Most job seekers think they need to beat the ATS.

Optimize the résumé. Match the keywords. Play the system.

That's the wrong goal.

You don't beat the ATS.

👉 You stay out of it.

Because the applicant trashing system is not designed to hire you.

It's designed to filter you out.

And when you rely on it, you're putting yourself in a low-probability game.

Most people aren't even reviewed.

Not rejected.

Invisible.

What does dear ole' Coach Andy always say…

Companies don't hire people.
Systems really don't hire people.
People hire people.

Why do you think while you're doing your best Resume Pez Dispenser imitation with the ATS, companies spend their time hiring through referrals, recruiters, and direct outreach?

Even if you're perfect, the system flattens you like a job-candidate pancake.

Keywords. Titles. Dates.

That's all it sees.

Not your judgment. Not your leadership. Not your ability to solve problems.

I know applying feels productive.

But it's not progress.

It's just activity.

The people who get hired?

They don't sit in the system.

They get to the people.

If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings:

1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums.

2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel.

3. Grab any of my four books related to career development, interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page.

4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter (X), TikTok, Threads, and Facebook.

5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here!

--Andy

Let's talk about something most candidates completely miss in interviews.

👉 The questions they ask.

I'm not talking about whether you ask questions.

Most people know they should.

I'm talking about how you ask them.

Because here's generally what happens…

You wait until the end.
You ask something safe.
Something generic.

"Can you tell me about the culture?"
"What's the work-life balance like?"

[Insert buzzer sound here like the one your Coach Andy makes on Thursdays at Live Office Hours.]

And now you don't get another interview let alone an offer.

And you think you're doing the right thing.

But you're not helping yourself at all.

You're actually signaling the exact opposite of what you want.

You're signaling that you don't really understand the job.

Because strong candidates don't ask questions to gather basic information.

They ask questions to show they already understand what matters.

👉 They use questions as proof.

[Insert kaboom sound here. 💥]

That's the diff.

When you do this well, your questions stop sounding like curiosity and start sounding like experience.

That's when the interviewer starts thinking This person gets it.

That's what I'm breaking down in today's Tuesday Tips lesson.

I'll show you how to ask questions that position you as someone who already knows the job, not someone trying to figure it out.

👉 Listen to Ask Interview Questions That Prove You Know the Job!

If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings:

1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums.

2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel.

3. Grab any of my four books related to career development, interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page.

4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter (X), TikTok, Threads, and Facebook.

5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here!

--Andy

Let's talk about something that sets people back.

Career mistakes.

Not obvious ones.

Ones that look like progress.

Work hard. Stay loyal. Do a good job.

The kind of unnoticeable acts that don't cost you a bad day.

They cost you years.

Years of time. Income. Momentum you never get back.

And it happens because people are pointed in the wrong direction.

Not because they aren't capable.

That's what we're fixing today.

This week's Tuesday Tips is not just a list.

It's a full-on hour of how careers actually work.

I walk you through 26 of the costliest mistakes across five critical areas:

· Career Design, where most people drift instead of choosing a lane.

· Career Growth, why people build the wrong skills or don't build them at all.

· On-the-Job, how doing "enough" keeps you stuck.

· Job Search, where most people completely misplay the game.

· Networking, the mistakes that keep opportunities out of reach.

And more importantly that pointing out these mistakes, I'll teach you how to fix them so you can stop losing time and start making big-time progress.

If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings:

1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums.

2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel.

3. Grab any of my four books related to career development, interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page.

4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter (X), TikTok, Threads, and Facebook.

5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here!

--Andy