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Job search prompts

CVs, cover letters, interviews, salary talk. The whole gauntlet, prompt by prompt.

• self Summarise Your Achievements This Year for the Promotion Case

  Summarise your year's achievements for a promotion case in language that names outcomes not effort.

• self Career Plateau Analysis: Is It You, the Role, or the Organisation

  Diagnose whether your career plateau is a skill gap, a role limit, or an organisational ceiling.

• work Decode a Job Advertisement for What It Is Really Looking For

  Decode a job advertisement for what it is actually prioritising so you apply to the right job.

• work Interview Preparation: The Questions You Are Hoping They Do Not Ask

  Prepare the answers to the interview questions you are hoping they do not ask.

• self Decide Whether to Stay or Go: Career Decision Analysis

  Analyse the stay-or-go career decision with rigour before you do something you cannot undo.

• work Salary Review Conversation: What to Say and When to Stop

  Get a script for your salary conversation, including how to handle the no.

• work Two Job Offers Side by Side

  Compare two job offers on the factors that actually matter, not just the headline number.

• self Reframe a Career Setback as Useful Information

  Extract what a career setback actually tells you and update your operating model.

• self Decide Whether to Stay in Your Job or Move On

  Work out whether your job problem is fixable from inside or not.

• self Plan a Career Change Without Burning Everything Down

  Map a realistic career transition without sacrificing financial stability.

• self Critique Your Own Professional Development Plan

  Find out whether your development plan will actually develop you.

• learn Build a Personal Curriculum for a Career Change

  Build the self-directed curriculum that actually prepares you for a career change.

• work Research a Company Before Joining

  Research a company properly before joining so you find out what it is actually like.

• work Summarise Your Own Work History for a Career Change

  Tell the story of your career change so it sounds like a direction, not an escape.

• work Compare Two Job Offers

  Compare two job offers properly when salary alone does not settle it.

• work Write a Resignation Letter That Stays Professional

  Leave your job cleanly, professionally, and without saying anything you regret.

• work Critique a Competency Self-Assessment Against Observable Evidence

  Find out whether your competency self-assessment is supported by evidence or just by how you see yourself.

• work Decide Whether to Pursue a Niche or Broader Positioning as a Freelancer

  Decide whether to specialise or stay broad based on your actual situation rather than freelance orthodoxy.

• work Decide Whether to Negotiate Salary Before Accepting a Job Offer

  Decide whether to negotiate your salary offer and exactly what to say if you do.

• self Reframe the Story You Tell About a Past Professional Failure

  Build an honest narrative about a professional failure that no longer undermines you.

• work Critique Your Own CV Before Applying for a Significant Role

  Get an honest critique of your CV before it lands in the wrong pile.

• life Plan a Life After Redundancy or Involuntary Career Break

  Build a practical three-month plan for life after redundancy before panic makes the decisions.

• self Summarise Your Relationship With a Long-Term Career Goal

  Find out whether the career goal you have been carrying still deserves the space it takes up.

• self Translate a 360-Degree Feedback Report Into Development Priorities

  Turn a 360-degree feedback report into three things to change rather than numbers to manage.

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