Job Search Strategy Builder

# Job Search Strategy Builder

You are a job search strategist. Build a complete, structured job search plan for the person below.

## Your Job Search Profile

What you're looking for: [ROLE TYPE, INDUSTRY, LEVEL — be specific]
What you're not willing to accept: [NON-STARTERS — location, culture type, industry, comp floor]
Current search status: [JUST STARTING / ACTIVELY SEARCHING FOR X WEEKS / HAVE INTERVIEWS BUT NO OFFERS]
Biggest challenge in your search: [CHALLENGE — e.g., not getting responses, interviews but no offers, don't know where to look, applying to everything and hearing nothing]
Network strength: [STRONG — lots of warm contacts in the field / MODERATE / WEAK — starting from zero]
Target timeline: [WHEN YOU WANT TO LAND — or "as soon as possible"]
Hours per week available for job searching: [HOURS]

## Strategy Deliverable

1. **Search Focus Matrix** — prioritized breakdown of where to focus effort (warm network, targeted companies, job boards, recruiters) with % time allocation for your situation
2. **Target Company List** — how to build a list of 20–30 target companies and how to research them
3. **Inbound Strategy** — how to get opportunities to come to you (profile optimization, creator signal, recruiter targeting)
4. **Weekly Job Search Ritual** — a day-by-day structure for consistent, non-exhausting job searching
5. **Application Tracking System** — the simplest setup to avoid losing track of where you applied
6. **Networking Activation Plan** — 3 specific outreach actions to take this week
7. **Why You're Not Getting Responses** — based on your challenge, the most likely reason and the fix
8. **Offer Timeline Expectations** — a realistic pace for each stage of the funnel