Build the thing the rest of the course runs on: one job blueprint, complete enough that someone else could search and screen from it without asking you a question.
What to do
Use the job brief in the practice folder (/job-brief.md). Treat it as your meeting
notes — it is deliberately incomplete, in the same ways a real meeting is.
- Pull out a structured profile using the method from Lesson 2, including the
not statedrule. Note every gap. - Write the job advert, applying the requirement test from Lesson 3. Under 700 words.
- Build a scorecard with five to seven items, each with a description of what you could watch someone do, and a written description of what a 3 looks like.
- Give every item a stage where it gets checked. Cut anything with nowhere to go.
- Set three must-haves and share 100 points between your scores, each with a note on what counts as proof.
What to hand in
One document, no more than two pages: the profile with its gaps marked, the three must-haves, the scores with their proof notes, and the scorecard with its descriptions.
Keep it. Module 4 uses it directly as screening rules, and the final project in Module 12 builds on it.
How to know you have done it right
| Check | Good looks like |
|---|---|
| You found the gaps | At least three fields marked not stated |
| Must-haves | Exactly three, each surviving the rejection test |
| Scores | Four to seven, none above 30 points or below 5 |
| Scorecard items | Every one has a stage and a written description of a 3 |
| Proof notes | Every score can be checked against a CV |
Check yourself before Module 3
- Could a recruiter who has never met the hiring manager search from this?
- Is anything in your must-haves something a person could learn in the job? If so, it is in the wrong place.
- If you gave your weights to someone else and they ranked ten candidates, would you expect to agree with their order?
- Which three questions would you actually need to ask the manager to close your gaps? Write them down. That habit is worth more than the blueprint itself.
How long to spend
Forty minutes. If it is taking two hours you are writing a policy document instead of a working tool. The blueprint is meant to be changed after your first screening run, not perfected beforehand.