How I landed roles without applying

Aug 21, 2025 1:01 pm

Here’s something most people don’t know about my career:


I never got my biggest roles from job boards.


I was headhunted for Head of Product Design at ContactOut.

I was invited to teach at Nanyang Technological University.

I’ve landed multiple senior roles — none of them came from firing résumés into an ATS.


Every one of them came from the backdoor.


Someone already trusted me.

Someone made an introduction.

Someone remembered a conversation we had months earlier.


That’s how hiring really happens — especially at the senior level.

Not 200 applications into a black hole.

But trust, timing, and conversations with the right people.


This is the same shift I now teach inside Career Creators.

It’s a 12-week system to:


  • Get clear on your career direction (so you know exactly which roles to target).
  • Build the right connections (so you’re not a stranger in the pile).
  • Create Trojan Horse Docs (so you get interviews before jobs are even posted).


Most jobseekers chase.

Career Creators get chosen.


If you’re ready to stop relying on luck and start building trust with the people who actually make hiring decisions →

👉 Reply “early” and I’ll send you the details.


Talk soon,

Joseph


P.S. Looking back, the résumés I sent never changed my career. The relationships I built did.

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