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Academic Job Market Course · Autumn 2026 Launch

The launch, day by day

Every post, email and carousel of the autumn launch on one calendar. Colour marks what each piece is actually asking your reader to do; tap a card to read the full copy without leaving the page.

34days, warm-up to close
57pieces scheduled
20emails, 2 optional
37social posts
1live webinar
Awareness â€” names the problem, asks nothing
Consideration â€” builds toward the free webinar
Decision â€” names the paid course directly
Customer â€” after they've said yes

The whole run, week by week

Every piece of the launch on one grid, 17 August through 27 September, colour-coded by funnel stage. Tap any card to read the full post. Toggle Scheduled / Posted as pieces go live — it saves in this browser.

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18 Aug
18 Aug · LinkedInAwareness
Why cover letters get rejected in 2 minutes
Open the pain point the window builds on
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19 Aug · EmailAwareness
Newsletter: the pattern I keep seeing
Moved off Monday, seeds the waitlist a day ahead
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20 Aug · EmailConsideration
What I actually see when I look at applications
Moved off Aug, converts primed readers into registrations
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20 Aug · LinkedInConsideration
Free session, September
Announce the session the day registration opens
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20 Aug · LinkedInAwareness
The single highest-leverage fix
Warm the list, route to the free session
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21 Aug · InstagramAwareness
What committees actually read for
Correct a misconception, still no offer
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21 Aug · InstagramConsideration
What a hiring committee actually reads
Reinforce the pain ahead of the webinar
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Runs early, on purpose
21 Aug · LinkedInDecision
The real gap isn't ability
Names the paid course directly, before the webinar exists for this reader
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23 Aug · LinkedInConsideration
Alina Cristea testimonial
Build trust mid-window with real proof
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23 Aug · InstagramConsideration
Carousel: Alina Cristea testimonial
Proof post repurposed as open-loop deck
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24 Aug · LinkedInConsideration
Listing isn't enough
Reframe fit vs. accomplishments, route to waitlist
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24 Aug · InstagramConsideration
Carousel: Listing fit first
IG twin of the 24 Aug reframe post, routes to bio
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25 Aug · LinkedInAwareness
The biggest mistake in DACH applications
Keep the window active, DACH-specific angle
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25 Aug · InstagramAwareness
Carousel: DACH unwritten rules
IG twin of the DACH myths post, engage-only to comments
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26 Aug · EmailConsideration
What changed for one postdoc
Moved off Monday, re-engages mid-window with proof
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26 Aug · InstagramConsideration
Carousel: Materials, not research
IG twin of the 26 Aug client-story email
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26 Aug · LinkedInConsideration
The postdoc who fixed his materials
LinkedIn twin of the client-story email, one source both channels
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27 Aug · LinkedInAwareness
Most cover letters die in the first paragraph
Last awareness push, route to the free session
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27 Aug · LinkedInConsideration
Waitlist closes before I go quiet
Real-deadline urgency before you go offline
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27 Aug · InstagramConsideration
Carousel: Quiet Friday waitlist
IG twin of the real-deadline urgency post
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28 Aug · LinkedInConsideration
You don't have to be applying yet
Hold attention while you're away, Henrike Kraul testimonial
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28 Aug · InstagramConsideration
Carousel: Not too early yet
IG twin of the permission post
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29 August · LinkedInConsideration
Positioning is not about standing out
Gap fill: relational-fit angle
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29 August · InstagramConsideration
Carousel: Positioning done right
IG carousel twin of the 29 Aug positioning piece
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30 August · LinkedInConsideration
What leaves your CV matters more than what goes in
Gap fill: cut-mechanics angle
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30 August · InstagramConsideration
Carousel: CV selective narration
IG carousel twin of the 30 Aug CV piece
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31 August · LinkedInConsideration
Apply on a schedule, not on adrenaline
Gap fill: cadence systems pull
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31 August · InstagramConsideration
Carousel: Application cadence
IG carousel twin of the 31 Aug cadence piece
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1 September · EmailConsideration
What the silence actually means
Waiting-phase psychology email
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1 September · InstagramConsideration
Carousel: Cover letters first minute
IG carousel twin of the 1 Sept cover-letter piece
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2 September · LinkedInConsideration
Even winning the grant doesn't end it
Fresh stats pair: ERC ~15%, FWF ~6%
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2 September · InstagramConsideration
Carousel: Grant realities
IG carousel twin of the 2 Sept grants piece
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3 September · LinkedInConsideration
Permanent contracts arrive mid-forties
Long-game arc + Plan A/B
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3 September · EmailConsideration
Where your application goes after submit
Journey-of-one-file narrative
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3 September · InstagramConsideration
Carousel: The long game
IG carousel twin of the 3 Sept long-game piece
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3 Sep · LinkedInConsideration
What's already happening while you wait
Second touch before reminders start, job-ad timing fact
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4 September · LinkedInConsideration
What Tuesday's session walks through
Agenda preview, four days out
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4 September · InstagramConsideration
Carousel: Session agenda preview
IG carousel twin of the 4 Sept agenda piece
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5 September · LinkedInConsideration
Every application carries a passport
Light engagement, comment question
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5 September · InstagramConsideration
Carousel: geography is strategy
Light twin, engage-only ask
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6 Sep
6 Sep · EmailConsideration
Two days until the live session
Get registered people to actually show up
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7 September · LinkedInConsideration
Tomorrow at eleven
Last call before the webinar
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7 September · InstagramConsideration
Carousel: Last call webinar
IG carousel twin of the 7 Sept last-call piece
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Live webinar, 11 AM
8 Sep AM · EmailConsideration
We're live at 11
Push the last-minute show rate
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8 Sep · Email · Day 1Decision
Doors are open
Convert the warmest segment while it's fresh
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Optional · not approved
8 Sep PM · EmailDecision
Introducing the course
Reach the rest of the list who never saw the webinar
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9 Sep · Email · Day 2Decision
I paid $300 for CV feedback once
Differentiate through your own experience
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10 Sep · Email · Day 3Decision
Early bird ends tonight
Convert on the Early Bird deadline itself
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11 Sep · Email · Day 4Decision
About the €649
Answer the price, time, and DACH-fit objections
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12 Sep · Email · Day 5Decision
Don't trust me, trust the results
Establish who you are, back it with proof
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13 Sep · Email · Day 6Decision
Gone at midnight: the UK dashboard
Urgency on the first bonus deadline
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15 Sep · Email · Day 7Decision
VIP: what's actually left
Detail the VIP tier, how many places remain
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16 Sep · Email · Day 8Decision
Gone tonight: the research report
Urgency on the second bonus deadline
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Optional · not approved
17 Sep · EmailDecision
If you're waiting for the right moment
Moved off Monday, names the "not ready yet" objection
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18 Sep · Email · Day 9Decision
Last bonus, gone at midnight
Last bonus, last real reason to decide
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Cart closes
19 Sep · Email · CloseDecision
Cart closes tonight at midnight
Final push before the doors shut
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Cohort begins
rolling · EmailCustomer
You're in
Reassure and orient right after payment, nothing sold
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