Speculative Roles

# Speculative Roles A speculative role is a hypothetical job position that you create at a company. It's a role that isn't publicly posted but that you believe should exist based on the company's needs and your capabilities. Instead of waiting for the perfect job listing to appear, you define the position yourself and approach the company with a concrete proposal. This is one of the most powerful strategies for accessing the **hidden job market**, the 70–85% of roles that are never publicly advertised. Many companies hire for positions that were never formally posted, especially when a strong candidate presents a compelling case. --- ## How to Access Speculative roles are created from within **Target Companies**: 1. Navigate to **Target Companies** in the left sidebar 2. Select a company from your list 3. Click **"Create a Speculative Role"** in the company detail header  > **Prerequisite:** The company must be enriched with AI insights before you can create a speculative role. If the button is disabled, wait for enrichment to complete. > **Subscription required:** Creating speculative roles requires an active subscription. --- ## The Creation Process Creating a speculative role is a guided, AI-assisted process with three main steps. ### Step 1: Choose a Role Direction When you click "Create a Speculative Role," AI analyzes your resume, career goals, and the company's profile to suggest **3 role options**. Each option includes a title and a brief description.  You have four choices: - **Let AI choose the best fit**: AI selects the role it considers strongest for your profile - **Pick one of the 3 suggestions**: Choose the option that resonates most with you - **Enter a custom role**: Type your own role title if you have something specific in mind - **Regenerate**: Click "Regenerate roles" to get a fresh set of 3 suggestions ### Step 2: AI Generates the Full Role Document After you select a direction, AI creates a comprehensive role document. This takes about 15–30 seconds. A progress indicator shows the generation stages: 1. Analyzing company insights 2. Generating role description 3. Personalizing for your profile ### Step 3: Review and Edit The generated document appears in a rich text editor where you can review and refine it before saving.  The document includes these sections: | Section | What It Covers | |---------|---------------| | **Role Title** | A concise 2–5 word title for the position | | **Overview** | A brief summary of the role and its purpose | | **Why This Role Could Exist** | Evidence-based reasons the company might need this position | | **Core Problem or Opportunity** | The business challenge or opportunity the role would address | | **What Success Might Look Like** | Concrete outcomes for the first 6–12 months | | **Scope and Responsibilities** | Key areas of ownership and day-to-day focus | | **Why This Role Aligns With My Background** | How your specific experience maps to the role's needs | | **Relevant Stakeholders to Engage** | Specific titles and departments to connect with | | **Suggested Next Steps** | Actionable steps to pursue this opportunity | You can edit any part of the document using the formatting toolbar (headings, bold, italic, lists, etc.). Take time to refine the content, as this document will inform your Custom Resume, Cover Letter, and Interview Prep. --- ## Saving to Job Tracker When you're satisfied with the document, click **"Save Speculative Role to Job Tracker."** The role is saved as a job opportunity in your Job Tracker and placed in the **Not Started** stage. Once saved, several things happen automatically: - **Cover Letter generation begins**: Tailored to the speculative role - **Contact discovery starts**: AI searches for relevant stakeholders and decision-makers at the company (not generic peers, but the specific people who could champion this type of role) - **Company data is linked**: The role connects back to the source company in Target Companies --- ## Speculative Roles in the Job Tracker Speculative roles appear alongside your regular job listings in all Job Tracker views (Table, Kanban, and Split View) with a few visual distinctions: ### Visual Differences - **Purple "SPECULATIVE" tag**: Clearly marks the role as hypothetical, not a real posting - **Match score shows "N/A"**: Since there's no real job description to compare against, the match percentage is replaced with "N/A" in purple  ### Available Tools Once a speculative role is in your Job Tracker, you can use all the standard job tools. **Each tool automatically adapts its output** based on the exploratory nature of the opportunity: | Too