Career Insights

It usually comes after reading a job description once or twice. You recognize parts of it. Other parts feel unfamiliar, inflated, or oddly phrased. You start comparing yourself to an idealized candidate you’ve never met.

Fit is often mistaken for completeness. A more useful way to think about fit is overlap and alignment, not perfection.

Before you invest hours of effort and emotional energy into a job application, learn how to approach the decision more clearly and focus your energy where it matters most.