Ramit Sethi argues that "be yourself" advice won't get you hired. Employers care about demonstrated skills and what you can teach them, not confidence. Talk to actual hiring managers for honest feedback on what's holding you back.
I know you scrolled TikTok and somebody said you need to be your authentic self. You clicked follow. Great. Now you're unemployed and authentic or confidence is the strategy. I never hired somebody because they were confident. I hired somebody because they were good, because they could answer my questions and they could teach me something in the interview. What should you do instead? I want you to get advice from people who have actually hired other people. These are people who have hired dozens of people. They've managed teams. They understand how real careers grow. Would you be willing to take somebody out to coffee or even talk to them on Zoom and say, look, here's what I've been doing. It's not working? Can you give me direct, honest feedback about what I might not be seeing about myself? If you're willing to get that kind of help, you might be ready to land your dream job.
