Job Search, Measured

Most job-search advice is guessing. This group isn't.
I read job ads for a living now — 32,368 of them so far, against real CVs. Not
skimmed. Read line by line, against what the candidate actually has.
What the data keeps showing: it's usually not your CV. It's one requirement buried
near the bottom of the ad — a language level, a degree, a licence, a specific tool —
that you never registered before you applied. So you applied anyway, heard nothing,
and had no idea why.
This group is where I share what the numbers say, and how to use them.
Sessions cover:
· HOW TO READ AN AD IN 30 SECONDS — where the disqualifying line usually hides, and
how to tell a real requirement from boilerplate
· WHAT'S ACTUALLY BLOCKING YOU — most people are stopped by two or three things,
repeatedly, and can't name them
· WHAT TO LEARN NEXT — ranked by how many roles it opens, not by how it looks on a
CV. One tool can be worth a hundred applications; a language can be worth eighteen
months
· WHERE YOUR TIME GOES — how many roles you're realistically in the running for, and
how many you're applying to anyway
· WHAT AN HONEST SCORE LOOKS LIKE — why "92% match" from most tools means nothing,
and what a score has to name to be worth reading
I'll also show you the tool I built to do this — Boardsweep. It reads every posting
against your CV overnight and tells you which roles you can win and exactly what
blocks you from the rest. It names the dealbreaker. It never applies on your behalf.
Anyone in the room gets it free.
Who it's for: anyone job-hunting who is tired of guessing why they're not hearing
back. International professionals especially — the requirements that block you are
usually the ones nobody says out loud.
Who I am: an ops professional who moved to Barcelona in January 2025 and spent months
getting ghosted. I built a tool to work out why. I use it every night.
No cost, no card, no pitch. If it isn't useful, don't use it.