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Josh McAfee

Measure Up

Land the job you want by becoming the candidate companies can’t ignore—even in uncertain times.

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What Will You Learn?

Master modern job searches by thinking like hiring managers – Measure Up by Josh McAfee reveals insider strategies for landing dream roles.

This comprehensive job search mastery summary and main ideas explain:

Value Story Building - Craft narratives proving your worth to employers
Failure Reframing - Turn resume gaps into compelling advantages
Interview Conversations - Transform interrogations into valuable dialogues
Network Activation - Connect strategically with career-advancing professionals

What most summaries miss: McAfee's hiring manager perspective shows 80% of candidates eliminate themselves unnecessarily.

Measure up with Click.Apply.Grow™: Build value story today. Reframe one failure positively. Practice conversational interviewing. Job seekers using insider strategies receive 64% more offers.

Think strategically. Get hired.

About the Author

Josh McAfee is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author and three-time founder who transformed recruiting through 30 years of placing thousands into high-growth companies.

Founded and sold a national tech staffing firm while advising Fortune 500s on talent acquisition. Author of Measure Up: Mastering Your Career Search Like a Boss (USA Today bestseller). Placed over 10,000 professionals. Board member for TAG and founding member of Georgia Aquarium.

Beyond the books: McAfee's Humans Doing network connects 5,000+ Atlanta tech leaders monthly, creating the Southeast's most influential professional community.

His career transition methodology helps professionals land roles 40% faster. Companies using McAfee's hiring frameworks report 2.5x improvement in quality-of-hire metrics. Active angel investor with 25+ portfolio companies.

The recruiter who became Silicon Valley South's talent kingmaker.

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