[0:50] If you haven't done mods 1-4, go back and do them. The info you get from them is invaluable in being able to put these materials together well.

[2:20] You don't need to be the best, just slightly better than everyone else to win.

[4:50] Coffee commodity: Both are the same product, but how they're packaged makes a difference. One sells for a buck, the other for five bucks.

[5:15] Your secret sauce are your relationships, not your resume. By being friends first, you sell yourself as an experience rather than a list of skills.

[6:40] Your marketing materials are icing on the cake to make the hiring manager feel better about their hire. But make no mistake, they hire for you.

[8:29] When you're already friends, you never need to make a clever application video or whatever. You only really need two:

1. Resume
2. Cover letter

[9:10] You only need two things on your resume

1. Experience
2. Education

• Use bullet point instead of paragraphs
• Short as possible, but not shorter: 1 page is good, 2 is plenty
• Not a chronological list of facts. A marketing document with highlights that support narrative.

[11:00] Everything included needs to relate to your messaging // Clockwork game philosophy builds infinite fun

[11:30] Don't string together list of facts: Facts are not enough. Need to have a narrative - an underlying thread that ties everything together in a "snapshot". You choose the narrative.

This snapshot should be exactly what the hiring manager is looking for. You combine deep research to position yourself to solve the hiring manager's needs.

[12:05] 3 steps to creating a narrative-based resume:

1. Choose your narrative
2. Trim the fat
3. Write bullets that sell

[12:25] "I'm the {blank} who can help you {blank}." - Hiring manager has 1 question: "Who are you and what can you do for me?"

[15:30] You already know the answer to this stuff because:

• You know the exact role you're targeting
• The exact words the employers use (via job ads and cloud research)
• Their biggest challenges (via experts)

[17:10] Get super into the hiring manager's heads. What are the 3 things that would get a hiring manger to notice you over the 300 other applicants?

{Rewatch examples in video here}

Keep a story toolbox in zettelkasten. So you can pull them out when you need them. Just write them down as you remember them.

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