What Exactly is Career Fingerprint?
Problem
Career Fingerprint was born because the founder, a software engineer named Adrian Dunham, was in the middle of a job search and had two problems. The first was that he could not keep track of all of the details of his job search including interview links, interview notes, unique cover letters for each position, and where he was in the job application process. The second problem was that at the end of interviews, he would reflect on the interview and come up with the perfect thing he should have said after the interview was over.
Solution
As a result of these problems, Adrian built a small note taking web app for his own personal use. It just kept all of the notes and job descriptions for each position together. Adrian and his wife, Emelie Dunham, eventually looked at each other and realized that this web app could be useful for other people too. So they built it out into Career Fingerprint. The web app now serves essential functions.
- Achievement Log: Write down each of your achievements, big or small, so that over time you have a list of wins that proves your value. These achievements will be used in the other features.
- Meeting Prep: Use the meeting prep flow to keep track of details, highlight achievements relevant to the meeting and answer questions to help you prepare for the meeting. There are options for job interviews or internal meetings. You can download a PDF cheatsheet of your meeting prep here.
- Meeting Notes Screen: Use this screen during an interview or meeting to take notes and view the job description, meeting agenda, prior notes and meeting prep all on the same screen. No more scrambling to find what you need at the moment.
- Resume Builder: Turn your achievement log into resume bullet points within seconds.
- Job Application Tracker: Keep track of where you are in each interview process together with unique resumes and cover letters all in one place.
Why does this matter?
Career Fingerprint matters because as human beings, we don’t have it all together. Job searches and keeping up with a busy career is messy and complicated. Career Fingerprint is essentially an organizational tool that helps its users document their professional wins and growth. It isn’t AI or social media and it doesn’t tell you what to write to sound more fancy. Career Fingerprint simply gives users the organizational structure to be prepared and confident when the big moments come.