My barber in Philly told me to stop chasing jobs and start chasing problems

I was venting about three interviews that went nowhere last month. He just kept cutting and said 'you keep selling your time, not your fixes.' That hit different because he watched me complain about the same patterns for two years. I started writing down every problem I solved at work, even small ones like the spreadsheet that saved 6 hours a week. Now my resume bullets are just those problems and what I changed. First interview since then, the manager actually leaned in and asked follow-up questions. Has anyone else tried framing their experience as fixes instead of duties?

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umamoore15d ago

That barber gave you the exact kind of clarity most people pay a coach for. The real test is whether those problem-solving stories hold up when you get pushed in the room, like when they ask about a time you failed. Have you tried telling one of those fixes as a full story with the mess and the mistake before the win?