with a spiritual coach for the past year and a half. And there’s one question he asks me during every session: “If you only had one week to live, what message would you want to leave your kids—and the world?” I think about that...