Saturday, January 27, 2018

Practicing Jobs to Be Done

I spoke to my friend for over 2 hours. I am applying the JTBD Framework to the content from the interview.

Goal : Looking for a developer position in a good company
This consists of the following jobs-to-be-done:
  • Prepare resume
  • Browse jobs
  • Apply for jobs
  • Respond to replies
  • Phone interview with recruiter
  • VP level call
  • Tech screening phone interview
  • Face to face interview
  • Negotiate offer
  • Review and accept offer
  • Go through background check
  • On boarding
Core Functional Job : Prepare resume

Define
  • Goal : To apply for jobs in cryptography
  • Plan resources: Find a resume reviewer to get feedback
  • Review current jobs in cryptography and examine the job descriptions
Locate
  • Gather the notes about the projects done in the most recent job
  • Find the current resume
Prepare
  • Find a place with no distractions
  • Express the accomplishments in the correct way in a text editor
Confirm
  • Current resume found. 
  • Notes about projects is available. 
  • Computer can open the current resume.
Execute
  • Update resume with objective, skills, projects and contact details
  • Format resume properly
Monitor
  • Is resume formatted correctly?
  • Does the objective make sense?
Modify 
  • Override auto spelling corrections for known terms
  • Run grammar and spelling checks
  • Correct grammar and spelling mistakes
Conclude 
  • Save the document
  • Convert it to word format if required
Next step is to fill out the market discovery template. This is my next task.