Dream Job Navigator
ES Reference: Phase 2 (INTOS-ES-P2-001) — Dream Job Navigator, Section 9
Overview
The Dream Job Navigator helps you define, target, and progress toward your ideal career destination. It compares your current evidence and trajectory against target role requirements, classifies your readiness level, explains gaps and strengths, and creates a milestone-based roadmap — all transparent about assumptions and confidence.
The Navigator never promises a job or offer probability. Every assessment is grounded in your actual evidence with disclosed assumptions.
Key Principles
- Transparent classification — every label is explained with strengths, gaps, and evidence
- Assumptions disclosed — confidence levels and assumptions are always visible
- No promises — never states "you will get this job" or shows fake offer probability
- Adjacent role guidance — shows related roles you may also be competitive for
- Milestones are actionable — linked to concrete tasks and evidence-building activities
Dream Job Classification
Each target role is classified into one of five readiness levels:
| Classification | Definition | Recommended Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Ready Now | Evidence, skills, and experience align strongly with requirements | Maintain readiness; practise delivery; apply confidently |
| Competitive with Preparation | Most requirements met; targeted preparation can close remaining gaps | Focus on specific gaps; build stories for weak areas; practise |
| Stretch Opportunity | Some core requirements met but significant gaps exist | Prioritize gap closure; build evidence; consider timeline extension |
| Career Transition Required | Major evidence and skill building needed for this role | Structured learning plan; build evidence in current role; target intermediate roles |
| Longer-Term Target | Aspirational goal requiring substantial career development | Set intermediate milestones; build toward this over 2-5 years |
Screens in This Feature Area
1. Dream Job Goals List (/dashboard/dream-job)
All your defined dream job goals with classification badges and progress indicators.
Buttons & Actions:
| Button | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Define Dream Job | Create a new target role/company goal |
| Goal Card (click) | Open detailed assessment and roadmap |
| Prioritize | Reorder goals by priority |
| Archive | Archive a goal (restorable) |
2. Create/Edit Dream Job Goal
Define a target role, company tier, industry, timeline, and preferences.
Buttons & Actions:
| Button | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Save Goal | Persist the dream job definition |
| Define Target Role | Specify title, family, seniority, industry, company tier |
| Set Timeline | Target date or timeframe for readiness |
| Add Preferences | Location, work model, compensation range, culture factors |
| Run Assessment | Trigger AI analysis comparing current evidence to target |
Key Fields:
- Target role title and family
- Seniority band
- Industry/domain
- Company tier (startup, scale-up, mid-market, enterprise, FAANG-equivalent)
- Location preference / remote
- Target timeline
- Priority level
- Notes and motivation
3. Dream Job Assessment View
The detailed gap analysis and roadmap for a specific dream job goal.
Buttons & Actions:
| Button | Behavior |
|---|---|
| View Gap Analysis | See detailed evidence-to-requirement gaps |
| View Strengths | See where your evidence already aligns |
| View Critical Gaps | Prioritized list of must-close gaps |
| Generate Roadmap | AI-generated step-by-step plan with milestones |
| Update Assessment | Re-assess after adding evidence or skills |
| Add Milestone | Create a custom milestone toward the goal |
| Track Progress | Monitor roadmap milestone completion |
4. Gap Analysis Panel
Detailed comparison of current evidence vs. target role requirements.
What It Shows:
- Requirement-by-requirement gap assessment
- Evidence you have that maps to each requirement
- Evidence you need to build
- Skills to acquire
- Credentials/certifications to pursue
- Suggested adjacent roles as stepping stones
5. Roadmap & Milestones
Structured timeline with actionable milestones.
Milestone Types:
| Type | Example |
|---|---|
| Evidence Building | "Lead a cross-functional project with measurable revenue impact" |
| Skill Development | "Complete advanced SQL and data modeling certification" |
| Credential | "Obtain PMP certification" |
| Network | "Connect with 3 Director-level professionals in target industry" |
| Application Readiness | "Prepare executive narrative for VP-level interviews" |
Buttons & Actions:
| Button | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Complete Milestone | Mark milestone as done |
| Edit Milestone | Update milestone details or timeline |
| Add Evidence | Link completed milestone to new evidence |
| Adjust Timeline | Push out target date with documented reasoning |
Assessment Metadata
Each dream job assessment stores:
- Goal definition version
- Evidence snapshot used
- RoleModel comparison (if target JD available) or role taxonomy mapping
- Classification with confidence level
- Assumptions list
- Gap analysis with severity and actions
- Milestones and their status
- Assessment timestamp and version
Adjacent Role Suggestions
The Navigator suggests related roles based on your evidence profile:
- Lateral moves — roles you're already competitive for
- Step-up roles — next-level roles requiring moderate preparation
- Transition roles — different function/industry where your skills transfer
- Stepping-stone roles — intermediate roles on the path to your dream job
UX Rules
- Classification always accompanied by reasoning, strengths, gaps, and assumptions
- Confidence levels shown for all assessments
- Never show "X% chance of getting this job" or similar
- Milestones are actionable, not aspirational — each links to a specific task
- Timeline projections are estimates, not guarantees
- Market data (salary ranges, demand) labeled with source and date
Related ES Requirements
| ID | Requirement |
|---|---|
| P2-DJN-001 | Create, read, update, prioritize, archive and restore target role/company goals |
| P2-DJN-002 | Compare current evidence and trajectory with target role requirements |
| P2-DJN-003 | Classify: Ready Now, Competitive with Preparation, Stretch Opportunity, Career Transition Required, Longer-Term Target |
| P2-DJN-004 | Explain strengths, critical gaps, actions, evidence to build and adjacent roles |
| P2-DJN-005 | Show assumptions/confidence; never promise a job or offer probability |
| P2-DJN-006 | Support milestones and target timeline linked to tasks |
Related Docs
- [[role-intelligence]] — RoleModel provides the requirement taxonomy for comparison
- [[role-match]] — Role Match v2 analysis methodology informs dream job gap analysis
- [[career-vault]] — Evidence foundation is the primary input for readiness assessment
- [[profile]] — Your career profile provides the baseline for comparison
- [[nba]] — Next Best Action generates career-path recommendations toward dream jobs
- [[jobs]] — Track actual applications against your dream job target