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Example workspace. Everything here is sample data for a fictional applicant. Nothing is saved.

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Guided setup

Five steps, in order. Your progress stays visible the whole way through.

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Step 2 of 5 — Complete your career story

Complete your career story

One question at a time. Short answers are fine to start — follow-up questions will help you add the specifics.

Employment history
Question 1 of 10

Which role would you like to describe first?

Pick the role that best matches the kind of state job you want.

Example: turning a weak answer into evidence

“I helped improve store performance.”

  1. 1. What problem were you trying to solve?
  2. 2. What actions did you personally take?
  3. 3. How many employees or locations were involved?
  4. 4. What measurable result occurred?
  5. 5. Over what period did the change occur?

Stronger answer

Overtime and shrink were rising across three locations. I rebuilt the weekly scheduling process and introduced a nightly count for high-loss categories across 42 employees at three stores. Over nine months, overtime dropped 18% and shrink fell from 2.4% to 1.1%.

Questions and answers are mocked in this demo. Nothing is saved and no AI service is used.

This workspace shows example data. CalHired is an independent service and is not affiliated with CalHR, CalCareers, or the State of California.