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Run your own 60-day job-search sprint

The 60-day sprint structure that turns scattered applying into a measurable system — weekly targets, daily cadence, kill-criteria, and the dashboard that prevents burnout.

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Run your own 60-day job-search sprint

Status: Outline — full guide coming soon. Get notified when it ships →

What this covers

  • The 60-day sprint structure: prep weeks 1-2, ramp 3-4, full-cadence 5-8
  • Daily and weekly targets (apps sent, DMs sent, problems solved, interviews booked)
  • The kill-criteria that tell you to change strategy at day 30 if numbers are off
  • The single-page dashboard that replaces 6 different spreadsheets

Why this matters for Indian devs going remote

Indian devs treat job-searching as ambient — sending 3 apps a week and waiting. Remote roles get 800 applicants in 48 hours. Without a sprint with real numbers, you stay in scattered mode for 9 months. A 60-day sprint with kill-criteria gets you to either an offer or a clear pivot — not stuck.

Outline

Week-by-week structure

TODO — prep, ramp, full cadence, debrief. Hour budgets for each phase.

The daily and weekly numbers

TODO — apps/day, DMs/day, LC/day, blog posts/week, interviews/week. Real targets, not aspirational.

Day-30 kill-criteria

TODO — if you have fewer than X interviews, change which lever — apps, targeting, or resume.

The single-page dashboard

TODO — what's on it (funnel: apps → screens → onsites → offers), where it lives, daily update ritual.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Tracking apps sent but not response rate (you'll never spot the bad resume)
  • Running indefinitely with no kill-criteria — you'll grind for 6 months in the wrong direction
  • Skipping the day-30 review because the numbers feel bad

Templates / examples

TODO — a 60-day sprint Notion template with daily checklists, a funnel dashboard (Google Sheet), and a day-30 review prompt list.

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