Before you change careers, find out where the jobs are.
Compare current U.S. hiring data with first-hand answers from guests who understand how beginners get hired.
Join for $12/monthCan you answer these two questions about the career you’re considering?
A field can sound promising while employers are cutting jobs or asking beginners for experience they cannot easily get. Check the market and the route in before paying for training.
Are employers hiring?
See whether the industry is adding jobs, losing them, or growing only in one part of the market.
What does it take for a beginner to get hired?
See which credentials matter, what experience employers count, and what can make up for an imperfect resume.
Get both answers every month
Insiders is built around those two questions. Each month, a U.S. hiring breakdown shows where jobs are growing or shrinking. Then a guest whose work gives them a first-hand view of how beginners get hired explains what employers expect and what the work is like once you get in.
Monthly hiring breakdown
Market Intelligence
See which U.S. industries added jobs, which lost them, and whether a change is becoming a pattern.
Market Intelligence, May 2026
Which industries are hiring?
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
First-hand hiring answers
Insider Access
Each guest’s work gives them a first-hand view of how beginners get hired and what the job is like once they do.
Everything included for $12/month
Your membership includes the full archive, a monthly U.S. hiring breakdown, a monthly first-hand look at how beginners get hired, quarterly Industry Outlooks, and Career Q&A across both editions.
Full member archive
Read every past hiring breakdown, Insider Access conversation, and quarterly Industry Outlook.
Monthly hiring breakdown
See which U.S. industries added jobs, lost jobs, or changed direction.
Monthly Insider Access
Each month, a guest whose work gives them a first-hand view of how beginners get hired explains what employers expect and what the work is like.
Quarterly Industry Outlook
See which hiring changes lasted across several months.
Career Q&A
Submit as many career questions as you want. We select member questions to answer across Market Intelligence and Insider Access.
GradSimple Hub
Browse the complete archive and quickly find the reports and guest conversations closest to the career you are considering.
Member experiences
What members say about Insiders
“It gave me better questions, better context, and way less BS.”
“It puts numbers to the feelings I had with my search.”
“Insiders talks about it in a way that makes sense and ties it back to what it means for you.”
Built by people who study career decisions and hiring
Tyler has spent years answering the questions early professionals ask, while Grace has seen how employers review candidates and make hiring decisions.
Tyler Yip
Tyler has studied 100+ graduate career paths, answered 15,000+ career questions on Reddit, and moderated r/findapath. Those questions shape the data GradSimple follows and what each guest is asked.
Grace Leonne
At Greenhouse, a hiring platform used by 7,500+ companies, Grace has seen hiring decisions across thousands of roles and reviewed 1,300+ resumes.
Use Insiders to validate a career before you commit
You are a good fit if
- You are comparing one or two careers before paying for more training.
- You want current U.S. hiring data and perspective from guests who understand how beginners get hired.
- You have questions about a career, hiring conditions, training, or an industry change.
You are not a good fit if
- You want someone to choose a career or build a step-by-step pivot plan.
- You need resume, portfolio, or job application support.
- You need labor market guidance outside the U.S. or a guaranteed outcome.
Know what you are stepping into before you commit
Use current hiring analysis, first-hand answers from guests, and Career Q&A to investigate the careers you are already considering.
$12 per month
- Full archive and GradSimple Hub
- One U.S. hiring breakdown each month
- One monthly Insider Access feature on how beginners get hired
- One quarterly Industry Outlook
- Submit questions for Career Q&A
Access arrives after checkout. Your membership is billed monthly, and you can cancel anytime.
What people usually want to know first
How is this different from my free GradSimple subscription?
The free newsletter gives you stories, market observations, polls, and selected interview excerpts. Insiders is built for an active career decision, with the full archive, monthly hiring breakdowns, complete guest conversations, quarterly Industry Outlooks, and Career Q&A across both editions.
Why is Insiders a recurring membership?
Hiring conditions and entry requirements change, so Insiders is updated instead of sold as a one-time report. Each month adds a new Market Intelligence edition and a new Insider Access edition, with Career Q&A across both and an Industry Outlook every quarter.
What if you have not covered the exact field I am considering?
If your exact field is missing, broader industry data can still show what is happening around it. You can also submit the questions the archive does not answer to Career Q&A.
How is this different from Reddit or LinkedIn advice?
Reddit and LinkedIn can give you opinions from whoever happens to reply. Insiders pairs current labor data with focused conversations about what employers expect and how beginners get hired.
How does Career Q&A work?
Members can submit questions about careers, hiring conditions, industry changes, education, or retraining. We select questions to answer in Market Intelligence and Insider Access.
Who are the Insider Access guests?
Guests work in hiring, career development, or the field itself. They explain how beginners get hired and what the work is like after they get in.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. The membership is billed monthly, and you can cancel before your next billing date.
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