The market is going to test your patience.
Two professionals landed roles over the last two weeks, $370k combined, because they stayed even-keeled and did the work. This week I’m highlighting one operator who’s approaching their search the same way 👇🏼
One professional crushing it (yes, they’re a client)
Professional #1 - Construction Project Manager
Signature wins
Administered 150+ submittals on a $2M industrial plant project, maintaining alignment between drawings, specs, and field execution while supporting cost and schedule control.
Coordinated multi-trade HVAC & MEP issue resolution across 8+ residential buildings (250+ occupants), driving disciplined follow-through from intake to closeout
The seat they’re targeting
Project Engineer / Assistant Project Manager → Construction Project Manager roles within commercial, industrial, or institutional builds
Why I’m backing
Because they’re not just a designer and not just a site coordinator.
They understand drawings, budgets, RFIs, submittals, procurement, and field execution. That design-to-delivery visibility is rare this early in a career. Most early PMs come from one side of the table!
Quick note:
We had two folks land roles over the last two weeks. Combined compensation was $370k.
My job is to make sure they land roles they love and grow throughout the process to understand how conversations for them can change their outcome.
One takeaway as I look at both of these professionals: remain even keeled in this market.
Knock out your outreach. Knock out your conversations. Knock out the follow ups. Knock out the stories you want to tell. Knock out their pain points you are solving.
Hiring teams will throw all types of curves at you, our job is to show up, do the work, and create as many options as possible.
S/o those two professionals… you did the work 🤝
Two world-class roles I’d follow…
Company: Hilton
Why world class?
The hiring manager or team member posted about it less than 20 hours ago. Go get after a company name that everyone knows! Why not send them a message and apply to the role?
Company: Spotify
Why world class?
I’m a Spotify user and I enjoyed a podcast from their founder. They nail their hiring page and a director of the org is posting about the role here as well! This is one that’ll probably end up getting a ton of love.
One questions for the job search:
Did you ask the hiring team all the questions you had to make sure this role wouldn’t suck in 8 months?
Before you leave…
6 interviews across 12 folks. Onboarding 3 professionals this week to Conversations > Applications! Share this with someone who needs more 1:1 support in their search!d
February 1:1s are closing soon (taking on one more person) - Join us 🤝
Dominic
Ps…. the gif had me on the ad below, check them out! Something different.
Investors see ANOTHER return on Masterworks (!!!)
That’s 3 sales this quarter. 26 sales total.
And the performance?
14.6%, 17.6%, and 17.8% → The three most representative annualized net returns.
(See all 26 at Masterworks.com)
Masterworks is the biggest platform for investing in an asset class that hasn’t moved in lockstep with the S&P 500 since ‘95.
In fact, the market segment they target outpaced the S&P overall in that time frame.*
Not private equity or real estate… It’s contemporary and post war art. Crazy, right?
Masterworks investors are typically high net worth, but the point is that you don’t need to be a capital-B BILLIONAIRE to invest in high-caliber art anymore.
Banksy. Basquiat. Picasso and more.
80+ of the world’s most attractive artists have been featured.
511+ artworks offered
$67.5mm paid out as of December 2025
$2.3mm+ average offering size
Looking to update your investment portfolio before 2026?
*Masterworks data. Investing involves risk. Past performance not indicative of future returns. Reg A disclosures at masterworks.com/cd
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