He had the better year. She had the better record.
Two candidates, one band promotion, identical delivery. The difference was 31 dated entries versus a memory of a good year, and the panel never saw the work itself.
The Episodes
Weekly writing about keeping a record of your work. Each episode covers one idea: what is worth documenting, how to write it so it holds up months later, and how to use a record when a review, an interview, or a promotion conversation comes around.
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New episodes go out every Tuesday morning. One email, nothing else.