CareerWin Executive Research & Publications
Published research by Richard Ewing (Founder & CEO) on hiring manager scorecards, ATS algorithms, executive positioning, and career strategy.
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When AI Writes the Code, What Skills Are Employers Hiring For?
Presents the 4 Dimensions of Engineering Judgment scorecard used by top technology companies to evaluate software engineers in the AI era.
Is Anthropic’s "Cheating" Scandal the End of the Coding Interview?
Replaces traditional leetcode interviews with the Audit Interview framework to test real-world error detection and system verification capacity.
Hey, Senior PMs: Shipping Faster Won’t Get You Promoted
Shifts product management focus from feature output velocity to margin contribution, unit economics, and P&L ownership.
The PM Job Interview Is a Lie
Exposes the structural mismatch between what PM interviews test and what PM roles actually require in high-growth companies.
Stop Applying Cold: The Only Shortcut That Works
Network-first job search strategy backed by structural hiring pipeline analysis and recruiter sourcing mechanics.
Your Tactical Guide to the Product Ladder
Maps the career progression from Associate PM to VP/CPO with specific skill thresholds and compensation benchmarks at each transition.
Evaluating AI Product Managers: The 4 Metrics That Matter
Executive hiring framework for AI PMs based on P&L margin contribution and model-task routing efficiency.
Product Leader’s Secret: Why 80% of Managers Are Stuck in 2024 Skills
Defines the skill evolution required for product managers transitioning into AI and financial governance.
GitHub Copilot Is Generating More Code Than Your Team Can Review
Identifies the review capacity crunch created when AI code generation outpaces senior engineering verification velocity.
Why Your CFO Hates Your Agile Transformation
Details the hidden financial costs of velocity-centric Agile and their impact on CFO-level capital allocation and ASC 350-40 capitalization.
In the Vibe Coding Era, What Does a Software Engineer Even Do?
Defines the 4 Laws of Probabilistic Software Development and the shift from code authoring to system verification.
Real Innovation Requires Deleting Code, Not Writing It
Advocates for negative code velocity (deleting zombie features) to reclaim R&D capital efficiency.
The R&D Ponzi Scheme: The $891,000 Lie on Your Engineering Dashboard
Exposes how velocity metrics mask maintenance OpEx misclassified as strategic R&D investment.
The Innovation Tax Audit: Is Your R&D Actually Just OpEx?
Provides a framework for auditing R&D spend under ASC 350-40 to distinguish genuine innovation from maintenance OpEx.
Stop Confusing Product and Project Management
Distinguishes product ownership (outcome accountability) from project execution (timeline delivery) at the structural level.
The 10-Man Parity Rule: When AI Adoption Accelerates Faster Than Organizations Can See
Documents the threshold where AI tooling enables 10-person engineering teams to match output of 50-person teams, compressing hiring economics.