What this helps you do
Find possible bottlenecks and choose a small, testable improvement plan.
What to have ready
- Search time period
- Application and interview counts
- Target roles, methods, and feedback
How to use it
- Choose the task you want to work on.
- Replace the bracketed details, or use the optional fields.
- Copy the prompt into your AI assistant.
- Answer follow-up questions and check the output against your experience.
- Choose one change to test and review the evidence after two weeks.
Optional: Add your details
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Your prompt
Help me understand where my job search may be getting stuck.
Time period: [dates].
Applications: [application count].
Recruiter screens: [screen count].
Later-stage interviews: [later-stage interview count].
Offers: [offer count].
Target roles and search methods: [details].
Examples of my materials and feedback: [paste].
Identify possible issues at each stage, but distinguish evidence from hypotheses and account for small sample sizes or pending applications. Ask for missing context.
Recommend the three most useful changes and a two-week experiment to evaluate them. Do not assume every rejection means my resume or interview performance was poor.
Optional: Include my career context
Give your AI assistant a little background so its advice is relevant to you. Edit the text below; it is used only on this page.
What to do next
Choose one change to test and review the evidence after two weeks.
- Make a manageable weekly search plan — Turn your available time into achievable job-search actions.
- Decide which jobs deserve an application — Compare requirements with real evidence from your background and choose an application order.
- Tailor a resume without exaggerating — Connect your supported experience to the needs in a specific job description.
Use your real experience. Check job listings and company facts. Remove personal contact details and confidential information before sharing documents with an AI assistant.
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