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Word-for-word scripts and proven structures for networking, interviews, and negotiation.
26 templates
Templates
Coaching
AI Career Coach Prompting Guide
Master the art of prompting the Vostego AI Career Coach. Learn how to feed it context from your work history and wins to get the most relevant feedback.
Career
Decision Tree Name
Helping users choose between complex options (e.g., 'Should I quit my job?').
Email
Cold Email That Gets Responses
A proven structure for cold emails that actually get opened and responded to, with specific subject lines, opening hooks, credibility statements, and follow-up sequences.
Email
Post-Meeting Recap Email (The Record)
A calm, factual post-meeting recap template that documents decisions, owners, risks, and open corrections.
Email
Expert Network Application (Full Email + Expertise Form)
A complete expert-network application package with a short outbound email, expertise bullets, screening-call framing, and profile language that gets matched.
Email
Expert Network Signup Email (Guidepoint)
How to apply to expert networks like Guidepoint when they don't have a self-service form. Short, specific application email that gets screened in.
Email
Forwardable Blurb (One Paragraph, Copy-Paste Ready)
A one-paragraph blurb contacts can forward directly, built to remove friction and increase introduction follow-through.
Email
Introduction Request (Specific Person + Specific Reason + Forwardable Blurb)
A practical intro-request template that removes friction by naming one target, one reason, and a copy-paste blurb.
Email
One Paragraph Intro Email (Low-Friction Outreach)
A minimal outreach paragraph people can forward, focused on the problem you solve and why it matters now.
Follow Up
Ghosted Prospect Re-Engagement Sequence (Day 5 / 14 / 20)
A three-touch re-engagement sequence for silent prospects that stays light, adds value, and exits gracefully without accusation.
Follow Up
“Keep You in Mind” Follow-Up (Turn Vague Promise into Specific Action)
A follow-up template that converts polite-but-vague networking responses into immediate, specific asks with a forwardable blurb.
Follow Up
Quarterly Dead Lead Email (No-Ask Radar Touch)
A three-sentence quarterly re-engagement email for old prospects that keeps you top-of-mind without pitching.
Email
Informational Interview Request (The Low-Friction Ask)
A proven email script for requesting advice from someone you admire, without asking for their time. Gets higher response rates by asking one specific question instead of "coffee time."
Interview
Interview Question: First Mission If I Start Monday
A closing interview question that surfaces immediate success criteria and gives you language for a high-leverage thank-you follow-up.
Interview
Interview Follow-Up Email Using Manager Language
A post-interview follow-up format that mirrors the hiring manager’s priorities and maps your first-quarter execution approach.
Interview
Interview Question: Why This Role Now?
A two-part hiring-manager question framework that reveals role trigger, team trajectory, and strategic runway before you commit.
Interview
Salary Expectations Response (Range-First Deflection)
A compensation response script that preserves leverage by asking for the approved band before naming a number.
Interview
Salary Expectations When Pressed (Second-Line Script)
A second-line compensation script for situations where recruiters insist on your number before disclosing the pay band.
Linkedin
LinkedIn Connection Request (200 Rule, Context-First)
A context-first LinkedIn connection request framework for high-volume warm outbound to active decision-makers without spammy pitch language.
Linkedin
LinkedIn Post-Acceptance DM (Context → Light Next Step)
A low-friction LinkedIn DM format to use after connection acceptance, anchored in context and first-party signals before escalation.
Email
Warm Outreach to Your Network (Getting First Consulting Clients)
Email template for reaching out to people in your existing network when starting a consulting practice or looking for clients. How to position yourself without sounding desperate.
Career
New Playbook Title
A compelling one-sentence description of what this playbook achieves.
Proposals
Proposal Certainty Positioning (Not a Menu of Tasks)
A proposal positioning framework that communicates root-cause clarity, execution confidence, and low-client-overhead governance.
Proposals
Proposal Email Introduction Framework (Problem → Next Steps)
A closing-focused proposal structure that leads with client pain, diagnosis, plan, timeline, investment, and a specific close.
Proposals
Proposal Follow-Up Cadence (Week 1 Nudge + Success-Metric Recap)
A partnership-focused follow-up sequence after sending a proposal, designed to reopen scope discussions without sounding pushy.
Referral
Ask Clients for Referrals (Without Sounding Desperate)
How to ask happy clients for referrals at the right moment. Includes the timing framework, the exact script, and how to make it easy for them to say yes.
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