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Find Your Next Full-Time Job: Resume Templates, Interview Prep, and Job Boards

5 min read●Updated Oct 2026

The single most important move in a modern job search is tailoring your resume to each job posting. Most applications first pass through an applicant tracking system (ATS), and increasingly through AI-assisted screening, that scans for keywords from the job description. The closer your resume mirrors the language of the role, the more likely a human ever reads it.

This page gives you everything we share with the people we mentor: resume and cover letter templates, interview prep guides, and a curated list of job boards. Work through it in order: prepare your materials, practice for interviews, then start applying.

Step 1: Build a Resume That Gets Past the Screen

How to Tailor Your Resume to Each Job

Sending the same resume to every opening is the most common job-search mistake. Instead, keep one master resume with everything you've done, and create a tailored version for each application:

  • Pull the keywords. Read the job description and highlight the skills, tools, and responsibilities it mentions more than once.
  • Mirror the language. If the posting says "client relationship management," use that phrase, not "working with customers."
  • Lead with relevance. Reorder your bullets so the experience that matches this role appears first.
  • Show results with numbers. "Grew newsletter subscribers 40% in six months" beats "managed the newsletter."
  • Keep the format simple. Applicant tracking systems can struggle with tables, columns, and graphics. A clean, single-column layout reads reliably.

Resume and Cover Letter Templates

A strong cover letter does three things in a few short paragraphs: it explains why you want this specific role at this specific company, connects two or three of your accomplishments to what the job requires, and closes with a clear next step. Use the template as a starting structure and rewrite it for every application.

Know What You Want Before You Apply

Before you send a single application, get clear on what matters to you: the type of work, company size and stage, location or remote options, salary, growth opportunities, and culture. The Job Variables to Consider exercise walks you through ranking these factors, so you can focus on roles that fit and compare offers objectively when they arrive.

Step 2: Prepare for Interviews

Answer Behavioral Questions With the STAR Method

Most interviews include behavioral questions such as "Tell me about a time you handled a conflict" or "Describe a project that didn't go as planned." The STAR method gives your answers a clear structure:

  • Situation: Set the scene briefly. Where were you, and what was happening?
  • Task: Explain what you were responsible for.
  • Action: Describe the specific steps you took. This should be the longest part of your answer.
  • Result: Share the outcome, ideally with a number, and what you learned.

Prepare five to seven STAR stories before any interview. Most behavioral questions can be answered with one of them.

Interview Prep Resources

Always arrive with two or three thoughtful questions of your own. Asking about the team's biggest challenge, what success looks like in the first 90 days, or why the role is open shows you're evaluating the company as seriously as it's evaluating you.

Build Relationships Before You Need Them

Many roles get filled through referrals before they're ever posted. The best way to build those relationships is through informational interviews: short conversations with people doing the work you want to do. Our guide to informational interviews shows you how to request them, what to ask, and how to follow up.

Step 3: Find Open Roles

General job sites like LinkedIn and Indeed are worth checking, but niche boards often have less competition and better-matched roles. Here are the boards we recommend, grouped by focus.

Startups and High-Growth Companies

  • Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent): one of the largest boards for startup jobs, with salary and equity details on many listings
  • Lenny's Jobs: product, growth, engineering, and AI roles at vetted tech companies, curated by Lenny Rachitsky's community
  • Open Startup Roles at Seed to Series B Startups: a curated list from Cristina Cordova
  • Marketplace Startup Jobs (Everything Marketplaces): roles at marketplace companies
  • Prospect: uses venture capital data to project what a startup's equity is likely to be worth, so you can compare offers and pick companies with strong prospects

Climate, Impact, and Nonprofit

Early Career and Recent Graduates

  • Localized: remote, local, and international jobs and internships for entry-level candidates and recent graduates

Venture Capital Careers

Washington, DC and the Mid-Atlantic

People Worth Following

Open Roles at VC-Backed Portfolio Companies

When venture capital firms invest heavily in companies, those companies hire heavily. We don't know people at every one of these firms, but we do know how to organize data in Airtable. We compiled job boards with open positions at hundreds of well-funded companies across industries, so you can browse them all in one place.

Browse: VC Portfolio Company Job Boards (Airtable)

Run Your Search Like a System

A job search goes faster when you treat it like a project:

  • Track every application in a simple spreadsheet: company, role, date applied, contact, status, and next step.
  • Set a weekly target, such as ten tailored applications and three networking conversations.
  • Follow up. If you haven't heard back in a week or two, send a short, polite note to the recruiter or hiring manager.
  • Prioritize warm paths. An introduction from someone at the company is worth more than dozens of cold applications.

Still deciding between a job and more school? Read our MBA advice first. It walks through the questions to answer before you invest in a graduate degree.

Help Us Keep This List Updated

Did something here help your search, or do you know a job board we should add? Let us know.