Search Recalibration Planner

Current State

Current target role and level Primary issue identified (from the diagnostic or your own assessment) What is working in the current search (do not change this)

<label>What is clearly not working (specific, not general)</label>
    <textarea id="what-fails" style="min-height:48px;" placeholder="e.g. Cold applications to postings generate almost no response; I am not clear enough about my ask in the first five minutes of a recruiter screen; my LinkedIn is generating inbound for roles one level below what I am targeting..."/>
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    <h3>Target Recalibration</h3>
    <label>Are you considering expanding or adjusting your target?</label>
    <select id="target-change">
      <option value="">Select...</option>
      <option value="no-change">No, I am keeping the same target</option>
      <option value="expand-sector">Yes, expanding to adjacent sectors</option>
      <option value="expand-geo">Yes, expanding geography</option>
      <option value="adjust-level">Yes, adjusting the level (up or down one rung)</option>
      <option value="expand-function">Yes, considering adjacent functions</option>
      <option value="full-recalibrate">Yes, significant recalibration of target</option>
    </select>
    <label>If adjusting: what specifically would you add or change?</label>
    <input type="text" id="target-adjustment" placeholder="e.g. Adding behavioral health to the sector list; considering remote-eligible national roles alongside my primary geography..."/>
    <label>What you are not willing to change regardless of how long the search runs</label>
    <input type="text" id="non-negotiables" placeholder="e.g. Must be VP or SVP level; must have direct patient care operations in scope; must be within 90-minute commute of Chicago..."/>
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    <h3>Channel and Presentation Adjustments</h3>
    <label>The one channel you are underusing that you will add or increase</label>
    <input type="text" id="channel-add" placeholder="e.g. Direct outreach to COOs at target systems; reactivating recruiter relationships I have not spoken to in 6 months..."/>
    <label>The one thing you will change about how you present yourself in the first conversation</label>
    <input type="text" id="presentation-change" placeholder="e.g. Lead with the integration outcome before the title; stop explaining my sector transition and let them ask if it comes up; be more direct about compensation early so it does not derail late..."/>
    <label>The specific feedback you received that you will act on (even if it was hard to hear)</label>
    <textarea id="feedback-action" style="min-height:40px;" placeholder="e.g. Two screens have mentioned that my positioning feels broad. I will define my primary differentiator, operational turnaround at the regional level, and lead with it every time..."/>
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    <h3>Energy and Sustainability</h3>
    <label>How is the length of the search affecting your judgment and energy?</label>
    <select id="energy-state">
      <option value="">Select...</option>
      <option value="strong">Strong, I am patient and can sustain the current pace</option>
      <option value="manageable">Manageable, it is wearing on me but I am still clear-headed</option>
      <option value="depleted">Depleted, the search is affecting my confidence and decision-making</option>
      <option value="urgent">Urgent, I am under financial or professional pressure to accelerate</option>
    </select>
    <label>One structural change you will make to protect your judgment through the next phase</label>
    <input type="text" id="energy-plan" placeholder="e.g. Set a specific search window (Mon/Wed/Fri mornings) instead of thinking about it all the time; stop checking application status daily; schedule one conversation per week that is not about my search..."/>
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    <button class="btn-generate" onclick="buildPlan()">Build My Recalibration Plan</button>
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      <div class="output-label">Your Search Recalibration Plan</div>
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