Your Dad’s Career Advice Is Not HR-Approved Streaming Now
There’s a certain kind of advice that sticks with you long after it’s no longer useful. For us, it’s the kind that lives in career center brochures and earnest LinkedIn posts—tips like “always wear a suit,” “keep your resume to one page,” and “follow up with a phone call.” Advice that came from somewhere—probably someone’s dad—but no longer fits the way we actually work. It’s the kind of advice that makes you feel bad for not following it, even if your gut (and your recruiter friend) tells you it doesn’t matter anymore.
In this week’s episode, Noelle and Sara unpack some of that residue—where it comes from, why it persists, and how to let it go. We discussed the myth of the single-page resume, the fear of dressing “wrong” for a Zoom interview, and the anxiety of writing the “perfect” cover letter even when no one reads them. None of this is about saying the rules don’t matter. But we wanted to create space for the truth that the rules are changing. Most of us are navigating a job market shaped more by vibes and visibility than font choices and resume weights. It’s okay if you’ve outgrown the advice you once followed. That means you’ve grown.
For us, it’s the kind that lives in career center brochures and earnest LinkedIn posts—tips like “always wear a suit,” “keep your resume to one page,” and “follow up with a phone call.” Advice that came from somewhere—probably someone’s dad—but no longer fits the way we actually work.
Books We Mentioned this Episode
📖 An Academic Affair
The episode includes a moment of reflection on partner hiring in academia, and how personal relationships sometimes influence professional outcomes. A soft entry into the tangled, often unspoken rules of institutional power—and how they echo through hiring in every field.
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