advice candidate goes to: this-edition A all three
Act as the job you want: do the job in public before you have it
If you are looking for a job you have time; pick a startup or an open-source project, do the work as that person, in public, so it can be linked; reach does not matter, the link does; let the people who want to help you help you.
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Where it comes from
- Act as the job you want the whole argument (newsroom)
- How to get a job Act like you are part of the company (book-2018)
What it answers in the 2018 book
- How to get a job answered written, Introduction
- Github answered outline, Your CV
- Mentors answered outline, Life Patterns
- Bug Bounties answered outline, Security
Where it goes
Chapter Act as the job you want, part Getting the job, or making it (drafting); topic Getting the job: hired for the workflow, act as the job you want.
Other ideas proposed for the same chapter: Your CV should be online, with links to the work, How a job hunt works in 2026: interviews, take-home tests with AI, what a junior role looks like.
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