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You Need To Understand This

Prove what you can do, and get hired for it

Career

Getting hired is a skill, and almost nobody is taught it. People who are perfectly capable of doing the job fail at the part before the job — the advert they misread, the resume made of adjectives, the profile nobody can find, the interview question they had not predicted, the offer number that turned out to mean something else. This module builds the whole chain in order: read the advert honestly, prove what you can do, be findable, tell real stories, and understand the money before you agree to it.

7 lessons1 projects2 hr 22 min

Easier if you have done: Communication, Documents & Presentations

Lessons

  1. 01

    Reading a job description properly

    Work out what a job advert is actually asking for, and decide honestly whether to apply.

    You keep: Can separate what a job genuinely requires from what it merely lists, and name their real gap.

    18 min
  2. 02

    A resume made of evidence

    Replace adjectives about yourself with things you did, and build bullets a stranger can verify.

    You keep: Can turn any experience into an evidence bullet with action, scope and outcome.

    22 min
  3. 03

    A LinkedIn people believe

    Build a profile that a recruiter finds, reads and trusts — without pretending to be someone you are not.

    You keep: Can write a headline and About section that state a real, searchable professional identity.

    20 min
  4. 04

    Proof of work

    Build a portfolio that shows your decisions, not just your output — for any role, including ones with no obvious portfolio.

    You keep: Can turn one piece of work into evidence by explaining the decisions behind it.

    20 min
  5. 05

    GitHub, even if you do not code

    Understand what GitHub actually is, and use it to hold public proof of your work whatever your field.

    You keep: Can create a repository with a README that a stranger understands, and knows why secrets must never be committed.

    18 min
  6. 06

    Interviews are a story problem

    Build a bank of ten real stories once, and answer almost any interview question from it.

    You keep: Can answer an unfamiliar interview question by selecting a real story and structuring it.

    24 min
  7. 07

    The money conversation

    Understand what an offer number actually means, research a real range, and negotiate without putting the offer at risk.

    You keep: Can read a salary structure, tell CTC from take-home, and give a researched number instead of a guess.

    20 min

Prove it

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