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Job Search Lingo 101: “Iteration” Just like startups test and improve their product, your job search should be a cycle of refining your resume, pitch, and approach based on what’s working Look at Instagram. Launched in 2010 as Burbn, a clunky check-in app. Kevin Systrom iterated, stripped it to photos, relaunched. Sold to Facebook for $1B in 2012. Your iteration? Rewrite that cover letter after a rejection. Try a new interview story. Keep evolving. The lesson? Don’t stick to one version of you. Iterate fast, each tweak gets you closer. #CareerGrowth #IterateToWin #EvolveYourGame

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