<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>TrueSira Blog</title><description>Job-search tools and methods for the Saudi market.</description><link>https://blog.truesira.com/</link><language>en</language><item><title>The Personal Pitch: How to Answer &apos;Tell Me About Yourself&apos;</title><link>https://blog.truesira.com/en/personal-pitch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://blog.truesira.com/en/personal-pitch/</guid><description>The 10-40-10 structure for a persuasive personal pitch: a spoken one-minute version and a written version under 130 words — one solution matched to the job&apos;s pain, not a recital of your whole CV.</description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Interviews</category><category>Pitch</category></item><item><title>Negotiating Salary in the Saudi Market: What to Say, When, and How</title><link>https://blog.truesira.com/en/salary-negotiation/</link><guid 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GMT</pubDate><category>LinkedIn</category><category>Personal brand</category></item><item><title>How to Decode a Job Posting Before You Apply</title><link>https://blog.truesira.com/en/decode-job/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://blog.truesira.com/en/decode-job/</guid><description>Don&apos;t apply until you&apos;ve taken the posting apart: the gate it hires through, the pain the company is trying to fix, the hidden anxiety behind the role, and the keywords to mirror.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Applications</category><category>Strategy</category></item><item><title>How to Write a CV That Gets Past the ATS</title><link>https://blog.truesira.com/en/ats-cv/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://blog.truesira.com/en/ats-cv/</guid><description>A practical guide to a one-column, truthful, machine-readable CV — with achievements written result-first and framed by real numbers, not duties.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 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