Jobs & career prompts (page 5)
Help with jobs and people: rewrite your CV for a role, prepare for an interview, write a fair job advert, and handle the awkward conversations with staff or a manager.
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Make a mind map outline of a topic
You think visually and linear notes bore you. Get a mind map outline you can draw.
Make a revision timetable you'll stick to
Exams loom and the timetable is fantasy. Get a realistic timetable from your actual week.
Make a timeline of events from messy notes
Dates are muddled in your notes. Get a clear timeline you can revise from.
Make a video call work for a relative
Video calls confuse them and Christmas is coming. Get simple steps you can send or walk through.
Make a worksheet or quiz for a class
You need practice questions with answers. Get a worksheet matched to the topic and level.
Make flashcards from your notes
Notes are a wall of text. Get Q&A flashcards you can paste into a deck or paper.
Make interview questions
Fair questions for the role, and what a good answer sounds like.
Make sense of a chart or table in plain words
Numbers in a chart are confusing. Get what it shows and what it doesn't.
Make the case for a promotion or an internal role
A role above you has come up, or you want your manager to back you for the next level. Get a pitch that shows you're already doing parts of the job.
Make your one-to-ones with your manager actually useful
Your one-to-ones are just status updates, or they keep getting cancelled. Get an agenda that covers what you need: help, feedback and your career.
Make your passwords safer with a simple plan
Passwords are weak or reused everywhere. Get a practical order to fix the important accounts first.
Memorise something faster with a workable method
You need a list or speech to stick by Friday. Get memory methods matched to the material.
Message a recruiter or hiring manager so they actually reply
You've found the perfect job and the hiring manager is on LinkedIn. Get a short message that's specific, not desperate, with a reason to reply.
Negotiate a job offer without risking it
They've offered you the job and the pay is lower than you hoped. Get a polite, confident counter-offer and what else you could ask for if the salary won't move.
Pitch an idea to your boss on one page
You've got an idea that would save time or money, but you're not sure how to raise it. Get a one-page pitch with the problem, the idea and a small first step.
Plan a career change you can afford to make
You know you want out, but not what you'd do instead or how to get there without a huge pay cut. Get options, a reality check and a step-by-step plan.
Plan a DIY project with tools, materials and safe steps
You want to try a DIY job and don't want to start half-ready. Get tools, materials and safe steps.
Plan a learning project with a child
You want something richer than homework. Get a short project with a make-and-show end point.
Plan a lesson as a tutor or teacher
You're teaching a lesson and want structure without a three-hour prep. Get objectives, activities and a quick check.
Plan a new starter's first week
A day-by-day welcome, with the logins, the shadowing and the first small win.
Plan a scholarship application with a checklist
There's funding you might get and the form is opaque. Get a checklist, evidence list and draft answers from your facts.
Plan a team away day that's worth everyone's time
An away day that's more than pastries and a workshop nobody remembers. Get a plan with a clear purpose, a timed agenda and real actions at the end.
Plan a workshop or training session people remember
You've been asked to run a training session and you're not a trainer. Get a timed plan with activities, not just slides, and a way to check it worked.
Plan an essay or report before you write
The blank page wins. Get an outline, argument spine and reading list prompts from the question.
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