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What could you talk about for 40 minutes with no prep?

About Rohan

Hey, I’m Rohan!

I write thoughts about life and career strategy a few times a month.

I run Coached, the behavioral science lab, and Resume Worded, the best software for job seekers.

A good place to start is our free 3‑minute, science-backed personality test.

Do you know your answer to this?

I love this question. A big part of figuring out your career is working out what you’re naturally good at and actually interested in, and that’s a very hard question to answer directly. This one’s a fun way of answering it.

Mine:

a) Making fuzzy stuff quantifiable. That’s how Resume Worded started (it codified fuzzy hiring manager likes and dislikes) and what Coached is doing with personality.
b) How to structure a joke. I love standup.
c) How to test a new idea very quickly. Every business I’ve started began here.

Once you have your own list, try to make your career include more of those things.

P.S. If you have a minute, reply with one of yours. I’m curious! :)

Something freaky cool worth trying: our research lab built this smart AI that:

  • finds what you’re good at

  • tells you what’s valuable vs your industry

  • gives you practical things you can say in intros, interviews, or on LinkedIn

It takes under a minute, and you’ll get polished things you can use your entire career, like a real coach sat down with you for weeks to find out what you’re good at: coached.com/superpower.

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Written by Rohan Mahtani
From Coached Weekly, issue 375.

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