MASTER Risk Model - Learning Resources - Situation

Customers

Ask three professionals in your target field why they chose it—note which reasons repeat most.

Identify one recurring question you get from employers—what does it say about role-fit expectations?

Rewrite your value proposition using only phrases employers or clients have used in feedback.

Find your most supportive contact and note what they consistently highlight—use it in messaging.

Check the most common drop-off in applications—what might be confusing or discouraging?

Compare feedback from past vs. current managers—who’s happiest with your strengths, and why?

Employees

Ask three peers or mentors what strengths they see in you—look for patterns across answers.

Review your last networking message—was it clear, relevant, and motivating from their perspective?

Refresh one personal routine—make it more energizing and aligned with transition outcomes.

Identify one recent choice—did you share your reasoning clearly with supporters or mentors?

Scan your last five emails—how often do you show genuine appreciation or encouragement?

Run a quick anonymous poll in your network: how supported do you seem in your transition?

Partnerships

List your top three contacts—write one shared goal you haven’t yet acted on with each of them.

Review your last collaboration email—does it clearly show what’s in it for the other person?

Schedule one informal chat with a contact in your field—focus only on relationship building.

Identify one collaboration that feels stuck—clarify ownership and unblock progress today.

Update your collaboration pitch to highlight shared outcomes, not just your transition needs.

Scan old contacts—identify one relationship you could re-ignite with a new angle or ask.

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