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Get Hired in a Broken Job Market
A Self-Assessment

THE AUDITA straight look at whether your job search is a process or just motion.

You've been doing something for weeks or months now. Applications, a few calls, some doomscrolling on LinkedIn disguised as networking. The question this doesn't answer on its own is whether any of it is working, or whether it just feels like working.

This audit walks seven fronts of a job search — your financial and mental footing, the résumé, the postings you're chasing, the outreach you're avoiding, the interviews, the negotiation, and what happens after you land. Fifty questions. No essay answers, no self-flattery options. Just where the process is holding and where it's bleeding.

Answer for how you're actually operating right now, not how you plan to operate starting Monday. The market doesn't grade on intentions.

7
Sections
50
Questions
~10
Minutes
Results

Where your search actually stands

You’ve finished the Audit. The score matters, but not nearly as much as what it reveals. Your results below show what is working, what is merely generating motion, and where your search is most likely losing time. Don’t try to fix everything at once. Start with the weakest one or two areas and work from there.

Overall Verdict
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Core score: 0%

This score reflects the six parts of your search that matter before you land the job. The First 90 Days section is shown separately and does not affect your core score.

WHERE THE LEAKS ARE

Your lowest scores deserve the most attention. A high score means keep doing what you’re doing. A middle score means tighten the process. A low score means stop and fix the problem before piling more activity on top of it.

Your Next Move

DON’T FIX SEVEN THINGS. FIX THESE FIRST.

Your two lowest-scoring core areas are the place to put your improvement time first.

For the next seven days, put most of your job-search improvement time into these two areas. Keep the parts that are already working running in the background. Then take the Audit again and see what changed.