1. Company Research Priority 1
What ready looks like: You can name the company's top three priorities, its most recent challenge or opportunity, and something specific that connects to the role. You've used the Chapter 10 AI Research Protocol and cross-checked the key facts.
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2. Role Clarity Priority 2
What ready looks like: You can state, in one sentence and in your own language, what problem this role solves. If you can't explain why the role exists, you're not ready to explain why you should fill it.
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3. Departure Narrative Priority 3
What ready looks like: You can deliver the Chapter 8 Professional narrative cleanly and briefly, without bitterness, defensiveness, or the word 'honestly.' You've practiced it aloud and checked that the words stay stable.
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4. Outcome Statements Priority 4
What ready looks like: You have three specific results prepared, quantified only when the number is supportable. Each makes your decision, contribution, evidence, and boundary visible and is concise enough to invite a follow-up.
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5. Behavioral Stories Priority 6
What ready looks like: You have five stories for conflict, failure, leadership, stakeholder management, and a tight deadline. Each has a concise setup, a decision, and a specific outcome, quantified only when supportable.
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6. Questions for Them Priority 5
What ready looks like: You have three to five specific questions. At least one names a verified company challenge, at least one asks about team dynamics or success, and none could be answered by reading the posting.
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7. Salary Readiness Priority 7
What ready looks like: You've researched the market rate using multiple sources, set a target range, and can say it without apologizing, hedging, or anchoring to prior salary. You've checked current official sources for jurisdiction-specific rules.
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8. Logistics Priority 8
What ready looks like: You know the address, floor, greeting contact, parking, and travel time with traffic. Your outfit and resume copies are ready, and you've planned a safe arrival buffer for the format and location.
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9. Interviewer Research Priority 9
What ready looks like: You've reviewed current, legitimately public professional information about the participants, separated public fact from inference, and avoided irrelevant personal research.
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10. Emotional Readiness Priority 10
What ready looks like: You can deliver the truthful opening and participate without changing facts, breaching a boundary, or assigning the interviewer an emotional role. Prepared outcome evidence stays available when rejection has bruised confidence.
ScoreUnresolved 1 · Haven't done the work 2 · Started, with gaps 3 · Ready Evidence for this score
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