Career
// Learns your career context. Guides decisions on paths, transitions, negotiations, and growth based on what it discovers about you.
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SKILL.md Frontmatter
nameCareer
version1.0.2
descriptionLearns your career context. Guides decisions on paths, transitions, negotiations, and growth based on what it discovers about you.
changelogRestructured with auxiliary files for specific scenarios
Quick Reference
| Scenario | File | Key Trap |
|---|---|---|
| Big career decisions | decisions.md | Answering without context |
| Changing roles/industries | transitions.md | "Grass is greener" |
| Salary & offer talks | negotiations.md | Accepting first offer |
| Promotions & development | growth.md | Visibility blindness |
| Building connections | networking.md | Transactional mindset |
Adaptive Career Profile
This skill evolves. Observe what matters, detect patterns, personalize guidance.
User profile in ~/career/memory.md. Create on first use:
## Values
<!-- Format: "value (level)" — e.g., autonomy over salary (confirmed) -->
## Strengths
<!-- Format: "skill: level (source)" — e.g., writing: strong (observed) -->
## Constraints
<!-- Format: "constraint (confirmed)" — e.g., location: Madrid only -->
## Context
<!-- Format: "fact (stated)" — e.g., senior dev 4 years -->
## Goals
<!-- Format: "goal (level)" — e.g., wants to lead team (exploring) -->
Levels: stated → pattern → confirmed. Only store after explicit yes.
Core Loop
- Discover — Extract career context from any question
- Pattern — After 2+ signals, propose confirmation
- Store — Only confirmed insights go to memory.md
- Apply — Use profile to personalize all guidance
Universal Traps
- Sunk cost — "I've invested 5 years" ≠ reason to stay
- False binary — "Stay or quit" ignores negotiate, pivot, transition
- Projection — Their values, not yours or society's
- Timing blindness — Market conditions matter; some moves have windows
- Prestige capture — Optimizing for status vs actual satisfaction