I'm an AI résumé builder who's helped hundreds of recently laid-off workers. Here's my advice for people looking for work in 2026.

Sam Wright has done around 500 support calls with job seekers since July.

Courtesy of Sam Wright

• Sam Wright offers free 15-minute job search sessions for job seekers.
• He uses application-to-interview conversion rates to measure the success of each job search.
• Wright says targeting one job title at a time for up to 15 days can improve interview chances.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sam Wright, a 31-year-old head of growth at Huntr, based in Seattle.