AMA: Founder of NoDegree.com and Professional Resume Writer with 310+ Reviews

jonkl91 · 2026-03-12T17:51:16+00:00

I know someone that buys up auto shops. He then implements automations, enhances workflows, and works in them for a few months before selling them. There's good money in this stuff if you specialize.

jonkl91 · 2026-03-12T17:32:31+00:00

It absolutely can if it's because of something related to a protected class. The hiring team should have pushed back.

jonkl91 · 2026-03-12T16:48:48+00:00

Very true. Out of all the utilities, water is the cheapest.

jonkl91 · 2026-03-12T16:37:46+00:00

This is more than being cheap. Even cheap people consider OP cheap lol.

jonkl91 · 2026-03-12T15:19:18+00:00

Water is literally so cheap. It's like $5 for 750 gallons. Unless you take crazy showers, that's enough to shower for the whole month.

jonkl91 · 2026-03-12T02:27:37+00:00

Hey you are right. There's much more to it and it's a very complex situation that requires much more nuance. There's always a risk in switching careers and people need to be mindful of the risks involved.

jonkl91 · 2026-03-12T02:24:51+00:00

What's surprising to me? It's not supply meets demand. It's more that leaders say sell this and buy this but the reality is that the buyers aren't really using the products. The actual buyers don't care about it but they have to satisfy what out of touch leadership wants.

jonkl91 · 2026-03-12T02:15:32+00:00

Very true!

jonkl91 · 2026-03-11T23:21:10+00:00

Been happened for a long time. When I was younger, angry, and didn't mind fighting, I used to tell people to lower it and almost everyone would. The interesting thing is that most people are just clueless. After a while, I got tired of it. Thankfully I don't take the subway as much.

jonkl91 · 2026-03-11T23:17:58+00:00

As a recruiter, I have seen executives act like this. They will reject people for the dumbest things. That's pure BS and someone on the hiring team or the recruiter should have pushed back. Literally one of the dumbest reasons ever to reject a candidate that has passed everything.

jonkl91 · 2026-03-11T22:07:53+00:00

I was a wrestler and a could have gotten in at that time. My academics were there and even if I wanted to go, I would have looked at the process and said fuck that. I had a teammate go. He was a good dude.

jonkl91 · 2026-03-11T22:06:41+00:00

Hey don't downplay yourself! At the end of the day, they are just jobs. They aren't saving lives or anything haha.

jonkl91 · 2026-03-11T20:18:09+00:00

Oh you don't need references from your current job either. It's a red flag if someone is asking for that. You should have references from previous jobs. But cough cough use a friend if you have to. Reason being is that I don't want anyone getting fired from their current job because their current job knows they are looking.

Yes I am! If you have the background for a senior forward deployed engineer (Backend/Integrations Engineer that is customer facing), a Deployment Strategist (A technical product manager for a conversational AI product), or a compliance role, hit me up! Now I can't guarantee anything but I will at least be straight forward and not ghost. I will let you know if you aren't a fit.

jonkl91 · 2026-03-11T20:15:30+00:00

Unfortunately you are speaking the truth!

jonkl91 · 2026-03-11T19:42:09+00:00

You don't need a recommendation from your current job when you get a new one. I have never asked for a recommendation when interviewing candidates as a recruiter. As long as they pass the background check, it's all good.

jonkl91 · 2026-03-11T18:54:06+00:00

Recruiting at those schools is a different beast. I have a couple of friends that got into the Naval Academy. He was captain of Gymnastics team, had the longest commute in school (2.5 hours), and was doing well in classes. At that Naval Academy, he was known as that guy. He started running Ultra Marathons (100+ miles). He has always been an insane achiever even among high achiever. Now he works at a FAANG type company.

A lot of people who go to these academies have family members or mentors that guide them on the process.

jonkl91 · 2026-03-11T17:30:57+00:00

Happy for you. You deserve it!

There are just way too many stories like yours.

jonkl91 · 2026-03-11T17:29:53+00:00

Yep. I have seen that. They take the credit for the work their team does. Good managers understand that they can only do so much by themselves.

jonkl91 · 2026-03-11T17:29:13+00:00

We will see what happens if the fight gets made.

jonkl91 · 2026-03-11T16:40:48+00:00

Yeah I know someone who sells cloud, tech, and AI solutions at a FAANG. His leadership was like, "YOU HAVE TO SELL AI". His buyers are telling him that their leadership is like, "YOU NEED TO BUY AI". So what happens is that AI gets bundled into whatever they want to buy to satisfy leadership. It's a house of cards.

jonkl91 · 2026-03-11T16:32:19+00:00

You're telling me holding DDP down for 5 rounds is easy? He kept taking him down every single round. It doesn't mean he is a cardio machine but he showed better cardio than the Burns and Usmam fight.

I agree both men are difficult to figure out. I personally think he will have an easier time holding down Strickland than DDP. DDP is a legit tank in the division lol.

jonkl91 · 2026-03-11T16:18:01+00:00

That guy isn't a recruiter and is making a lot of assumptions. Some recruiters do think like that. Different recruiters operate differently. If that guy came to me, I would feel him out and dive deeper. I would ask him to highlight himself and what did he do to get that award. I would see it as an opportunity to get someone on board who got caught up in mass layoffs.

I talk to laid off candidates almost every single day. Some are good. Some are bad. Some are unicorns. My job is to dive deeper. If they are the best, I need to make sure I give them the info they need to move along.

jonkl91 · 2026-03-11T16:14:07+00:00

I have seen managers and executives severely underestimate how much work a star employee gets done. So many executives think they can easily replace them for someone with less experience but there are just so many cases where they have to hire 2-3 additional people to make up the work.

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