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Job search prompts

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

• work Plan Your First 30 Days in a New Job Before Anyone Sets Expectations

  Build a plan for your first month so you land well instead of guessing.

• self Compare Two Job Offers by What They Do to Your Weekly Life

  Weigh two job offers by the week they would actually give you, not just the number.

• work Compare a Remote Offer Against a Hybrid Offer at the Same Level

  Weigh a fully remote job against a hybrid one before you accept either.

• learn Compare Two Online Certifications Before You Commit Your Evenings to Either

  Two certifications, one set of evenings: work out which one actually earns its hours.

• work Critique a Cold Outreach Email Before You Send It to a Hiring Manager

  Get an honest score on your cold email before a hiring manager sees it.

• work Critique a Draft Job Advert Before You Post It

  Catch the job advert language that quietly filters out good candidates.

• self Critique a Self-Assessment Before You Submit It for Your Annual Review

  Strips the padding and the false modesty from a self-assessment before your manager reads it.

• work Compare Two Job Offers on More Than the Pay Cheque

  Work out which job offer actually serves you, not just which pays more.

• self Summarise a Personality or Strengths Assessment Into Practical Next Steps

  Turns an assessment report into three things worth doing, not a filing cabinet item.

• work Decide Whether to Take a Counter-Offer From Your Current Employer

  Work out if a counter-offer actually fixes the reason you wanted to leave.

• money Translate a Job Offer's Total Reward Statement Into an Actual Monthly Number

  Turn a total reward statement into the number that actually lands in your account.

• self Reframe a Rejection Email as Data Not a Verdict

  Turns a rejection email into information instead of a verdict on your worth.

• money Compare Two Job Offers by What They Actually Pay

  Find out which offer actually pays more once you stop reading just the headline number.

• self Decide Whether It's Time to Leave Your Job

  Separates a bad week at work from a job that's actually wrong for you.

• self Compare Two Job Offers Beyond the Salary Number

  Weighs two offers on more than the number in the email.

• work Reframe a Rejected Job Application Into a Plan for the Next One

  Turn a rejection email into two things to do differently next time.

• work Decide Whether to Accept a Counter-offer From Your Current Employer

  Work out if that sudden pay rise actually fixes why you wanted to leave.

• self Compare Two Career Paths You're Genuinely Torn Between

  Weighs two career paths on substance, not on which sounds better at a party.

• self Plan a Career Break Without Torching Your CV

  Plans a career break that survives the return to work.

• work Compare Two Job Offers Beyond the Headline Salary

  Work out which job offer actually wins once you look past the salary line.

• self Critique Your Personal Mission Statement Draft

  Tests whether your mission statement could belong to anyone.

• self Critique Your Self Review Before You Submit It

  Reads your self review the way your manager actually will.

• work Plan Your First 30 Days at a New Job

  Get through the first month without either hiding or overreaching.

• work Generate a Cover Letter Tailored to a Specific Job Posting

  Write a cover letter that reads like you actually read the job posting.

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