Why Remote Job Hunting Is Rigged Against You and The Fix with Lauren Peikert Remote Growth Marketing & AI Automation Leader | EP 40

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What if simple changes to your resume are the only thing standing between you and your dream remote job?

Guest Lauren Peikert was ready to give up. After months of sending perfectly crafted applications, she was getting nothing. With solid marketing skills and years of startup experience, she couldn’t understand why no one was biting.

Turns out, no one was even seeing her resume. Applicant tracking systems, not humans, were silently rejecting her before she ever had a chance. But once she cracked the code, everything changed. Lauren went from radio silence to multiple job offers in one week.

Chapters:
08:45 – Why Barcelona Became Home
14:00 – Remote Work Isn’t That Easy
17:00 – Resume Fix That Changed Everything
24:30 – Being Honest with Your Employer

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Now she works remotely for a Canadian startup while living in beautiful Barcelona. And in this episode, she shares how she finally beat the algorithm and why most of what you’ve heard about applying for remote jobs is outdated.

You’ll also hear one of the wildest travel mishaps we’ve had on the podcast: the time Lauren got lost in the mountains of Nepal and ended up sipping tea with a local family and their goats.

Listen and walk away with the exact resume format that works now.

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DISCLAIMER:
Listening to stories of beachside zoom calls, mountainside work views, and island-hopping entrepreneurs may cause severe wanderlust and an irresistible urge to turn your laptop into a passport to freedom. Side effects include daydreaming about tropical co-working spaces, working with Ryan to learn how you can start working and traveling and buying a one-way ticket to Bali. Get ready to start living ...

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1. Why Remote Job Hunting Is Rigged Against You and The Fix with Lauren Peikert Remote Growth Marketing & AI Automation Leader | EP 40 (00:00:00)

2. Why Barcelona Became Home (00:08:45)

3. Why Landing Remote Work Isn’t That Easy (00:15:00)

4. Resume Fix That Changed Everything (00:18:00)

5. Being Honest with Your Employer (00:25:30)