Craft a Personal Story, Figure Career Positioning

Welcome to your Extern Sprint! This week, you will build your own AI-powered memory that remembers everything you’ve done — projects, wins, and lessons. Then, you’ll pull out the right moments to tell your story. Step by step, you’ll shape your experiences into clear, confident narratives using simple storytelling frameworks — ending with a polished CV, elevator pitch, and 45-second intro that truly sound like you.

Get Ready to Interview, Automate Your Job Search

Welcome to your Extern Sprint! This week is all about practicing for the real deal. You’ve figured out what opportunities you’re interested in, you’ve already reached out to a bunch of warm and cold leads. You even hear back from them and land an interview. This project is all about helping you practice for these interviews by simulating interview environments using AI. The final step is to learn how you can automate the entire process, right from finding the leads, crafting customized outreach messages and even sending them to the right people!

Identify Targets, Targeted Outreach

Welcome to your Extern Sprint! This week is all about not forcing square pegs into round holes. You’ve heard it a hundred times: Do not mass apply to jobs using the same resume for every role. It doesn’t work—and now, thanks to AI, you no longer have an excuse. Customizing your resume has become faster, smarter, and more methodical. And this week, you’ll learn exactly how to do it—step by step. By the end of this process, you won’t just have a tailored resume. You’ll be much closer to the finish line: fully prepped and confident for your interviews.

Project 1: Create a Pain Point Chart

In this project, you’ll use AI tools like Perplexity, ChatGPT, and Replit to uncover what frustrates real customers—and turn that into insight under 30 minutes! You’ll create a Pain-Point Chart, learn how to spot what’s beneath the data, and comment on your peers’ charts using sharp, insight-driven questions. Everything you do will lead into one big goal: building a journey map that’s grounded in what real people actually need.

Step 1. Analyze the Research Question

In this step, you will learn about frameworks and explore AI techniques, and applying these to analyze the main question. This foundational work ensures a clear direction for gathering valuable data in the consumer insights research.

Project 2: Create a Customer Journey Map

Now that you’ve uncovered what frustrates people, it’s time to map when and where those pain-points hit. In this project, you’ll learn how to build a customer journey using the AIDA framework—and turn surface-level complaints into a clear story of what your user is thinking, feeling, and doing at every stage.

Step 2. Learn More About Surveys

In this step, you will deepen your knowledge of surveys by exploring data collection methods, survey fundamentals, and Google Forms setup. You’ll also learn to leverage AI for generating insightful survey questions, focusing on creating relevant questions for the main research question to optimize data collection.