Free help for the job search. No sign-up.
Looking for a job sucks. There's no nicer way to say it.
Pick where to startWhen you're working, it's kind of crazy how much of your identity gets wrapped up in the role. It makes sense. You give so much of yourself to a job that losing it, or trying to leave it, can feel like losing a piece of you.
Don't lose hope. You're more than the job you once had, and you're more than the job you're about to get.
So here's what this is: the best free help I could find for your resume, your search, your interviews, getting trained, and keeping your head on straight while you do it. Nothing to sign up for. Nothing to buy.
Where do you want to start?
- I need a resume that gets readResume
- I don't know how to say what I didShow your value
- I have an interview coming upInterviews
- I don't know where to lookJob search
- I need to know someoneNetworking
- They want a cover letterCover letters
- They made me an offerSalary
- I need to learn something newFree training
- They asked me something that felt offYour rights
- I'm worn outStress and burnout
A few rules I'd give anyone
Don't fake what you haven't done. Frame what you have.
Most people undersell what they've done because they don't know how to say it. Learn to say it well. Don't invent it.
Learn the skill, not just the words.
A keyword gets you past a filter. Knowing the thing gets you the job.
Be you.
Unless you're a jerk. Then rule number one is stop being a jerk.
How this site works
Every section starts with my take, then the free resources I think are best, sorted into three groups: Start here, Good, with a catch, and Worth a look. Each one says whether you need an account and whether it only works in the US. If a well-known tool claims to be free and isn't, I list it under "Skipped on purpose" so you don't waste an afternoon on it.
There's one small ad on each page. It helps pay for the domain and hosting. That's the whole business model.
Questions people ask
Is this really free?
Yes. There are no accounts, nothing to buy, and nothing behind a login. Some of the tools I link to have paid plans, and I say so right next to them.
Why is there an ad?
To pay for the domain and hosting. I kept it to one small ad per page, below the first set of resources, so it doesn't get in your way.
Didn't ResumeFixIt used to be an AI resume tool?
It was. I decided the better thing to build was a place that points you to the best free help, and teaches you to frame your own experience instead of handing it to a tool.
Who made this?
I'm Joel Pettigrew. I run Pettigrew Lab, a small family studio that builds apps and courses. If you find a dead link or a free resource that belongs here, email pettigrewlabllc@gmail.com.
Find a way to be you
In my experience, interviews are looking for someone who can do the job, for the right amount of money, that they want to work with. You control more of that than it feels like. Learn the skills so you can do the job. Know your number. And be someone people want to work with, which mostly means being yourself.
For what it's worth, here's my resume. It's not a template. It's just me.