Example. "I needed to onboard a new client (S). Used Claude (T). Pasted three past call transcripts and asked for a structured brief, then rewrote two sections to match voice (P). Two hours instead of two days, signed off the next morning (R)."
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africantechbro.ai · STPR is mine — built from interview pattern data.
Why your last 200 applications got nothing
LinkedIn & Indeed are workingbroken.
27.4%
Of LinkedIn jobs are ghost jobs — no real opening.
81%
Of recruiters admit their employer posts ghost jobs.
4 in 10
Companies posted fake listings in 2024.
<7s
Average time a recruiter spends per CV.
200 CV blasts→5 great applications, somewhere else
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ResumeUp.AI 2026 · Clarify Capital ghost-jobs study · Greenhouse
Wellfound— startups · $124K SWE avg·Arc.dev·Turing·Crossover·RecruitMyMom
The unfair channel
Twitter / X DMs— message founders directly with a project link relevant to their company.
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OfferZen.com · Wellfound hiring data · platform-native source verifications
The 90-day Edge plan
Build the missing year — yourself.
Three windows. One discipline per window. No shortcuts.
Days 1–30
01
Pick one stack/domain. Build one project that solves a real problem for a real person you know. Ship it.
Next.js · Power BI · CompTIA Sec+
Days 31–60
02
Build two more. Post each on LinkedIn the day you ship — code visible, one-sentence outcome.
Portfolio = your CV
Days 61–90
03
Apply. 5 quality applications a week. Tailored cover line · GitHub link · demo URL. Mock interview with AI 3× per call.
Quality > quantity
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africantechbro.ai · full plan: comment INTERVIEW
Tonight · before you sleep
One action.
Pick one problem you've personally hit in the last 7 days. By Sunday, build a 1-page solution with AI tools. Monday, post it: "I built this. Here's the code. Here's what I learned." Tag 3 companies you'd want to work for.