Run a job search like a system
Build a trackable opportunity pipeline and practice evidence-based interviews and offer decisions.
Track opportunities without losing dates or next actions.
Answer interview questions with relevant evidence.
Evaluate total compensation and negotiate respectfully.
Make the example fit your situation.
Choose a practice context. This choice does not ask for or save your age.
Track roles, requirements, stages, dates, and next actions. Compare total compensation, hours, commute, and progression.
Make job-search behavior observable at each conversion stage so the learner can improve targeting, proof, outreach, or interviewing instead of only increasing volume.
Reuse your lesson work in the project. Optional videos and extended activities add time; these are planning estimates.
25 reading + 135 practice/checks + 65 additional project work + 25 weekly review
Do the work in this order
- 01
Create one row per opportunity with source, stage, dates, next action, and outcome.
- 02
Set a weekly activity target based on available time and role quality.
- 03
Draft three evidence stories matched to recurring interview questions.
- 04
Score a sample offer across pay, schedule, growth, stability, commute, and total compensation.
Every active opportunity has a dated next action, and the learner can diagnose which stage needs improvement using actual pipeline counts.
Complete the lesson sequence
Pass each lesson check and your lesson progress saves automatically. Return here to see your progress and work on the weekly project.
- 1careerTrack your job opportunitiesStart
Why this lesson is here: Turn your Week 4 target into an opportunity tracker with stages, dates, and a next action, then choose a weekly activity target that fits your time.
- 2careerInterview with evidenceStart
Why this lesson is here: Adapt three examples from your Week 4 evidence bank into concise interview stories that show the situation, your action, and the result.
- 3careerEvaluate and negotiate the offerStart
Why this lesson is here: Define five offer factors, including more than salary, and use them to assess a sample offer against your own work and money constraints.
- 4spreadsheetWrite reliable formulasStart
Why this lesson is here: Use checked formulas to count Week 5 opportunities by stage and identify follow-ups due. Compare the results with a small manual count before relying on the tracker.
- 5spreadsheetClean and join dataStart
Why this lesson is here: Clean repeated employer names, dates, and statuses in your opportunity tracker, then connect a small second source using stable IDs. Count unmatched and duplicate records so your Week 5 totals stay trustworthy.
Review pipeline quality and reflection, not raw application volume. Identify the stage where progress drops and choose one change to test.
Job-search command center
A clean opportunity tracker plus 3 interview stories and an offer scorecard.
Summarize your pipeline stages, weekly activity target, follow-up rule, 3 STAR-style evidence stories, and 5 chosen offer factors. Include total compensation and at least one nonpay factor. Explain your checked formulas and one small data join.
- Build a realistic opportunity tracker with stages, dates, next actions, and an activity and follow-up rule that fits your available time.
- Check stage counts and due-follow-up formulas; document one small join, unmatched records, and consistent employer, date, and status fields.
- Adapt 3 interview stories from your existing evidence bank.
- Compare offers using 5 chosen factors, including total compensation and at least one nonpay factor.
Every opportunity has a next action
Activity target is realistic
Interview stories show specific evidence
Offer criteria go beyond salary alone