Brian Golod

5 Claude prompts every Technical Program Manager should steal: 1. "Build a full project plan from this scope document: [paste]" 2. "Identify dependencies and risks in this timeline I have not accounted for" 3. "Write a status update for executive stakeholders based on these notes: [paste]" 4. "Summarize this cross-functional meeting into decisions, owners, and deadlines" 5. "What would a senior director push back on in this plan? Help me prepare"

Your company celebrated when you hit your targets last quarter. They also have a contingency plan ready for the day they decide you cost too much. Both things are true at the same time.

This post broke my heart a little. Not because it’s rare. Because I’ve seen it a thousand times. A Master’s degree. A great resume. 1,000+ applications. Bartender jobs. Front desk jobs. ANYTHING. And still nothing. Here’s what no one is telling this person: The problem isn’t the resume. It’s not the market. It’s not the degree. It’s the strategy. When you apply to everything, you stand for nothing. The hiring software can’t rank you. The recruiter can’t place you. The employer can’t picture you. You become invisible by trying to be everywhere. The solution: Pick ONE role. Build ONE resume around what the market is actually looking for for that role. Align your LinkedIn to match. Then apply fast and apply wide. No tailoring. No cover letters. No wasting hours on a single application. That’s it. That’s the system. The people who land interviews aren’t applying to more jobs. They’re applying to the RIGHT job with the right positioning, over and over again. 1,000 applications to 1,000 different roles isn’t hustle. It’s the most exhausting way to stay stuck.

90% of professionals using AI are doing it wrong. Layer 1: Ask it questions. Copy the answer. Paste it in. Layer 2: Use it to draft things faster. Save an hour here and there. Layer 3: Give it your full context, your constraints, your audience. Treat it like the smartest person you have ever collaborated with. Get back work that makes your peers ask how you did it. Most professionals are still on layer 1 wondering why it feels overhyped.

HSBC's CEO just begged 210,000 employees to learn AI. Not asked, begged. When the CEO of one of the largest banks in the world is pleading with his workforce to adapt, the message is clear. Here's everything you need to know (so you don't get left behind in 2026):

Our mentee Dylan was 27 years old making $40K. A company found him on LinkedIn and offered him a VP of Brand Development role. He did not apply. He did not cold email anyone. He did not pray for luck. He built a profile so strong that the opportunity came to him. He makes $200K now.

Senior tech professionals are not losing jobs to AI. They are losing jobs to other senior tech professionals who learned AI. There is a difference. A big one.

If this hit different than what you normally see in your feed, follow me @briangolod I post every day on exactly how senior tech professionals are using AI to become the person their company cannot afford to lose.

The ones on the wrong side are waiting for someone to hand them a training course. That course is not coming. The invitation Georges Elhedery just extended to 210,000 people has an expiry date. Your CEO is watching. The only question is what they are going to see.

$18,000 to $110,000 took me 15 years of loyalty. $110,000 to $300,000 took me 4 years of switching. The strategy I used is dead simple… Here’s exactly how I did it (copy me):

Jon Benjamin's offer was supposed to be $100K to $140K. $190K base. $85K bonus. $800K in stock options. Companies always have more money for the person they cannot afford to lose.

5 Claude prompts every Senior Data Scientist should save: 1. "Clean and summarize this dataset, flag any anomalies: [paste data]" 2. "Write a stakeholder-ready explanation of this model's output in plain English" 3. "Identify the 3 biggest gaps in this analysis before I present it" 4. "Turn this technical documentation into an executive summary" 5. "What questions will my VP ask about this? Help me prepare answers" Your peers are still doing all of this manually.