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Module 05Week 5Reposition

Position to Win.

Tell a story so clear the move sounds inevitable - on paper, online, and out loud.

Rebuild your materials and your spoken story in the language of where you're going. Your portfolio splits effort 20/60/20 across Reach, Target, and Safety roles - the Target lane sets the language for your first résumé and your LinkedIn.

~3h · 4 exercises

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Objectives
  • Your goal: rebuild your materials and your spoken story in the language of where you're going.
  • Portfolio split: 20% Reach · 60% Target · 20% Safety. The Target lane drives your first résumé.
  • Translate, then polish. The same work has different names in different rooms.
You're done when
  • 8 to 10 roles are sorted Reach / Target / Safety, and my Target lane is chosen.
  • My starred skills are translated into the target field's language.
  • My résumé (Target-lane version) is rebuilt and reviewed.
  • My LinkedIn headline, About, and top experience section are live, not drafted.
  • My 90-second story has been said out loud at least three times, once to a human.

Step by step

The lessons in this module

Work through each exercise in order. Every step has guidance, prompts, and a place to reflect — inside the hub or on paper.

  1. 1

    5.1 The Job Search Portfolio

    ~40 min

    Sort 8–10 real roles into Reach / Target / Safety.

    **Reach**: high-stretch, some requirements met (**~20%** of effort). **Target**: skills match the description (**~60%**). **Safety**: highly qualified or overqualified (**~20%**).

    Then choose **ONE (max two) Target lanes** — the lane decides **which résumé gets built first**.

  2. 2

    5.2 Translate Your Skills

    ~20 min

    Translate your starred skills into the target field's words.

    Pull your **starred skills from Module 2**. The same work has **different names in different rooms** — **translate before you polish**.

    Example: 'Ran board prep and org-wide planning' → 'Executive operations and strategic planning cadence.' 'Coordinated programs across sites' → 'Cross-functional program management.'

  3. 3

    5.3 Résumé + LinkedIn Rebuild

    ~90 min

    Rebuild headline, summary/About, and the five bullets that carry the move.

    Work the Résumé and LinkedIn checklists (at the back of the workbook) and recruit **one sharp-eyed reader**: a friend, a peer, or AI as second reader. **Priority order**: **headline → summary/About → the five bullets** that carry the move.

    **Use AI as co-editor, never author**: let it find gaps and keywords; **the voice stays yours**. Claim AI with **tool, task, outcome** — 'Built an AI-assisted board-prep workflow that cut memo drafting from 3 hours to 40 minutes' lands; 'familiar with AI tools' does not.

    **Bullet formula (X-Y-Z)**: accomplished **X**, measured by **Y**, by doing **Z**.

  4. 4

    5.4 The Story, Out Loud

    ~30 min

    Draft your 90-second career story, then say it.

    Draft your **90-second career story**, then **SAY it** — voice memo, mirror, friend. **Written-only doesn't count.**

    Example: 'I help leadership teams turn messy priorities into shipped work, pairing calm systems with honest coaching, so executives spend their energy on the decisions only they can make.'

Reflect before moving on
  • Record your career story and play it back once: where do you rush or apologize?
  • The one claim you still don't quite believe: write the evidence for it before moving on.

Ready to put pen to paper?

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