Career prompts

Get hired, get paid, get ahead

15 prompts · Life & Career

• Become the person your boss relies on without becoming the person who burns outBuild a reputation for delivering without overcommitting. Learn to say no, manage up effectively, and protect your time while still being indispensable.
• Build the network that gets you hired through the back doorMost good jobs are filled before they're posted. Build genuine relationships that put you in the room when opportunities surface.
• Figure out if you should stay, pivot, or burn it all downA structured decision framework for when you're stuck, bored, or miserable but can't tell if the problem is the job, the field, or you.
• Find out if you're underpaid before your next reviewBuild a clear picture of what your role pays in the market so you know whether to negotiate, when to push, and what number to anchor on.
• Handle a toxic boss or difficult workplace without torpedoing your careerPractical strategies for surviving a bad manager or hostile environment while protecting your mental health, reputation, and options.
• Know your number and get it — without the conversation going sidewaysBuild your salary negotiation case with market data, timing, and scripts so you walk in confident and walk out paid what you're worth.
• Land the promotion you've been waiting for by making it impossible to ignoreStop hoping someone notices you're ready. Build the evidence, have the conversation, and make the business case that gets you promoted.
• Make your LinkedIn work for you instead of collecting dustTurn a stale LinkedIn profile into one that attracts recruiters and opportunities. Optimise every section for the role you actually want next.
• Make your performance review work for you, not just for HRPrepare for your performance review so well that your manager has no choice but to advocate for your promotion or raise.
• Reinvent yourself into a new career without starting from zeroMap the skills, experience, and credibility you already have onto a completely new field — and build the bridge that gets you across.
• Stop applying to 50 jobs and start landing the right 5A targeted job search strategy that finds the roles worth your time, gets you noticed before you apply, and stops the spray-and-pray cycle.
• Survive your first 90 days in a new role without drowningA structured plan to learn fast, build trust, and deliver an early win — so you stop feeling like an impostor and start feeling like you belong.
• Turn a career gap or redundancy into the story that gets you hiredReframe time off, layoffs, or career breaks so they become strengths in your narrative instead of red flags on your CV.
• Turn your CV into the one that actually gets picked out of the pileMost CVs get 6 seconds. Restructure yours so the right things jump off the page for the specific role you want, not just the one you had.
• Walk into the interview knowing exactly what they want to hearResearch the role, company, and interviewer so thoroughly that every answer feels like you read their mind. Preparation that turns nerves into confidence.

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