Forget about getting hired if you don't tick 100% of the boxes.

That's the absurd reality of today's job market.

Your résumé could scream value.
But if it doesn't mirror a job description word for word, you're done.

Job postings are written like grocery lists.
Missing one must-have? You're out.

What happened to leaders who could think beyond the checklist?
What happened to second-order thinking?

I won't bend my story to fit every posting.
I won't dilute who I am.
And I sure as hell shouldn't have to.

Last I checked, companies don't run on checkboxes.
They run on outcomes.

By playing it safe:
We pass on the very people who could reshape the role.
Disrupt the status quo.
Unlock growth they didn't even know was possible.

👉 Safe hiring creates mediocrity.

Instead ask:
What else could this person bring that we didn't even think to ask for?

Hiring managers have lost the courage to bet on potential.