Preparing materials

Each opportunity carries four materials. The Materials block in the war room shows the state of each, and anything missing can be generated from there.

Last updated
20 August 2026

The four

MaterialWhat it holdsBuilt from
Tailored resumeOne version of your resume shaped to this roleYour master resume and this posting
Fit reportRequirement by requirement: what you meet, what you lackThe same
Company researchPublic information, plus what to settle before applyingPublic sources
Interview scriptPredicted questions, and answers you can say out loudYour story bank and tailored resume

They have an order. The tailored resume and fit report come first, company research adds the outside view, and the script is written last because it draws on all three.

Master and tailored versions

The master holds all of your experience and is tied to no particular role. To apply for something, start a tailored version from it.

Rewrites arrive line by line; which version to keep and which to revert is your call, and nothing is replaced wholesale. Every change links back to the experience it came from and the requirement it answers, so you can judge whether it holds up.

Reading the script

Each question carries three parts: an opening line to buy yourself a moment, a few points to expand in your own words, and the evidence underneath.

Every figure in an answer carries a source mark you can open to see where in your own material it came from. That is the script's one binding rule: it uses only facts you supplied. Nothing is added — no figures, projects or responsibilities that were not already there. A point that reads thin means the underlying material is thin, and it is yours to fill in.

Story bank

The story bank is the script's raw material. An entry holds the situation, what you did, the result, and the figures worth quoting. Entries can be pulled out of your resume or written by hand. The same story gets cited across many roles, so it repays writing well once.

Read-only sharing

A laid-out resume can be shared as a read-only link, good for seven days by default and revocable at any time. The recipient does not need an account. The link points at a snapshot, so later edits to your resume leave anything already sent untouched.