The Companion App

The book gives you the system. The app is where you do the work. Every chapter has interactive tools that go beyond what a book can do on paper: budget calculators, achievement builders, interview practice with real-time coaching, networking trackers, and an AI career coach trained on the entire book.

The app is $9.99/month, or $4.99/month with the activation code inside the book.

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$9.99/month, or $4.99/month with the book code. No free tier, no limited version. You get everything.

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AI Career Coach

Like having a career coach in your pocket. Trained on the entire book, it gives personalised guidance for your specific situation. Career coaching costs $150 to $300 an hour. This is included with the book.

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Interview Gym

Four practice modes: Phone Screen, Behavioral, Role & Strategy, and Curveball. AI scoring across six dimensions, a performance dashboard that tracks your weak spots, and the ability to drill the areas where you need the most work. The feature nobody else has.

Achievement Library & So What? Test

The core book concept made interactive. "Managed a project" becomes "delivered a $2M platform migration three weeks early." Build a library of at least ten achievement statements that feed your resume, cover letters, and interview answers.

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BARL Story Builder

The signature framework that replaces STAR. Build five stories covering leadership, problem-solving, pressure, conflict, and results. The Learning component is what sets you apart from every other candidate using STAR.

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Application Vault

Log every application with the job description, resume, cover letter, and interview questions. Track status from Applied through to Offer. Never scramble before an interview again.

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Networking Scripts & Meeting Tracker

Eight copy-paste scripts for every networking scenario: cold outreach, warm intros, follow-ups, thank-yous, and the exact words for when someone says "let me know if I can help." Plus a built-in meeting tracker with pre-meeting checklists and loop-closing reminders.

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Target Company Tracker

Build and manage your list of 30-50 target companies with A/B/C priority rankings, key contacts, status tracking, and deep-dive research templates. Stop applying to everything and start targeting the companies where you'd actually want to work.

Plus: Budget Planner, Three-Tier Resume Builder, Cover Letter Builder, LinkedIn Profile Audit, Meeting Notes, Weakness Framework, Salary Research, Negotiation Planner, First 90 Days, References Builder, 24 AI Prompts, and more
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Worksheets and templates you can use right now, whether or not you've got the book yet.

Works with Chapter 2: Know What You're Selling

The Achievement Brainstormer

The full 12-question Achievement Excavation Exercise, the "If You Disappeared" test, and the "So What?" filter. Uncover achievements you didn't know you had, then turn them into resume-ready statements.

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Works with Chapter 7: Interviewing

BARL Interview Prep Sheet

Five structured story worksheets using the BARL framework, a common behavioral questions mapper, and tips for nailing the delivery. Prepare five stories and you'll be ready for anything they throw at you.

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Works with Chapter 1: Getting Started

Job Search Budget Worksheet

Monthly income tracker, essential and discretionary expenses with current vs reduced columns, automatic savings calculator, and a runway estimator that tells you how long your money lasts. Be pessimistic. Plan for four months, hope for two.

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Works with Chapter 9: Job Offers

Salary Negotiation Planner

Three tabs: side-by-side offer comparison across compensation, benefits, and perks. Market rate research tracker with eight salary sources. And a step-by-step negotiation script so you're not winging it when the money conversation starts.

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What's in the Book

12 chapters covering every stage of your job search. No filler, no fluff, just the stuff that works.

1

Getting Started

The five mistakes people make in the first week. Budget, mindset, and the "What's the Downside?" framework.

2

Know What You're Selling

The "If You Disappeared" test and the "So What?" filter.

3

Building Your Resume

The three-tier structure, ten mistakes audit, and how to stop listing duties.

4

Cover Letters

Why most cover letters end up in the bin and what to write instead.

5

Target Companies

Pick 20 companies, not 200 job postings. Research like you mean it.

6

Networking

Scripts, meeting structure, and the one question that opens every door.

7

Interviewing

The BARL framework, weakness answers, and "tell me about yourself."

8

Your Online Presence

LinkedIn mistakes that make recruiters skip your profile, and how to fix every one of them.

9

Job Offers

Why whoever mentions money first loses, and how to negotiate the full package.

10

Using AI in Your Job Search

How to use AI without sounding like everyone else. The mistakes that get you rejected.

11

Starting Strong

The first 90 days in a new role. How to keep the job you just fought to get.

12

Putting It All Together

The core principle, the full system, and what to do when things aren't working.

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