ONE SESSION · ONE SMALL OUTPUT
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Work cards with three concrete actions each for CVs, applications, portfolios, interviews, research and learning.
01 · Research
Map tasks in one listing
Focus on understanding one role. This exercise does not score listing reliability or your suitability.
- Note a real listing link and role title.
- Separate daily tasks, expected skills and unclear terms.
- Turn the most important unknown into one answerable question.
Concrete output: Three task notes and one open question.
02 · CV and experience
Write an evidence-backed example
Describe one example through your own action and the output you can show.
- Choose coursework, a project, volunteering or work experience.
- Separate context and your action from the team’s wider contribution.
- State available evidence and what you did not measure.
Concrete output: A record containing context, action and evidence limits.
03 · CV and experience
Revise one CV bullet
Improve one experience bullet instead of changing the entire CV at once.
- Choose an experience bullet relevant to the listing.
- Replace generic adjectives with your action and context.
- Check the basis of any metric; otherwise describe an honest output.
Concrete output: One CV bullet with comparable before-and-after versions.
04 · Application work
Write a focused letter opening
Combine your reason for applying and a relevant example in a short opening.
- State the role you are applying for in one sentence.
- Connect one role requirement to real experience.
- Remove another company’s details and unsupported praise.
Concrete output: One role-specific opening paragraph.
05 · Interview preparation
Write one interview story
Organise context and your contribution into a short story. This card does not record audio or score answers.
- Choose a real challenge or decision.
- Separate situation, responsibility, action and outcome.
- Write one revision note about a part you want to explain more clearly.
Concrete output: A four-part short story and one revision note.
06 · Research
Find two questions from company research
Prepare by separating source information from your interpretation.
- Choose one section of the company’s own site.
- Record what you found with a link and your review date.
- Write two questions it does not answer; do not present them as facts.
Concrete output: One source note and two open questions.
07 · Portfolio
Document one project decision
Make the reasoning visible alongside the final output.
- Choose one project decision and a relevant constraint.
- Describe two options and why you chose one.
- State a limit or what you would revisit with new information.
Concrete output: One decision, reason and limit.
08 · Learning
Draft one focused feedback request
Prepare an answerable question about a specific section rather than asking for general comments.
- Choose the work or section you want reviewed.
- Write one question about what you are unsure of.
- Check sharing permissions and the context the reader needs.
Concrete output: A short feedback request draft; nothing is sent.
09 · Research
Define a country-research question
Clarify one official-information question. This card does not provide country rules or visa assessment.
- Write which country and topic you are researching.
- Turn the unknown into a question without unnecessary personal disclosure.
- Add the relevant authority source and your review date to your notes.
Concrete output: One open question and a source to research.
10 · Research
Separate budget assumptions
Label inputs so estimates and checked information are not treated as equally certain.
- Separate recurring and one-off expense items.
- Note the source of each estimate or mark it unknown.
- State currency and buffer choices; the tool does not provide current exchange or tax data.
Concrete output: A personal scenario with assumption notes.
11 · Portfolio
Simplify one case study
Help a reader find the core problem, your contribution and the decision.
- Read the case headings on their own.
- Split one long paragraph into context and decision.
- Check for confidential content, wrong versions or unlabelled sample data.
Concrete output: One revised case section and review note.
12 · Learning
Find one lesson from the week
Consider the work you did alongside one small change to try next week.
- Choose one concrete output from your journal.
- Separate an approach that helped from a difficulty.
- Choose one manageable change for next week; do not score your pace against someone else’s.
Concrete output: One learning note and next step.