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💼 Career Skills · Step 4/12
About section: hook, proof, call-to-action
About section: hook, proof, call-to-action — step 4 of 12 in Six-Week Job Search Playbook. Line 1: who you help and how. Lines 2–4: two wins with metrics. Line 5: what you're looking for and how to reach you.
From course: Six-Week Job Search Playbook
💼 Career Skills · Step 5/12
Tracker: company, role, date, contact, status
Tracker: company, role, date, contact, status — step 5 of 12 in Six-Week Job Search Playbook. Columns: Fit score 1–5, tailored yes/no, follow-up date. Apply only to 3+ fit scores.
From course: Six-Week Job Search Playbook
💼 Career Skills · Step 6/12
Cover email — four sentences max
Cover email — four sentences max — step 6 of 12 in Six-Week Job Search Playbook. 1) Role + why this company specifically. 2) One proof bullet matching their posting. 3) Resume attached. 4) Available for call this week.
From course: Six-Week Job Search Playbook
💼 Career Skills · Step 7/12
Find fifteen names — ask for fifteen minutes
Find fifteen names — ask for fifteen minutes — step 7 of 12 in Six-Week Job Search Playbook. Alumni tool, LinkedIn, former coworkers. Message: 'I'm researching [role] at [type of company] — could I ask you 3 questions in 15 min?'…
From course: Six-Week Job Search Playbook
💼 Career Skills · Step 8/12
Three questions and a thank-you same day
Three questions and a thank-you same day — step 8 of 12 in Six-Week Job Search Playbook. What does first 90 days look like? What skill surprised you as most important? Who else should I learn from?
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💼 Career Skills · Step 9/12
Six STAR stories — write on index cards
Six STAR stories — write on index cards — step 9 of 12 in Six-Week Job Search Playbook. Conflict, failure, leadership, tight deadline, data decision, customer save. Situation 2 sentences, Task 1, Action 3, Result with metric.
From course: Six-Week Job Search Playbook
💼 Career Skills · Step 10/12
Two mock interviews with a friend
Two mock interviews with a friend — step 10 of 12 in Six-Week Job Search Playbook. Friend asks: tell me about yourself, weakness, why this company, one behavioral. You answer standing up — changes energy.
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💼 Career Skills · Step 11/12
When they ask salary — range from research
When they ask salary — range from research — step 11 of 12 in Six-Week Job Search Playbook. Three data sources for role + city. Give range with your ask at top of reasonable band. Silence after you speak.
From course: Six-Week Job Search Playbook
💼 Career Skills · Step 12/12
Follow-up and pass criteria
Follow-up and pass criteria — step 12 of 12 in Six-Week Job Search Playbook. No reply 7 days post-interview? One short email: still interested, happy to provide anything helpful.
From course: Six-Week Job Search Playbook
💼 Career Skills · Step 1/10
Collar up stance
Collar up stance — step 1 of 10 in Tie a Necktie Four Ways. Wide blade right and longer to start.
From course: Tie a Necktie Four Ways
💼 Career Skills · Step 2/10
Know your target length
Know your target length — step 2 of 10 in Tie a Necktie Four Ways. Tip at belt buckle when finished.
From course: Tie a Necktie Four Ways
💼 Career Skills · Step 3/10
Four-in-hand everyday
Four-in-hand everyday — step 3 of 10 in Tie a Necktie Four Ways. Cross, wrap, up, down through loop; dimple.
From course: Tie a Necktie Four Ways
💼 Career Skills · Step 4/10
Half-Windsor interviews
Half-Windsor interviews — step 4 of 10 in Tie a Necktie Four Ways. Medium triangle; symmetrical.
From course: Tie a Necktie Four Ways
💼 Career Skills · Step 5/10
Full Windsor formal
Full Windsor formal — step 5 of 10 in Tie a Necktie Four Ways. Extra wrap; spread collars.
From course: Tie a Necktie Four Ways
💼 Career Skills · Step 6/10
Simple Oriental knot
Simple Oriental knot — step 6 of 10 in Tie a Necktie Four Ways. Fast for thick ties.
From course: Tie a Necktie Four Ways
💼 Career Skills · Step 7/10
Compare knot sizes in photos
Compare knot sizes in photos — step 7 of 10 in Tie a Necktie Four Ways. Pick default for your collars.
From course: Tie a Necktie Four Ways
💼 Career Skills · Step 8/10
Pinch dimple while tightening
Pinch dimple while tightening — step 8 of 10 in Tie a Necktie Four Ways. Center pinch under knot.
From course: Tie a Necktie Four Ways
💼 Career Skills · Step 9/10
Collar down and final check
Collar down and final check — step 9 of 10 in Tie a Necktie Four Ways. Symmetry and length.
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💼 Career Skills · Step 10/10
Pass criteria
Pass criteria — step 10 of 10 in Tie a Necktie Four Ways. Review your result against this course checklist and note what you finished.
From course: Tie a Necktie Four Ways
💼 Career Skills · Step 1/16
Write 10 messy bullets from the actual job
Write 10 messy bullets from the actual job — step 1 of 16 in Interview Answers That Land. Set a 12-minute timer. Title the doc Ops coordinator — raw. Write what you actually did: cycle counts, receiving, vendor emails, ticket…
From course: Interview Answers That Land
💼 Career Skills · Step 2/16
Keep 6, label the question each one covers
Keep 6, label the question each one covers — step 2 of 16 in Interview Answers That Land. Circle six. Kill the rest for this interview — they can live in a parking lot doc.
From course: Interview Answers That Land
💼 Career Skills · Step 3/16
Situation and Task: two sentences, then stop
Situation and Task: two sentences, then stop — step 3 of 16 in Interview Answers That Land. Pick story 1 (the $12,400 bay C12 miss). Situation is context a stranger needs: 'We do weekly cycle counts on a 40-person warehouse.
From course: Interview Answers That Land
💼 Career Skills · Step 4/16
Action and Result: you did X, the number moved
Action and Result: you did X, the number moved — step 4 of 16 in Interview Answers That Land. Action is verbs you did, not 'we as a team'. For bay C12: 'I pulled 90 days of move transactions, walked the aisle with the lead, found the…
From course: Interview Answers That Land
💼 Career Skills · Step 5/16
Present, past, future — 90 seconds, sitting in a chair
Present, past, future — 90 seconds, sitting in a chair — step 5 of 16 in Interview Answers That Land. Present (20s): 'I'm an operations coordinator for a 40-person warehouse-office.
From course: Interview Answers That Land
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