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Job search prompts

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

• work Decide Whether to Accept a Promotion You Are Not Sure About

  Think through a promotion you have been offered but are not sure you actually want.

• self Translate Feedback From a Performance Review Into a Development Plan

  Turn performance review feedback into two specific goals you can actually pursue.

• self Compare Two Directions for a Career Change

  Choose between two career directions based on what actually matters for your situation.

• self Reframe a Career Decision You Have Been Avoiding

  Stop circling the career decision you already know you need to make.

• work Decide Whether to Start a Side Project While Employed Full-Time

  Helps you decide whether to start a side project while employed by being honest about the costs.

• work Decide Between Staying in a Role and Looking for a New One

  Helps you decide whether to stay in your current role or start looking based on what you are moving towards.

• work Compare Working for a Large Organisation and a Small One

  Compares large and small organisations so you choose based on what suits your career stage and personality.

• self Generate a Personal Values Inventory to Guide Career Decisions

  Builds a personal values inventory from your actual behaviour, not your aspirations.

• learn Generate a Personal Learning Curriculum for a Career Pivot

  Builds a twelve-month self-directed learning curriculum for a career pivot.

• life Decide Whether to Move for a Job

  Structures a decision about whether to move for a job so the salary is not the only thing you weigh.

• work Translate a Redundancy Letter Into Plain Next Steps

  Explains what a redundancy letter actually means and what to do in the next 48 hours.

• work Reframe Being Overlooked for a Promotion as Data

  Turns being passed over for a promotion into the most useful career information you have had.

• work Decide Whether to Accept a Promotion That Feels Wrong

  Helps you decide whether to accept a promotion that does not feel like a clear yes.

• work Critique a Job Description Before You Apply

  Reads a job description critically before you invest three hours in an application.

• work Navigate a Redundancy Notice With Clarity

  Tells you what to do first in the days after a redundancy notice.

• self Write a Compelling Personal Statement for a Professional Application

  Helps you write a personal statement that stands out.

• self Build a Personal Brand Statement for LinkedIn

  Replaces your generic LinkedIn headline with something distinctive.

• work Write a Structured Exit Interview Response

  Helps you give honest exit feedback without burning bridges.

• self Reframe a Career Plateau as a Foundation-Building Phase

  Reframe a stalled career as a phase that builds something useful

• work Decide Whether to Accept a New Job Offer

  Work through a job offer to a clear yes or no you won't regret.

• work Explain How to Negotiate a Job Offer

  Walks you through countering a job offer without souring the start

• self Reframe the Desire for a Career Change as Information

  Helps you read a career-change urge as a signal, not just a leap

• life Decide Whether to Accept a Promotion with More Travel

  A framework for weighing a promotion that means much more travel.

• self Plan the First 30 Days After a Job Loss

  A 30-day plan after redundancy that gives structure without overload.

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