The Number That Should Stop You in Your Tracks
New research shows that 80% of professionals feel unprepared for the job search and interview process in 2026 — even as application numbers have doubled since 2022. More applying. More competing. And somehow less confident than ever. That's not a skills problem. That's a system problem.
Why More Applications Isn't the Answer
The instinct when things aren't working is to do more — send more applications, prep more answers, rehearse more. But more of the wrong thing doesn't fix the underlying issue. When you're preparing from a place of fear and flooding the market with generic applications, you get generic results.
What's Actually Breaking People's Confidence
It's the prep culture itself. The pressure to memorize, to perform, to say the 'right' thing. The more you prep that way the more you sound like everyone else — and the more you sound like everyone else, the less confident you feel. It's a spiral. And it's fixable.
The Simpler Path That Actually Works
Know your three best career stories. Know why you want the role. Show up as yourself. That's not less than what everyone else is doing — it's better. Because while everyone else is performing their rehearsed answers, you're having an actual conversation. That's what gets remembered. That's what gets offers.
Start with Less Prep, More Pep: The Book — written specifically for the professional who's tired of prepping more and getting less.