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A to Z Job Target List
Your prioritized employer map — open it every time you search. Work Plan A first, then move down the list.
An effective job search must be hyper-focused on the employer. Just as a successful business is customer-centric, your value must be precisely tailored to their needs. Yet in a volatile market — where you cannot control the economy, shifting trends, or heavy competition — your alternative options are your ultimate source of personal power and leverage. This worksheet is an agile blueprint designed to map your prioritized possibilities, including your ideal path, stepping stones, and stop-gap backups, allowing you to fluidly draft, ship, edit, and change based on real-time market feedback without ever sacrificing your career autonomy to a single target.
How to use this list: Open your calendar, block "Job Search" time, and open this list. Work Plan A first — search online, find people, pursue leads. Then work down through your options in order. Plan Z is your certainty anchor; you don't need to work it unless Plans A–B stall out.
A
Plan
Top Priority · Work This First
Plan A — Your Best Current Bet
The path you've decided on. May not be your dream, but it's where you're directing primary energy right now.
Target
Plan A
WWHAT — Title / Role
The actual work: skills, tasks, and all the titles this role might be called.
WWHICH — Field / Industry
How and where this role shows up — this is where options expand dramatically.
WWHERE — Location / Environment
Geography, work style, culture, and constraints.
WWHO — Employer / Customer
The types of organizations and people with the power and budget to hire you.
B
to
Alternative Paths · Work After Plan A
The "To" in A to Z — Your Options List
Dream jobs, stepping stones, parallel plans, self-employment, bridge roles — name each one and add your tags.
Z
Plan
Safety Net · Your Certainty Anchor
Plan Z — The Sure Thing
The thing you could go do right now if you had to. Not glamorous — just certain. Knowing it exists removes the fear that drives bad decisions.
What It Is
e.g., Return to previous employer · Contract work · Part-time while regrouping
Where
e.g., Local · Remote · Any geography
Who Hires Me
e.g., Former employers · Staffing agencies · Local businesses
Why Certain
e.g., Done it before · Contacts I can call today · Low barrier to entry