tools that helped when I left law (and the ones I canceled)

not another 'best resume builder' roundup. what I paid for, what I still use every week, what got canceled after month one.

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kept it. free tier tracks applications fine, the resume tailoring is the part worth the upgrade

kept it too, ask me how many resumes I rewrote after seeing a 40% match score

canceled after a month, it's basically Teal with a nicer kanban board and I didn't need two

LinkedIn Premium

canceled. the InMail credits sat unused. networking > applying only works if you actually message people

free and I checked it before every offer conversation, product comp is nowhere near what law paid

the free version. don't pay for a separate cover letter tool when this does it in two prompts

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