A free career program by Evan Hopkins

Rising Tide

Build your career. 31 short modules for people early in their career, or stuck in it. No tuition. No gatekeepers.

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31modules
7sections
3.2hours of reading
31copy-paste tools
Section 1

Laying the Foundation

Know yourself and your path

  1. 01Treat Your Career Like a Project7 minIt's the longest project you'll ever manage, and nobody else is managing it.
  2. 02From Vision to Victory: Goal Setting That Survives Monday6 minGoals don't die from lack of ambition. They die at 10 a.m. Monday, under your inbox.
  3. 03Know Yourself: Using Assessments Without Becoming a Label7 minA personality report is a mirror, not a verdict. Here's how to use it on Monday.
  4. 04The Power Within: Emotional Intelligence at Work6 minThe moment you most want to react is the moment that decides how people see you.
  5. 05Budgeting for Freedom: Money That Buys You Options6 minThe best career decisions get made by people who can afford to say no.
  6. 06Mental Wellness Matters: Building Resilience From Within6 minYou can't compound from empty. Rest isn't the reward for the work. It's part of the work.
Section 2

Gearing Up

Tools to land the right role

  1. 07Crafting a Standout Resume6 minWhen AI makes every resume sound polished, the one that stands out is the one with proof.
  2. 08Job Selection With Purpose7 minWhere you apply is a career decision, not a lottery ticket. Choose fewer roles, better, and stop disqualifying yourself.
  3. 09Landing Job Interviews: A One-Page Operating System6 minInterviews don't come from volume. They come from a weekly rhythm you run before you need it.
  4. 10How Interviews Actually Work (From Both Sides of the Table)7 minBy the time you're in the room, competence is assumed. The real question is whether they trust you.
  5. 11Negotiation Is a System, Not an Event: Salary for Long-Term Upside6 minThe offer call is one conversation in a system that starts at the first screen and keeps paying out for years.
Section 3

Launching Strong

Thriving in new roles

  1. 12Your First 90 Days: Starting Strong at a New Company6 minThe best first move at a new job is the one almost nobody makes: shut up and listen.
  2. 13Promoted or Moved: Starting a New Role Where Everyone Already Knows You6 minPromotions don't change systems. They expose them. Here's how to reset when your title changes but the people don't.
  3. 14Graceful Goodbyes: How to Exit With Integrity6 minOnce you resign, incentives change. Here's how to leave clean, keep your reputation, and protect yourself.
  4. 15Thriving When Your Company Is in Flux7 minWhen targets move, products change and veterans leave, most people spin in the rumor mill. Here's how to turn the noise into your advantage.
Section 4

Communication & Collaboration

Get heard, get aligned, get credit

  1. 16Impactful Communication: Clear, Short, and Believable6 minMost people aren't ignored because their ideas are bad. They're ignored because nobody could find the point.
  2. 17Language Matters: Words Are Leverage6 minThe difference between doing good work and being seen as high-impact is often a handful of word choices.
  3. 18How to Run (and Survive) Meetings That Produce Outcomes7 minMost meetings are graveyards for momentum. Here's how to be the person who gets something out of them.
  4. 19The Power of the One-on-One: Own Your Meeting With Your Manager7 minYour 1:1 is the most valuable recurring meeting on your calendar. Stop letting it be a status update.
  5. 20Performance Reviews Without Surprises: Giving and Receiving Feedback7 minYour rating gets decided in a room you're not in. Here's how to make sure the right story gets told there.
  6. 21Your Work Doesn't Speak for Itself6 minVisibility isn't self-promotion. It's the other half of the job, and you can do it without becoming that person.
Section 5

Influence & Impact

The skills that move people and work

  1. 22Everyone Sells: Sales Fundamentals for People Not in Sales (Yet)6 minPitching an idea to your boss is a sale. Here's how to stop losing the ones that matter.
  2. 23Essential Hard Skills: Spreadsheets, Slides, and AI7 minThe unglamorous tools that decide whether your work gets trusted, plus how to use AI to go faster without getting sloppy.
  3. 24The Power of Frameworks: Think Clearly Under Pressure5 minWhen the problem is messy and everyone's looking at you, borrowed structure beats raw brainpower.
  4. 25Mastering Everyday Negotiation6 minDeadlines, scope, vendors, roommates. You negotiate every week. Most people just don't prepare for it.
Section 6

Leadership & Growth

Coaching, trust, energy, mentors

  1. 26Be Coachable: The Skill That Accelerates Every Career6 minEveryone wants to grow. Very few want to be coached. That gap is where careers are won.
  2. 27The Foundations of Trust6 minTrust isn't built by being excellent at most things. It's built by being consistent at the few that matter.
  3. 28Spark the Energy: Motivating Yourself and the People Around You5 minMotivation isn't a mood you wait for. It's a system you build, and then it spreads.
  4. 29Don't Go It Alone: Finding Mentors and Asking for Help5 minThe people who move fastest aren't the ones who know the most. They're the ones who ask well.
Section 7

Staying Future-Ready

Keep compounding

  1. 30Stay Sharp: Learning AI and New Tools Before You're Forced To6 minEvery big technology shift rewards the people who practise early. This one is no different, and you can start with one hour a week.
  2. 31Nobody Is Coming to Develop You: A Growth Mindset With Teeth7 minInvesting in yourself isn't a vibe. It's a portfolio, and you're the only one managing it.
Why this exists

Most career content is written for founders and executives. Most people in the workforce never had business school, an elite network, or a mentor at the right moment. Rising Tide is the material I wish someone had handed me at 18, 22, or 28. A rising tide lifts all boats.

— Evan

How to use it

Go in order or jump to what you need this week. Every module ends with one challenge you can finish in under two hours and a tool you can copy. Better with a friend or a mentor: each module has three questions to talk through.