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32+ TikTok video ideas for career advice

Concrete career advice video ideas you can film today — each one works on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Copy an idea, pair it with a strong opener from the career advice hooks library, and post.

1. 1.Read the exact email you used to negotiate salary, with the numbers changedCopy
2. 2.Roleplay both sides of the 'what are your salary expectations' questionCopy
3. 3.Break down a real job posting on screen and flag the ghost job warning signsCopy
4. 4.Explain what a PIP means and script three responses depending on your goalCopy
5. 5.Show a resume before and after your edits, screen recorded, line by lineCopy
6. 6.List the layoff warning signs you only recognized in hindsightCopy
7. 7.Roleplay the meeting where you ask your manager for a promotionCopy
8. 8.Explain what happens to a resume inside an ATS in plain EnglishCopy
9. 9.Tell the story of the job offer you turned down and what tipped you offCopy
10. 10.Script word-for-word how to decline extra work without damaging the relationshipCopy
11. 11.React to bad LinkedIn advice and explain what to do insteadCopy
12. 12.Explain severance basics: what's often negotiable, what's standard, when to call a lawyerCopy
13. 13.Walk through the actual prep document you made for a real interviewCopy
14. 14.Explain what to say in an exit interview and what to keep to yourselfCopy
15. 15.Rank resume sections by what recruiters actually read, in your experienceCopy
16. 16.Make a tier list of questions to ask at the end of an interviewCopy
17. 17.Tell your layoff story with a timeline on screen and what you'd do differentlyCopy
18. 18.Script how to follow up after an interview without sounding desperateCopy
19. 19.Explain calibration meetings: the room where promotion decisions actually get madeCopy
20. 20.Break down a real offer letter and highlight what's negotiable beyond base salaryCopy
21. 21.Roleplay pushing back on a lowball offer with three escalating scriptsCopy
22. 22.Explain the brag document and show the exact template you keepCopy
23. 23.Answer whether a side hustle belongs on a resume, with real examplesCopy
24. 24.Roleplay the two-week notice conversation, including the counteroffer momentCopy
25. 25.Share the interview question that stumped you and the answer you wish you'd givenCopy
26. 26.Explain job hopping stigma and when it might actually be costing you interviewsCopy
27. 27.Do a red flags in interviews series, one true story per videoCopy
28. 28.Explain what HR documents after meetings and why you should email summaries tooCopy
29. 29.Script asking for a raise with numbers: market data, your wins, the exact askCopy
30. 30.Break down a first 90 days plan for a new job, week by weekCopy
31. 31.Show how you research salary ranges before an interview, screen recordedCopy
32. 32.Tell the story of the worst manager you survived and the tactic that workedCopy

Making these work in career advice

• Optimize for saves, not comments. Your viewer is watching at work and won't engage publicly, so word-for-word scripts they'll need later are your strongest format.
• Kill the LinkedIn voice. This audience trusts the blunt coworker, not the company newsletter — say 'HR protects the company' plainly and let the comments debate it.
• Use roleplay for hard conversations. Playing both the employee and the manager makes negotiation scripts feel real and rewatchable in a way talking-head advice doesn't.
• Anchor every piece of advice in one specific story — a real PIP, a real offer, a real layoff. Generic 'know your worth' content is invisible in this niche.

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