Alex · INVEST HAMILTON COUNTY Hamilton County
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Start from where you are.

Alex shows what your work is already worth, then your next step, built from the skills your work already uses and what those skills pay here.

Free for Hamilton County residents · No ads · Your data stays on your device

Three ways in

Tell us where you're starting

Any one of these works. You do not need a job title to get an answer.

Check at least 3 things you can do and we'll find the roles closest to your skills.

Twelve quick statements about the kind of work you like, about 3 minutes. No name, no contact details, nothing to sign up for. You come back here with a few fields worth looking at.

Start the 3 minute questions
InvestAbility · Invest Hamilton County

Work should feel like purpose, not just a paycheck

If you're working with a disability or a health condition, or you simply know what kind of work works for you, tell Alex. It never narrows your doors. It adds better ones, and shows the setup that can make a role a great fit.

InvestAbility

Tell Alex what to look for

People do their best work, and feel their best, in roles that use what they're naturally good at. That's what Alex hunts for. Two optional questions sharpen the hunt.

1 · Work I'd rather keep light

Pick any that apply. No diagnosis, no labels, your call alone. "Light" means lighter than in most jobs.

2 · My setup: accommodations I use or want to try

Check anything that helps you do your best work. These build your ask-for list. Most cost an employer nothing.

Private by design. These choices live on this device only. They are never uploaded, never saved to your account, and never shared with anyone, including employers and Invest Hamilton County. Erase them any time. You can change any answer whenever you like; this tool only ever adds options, it never takes any away.

You are here

Your work has market value
Pay range
to
a year
Already yours

Skills you use every day

Coach's read

What makes you stand out

Optional

See real results for people in your situation:

Where I'm going

Your next stairs

Three doors. Each starts with skills you already use. You choose.

My next step

Your four-week starter plan

Small steps, checked off

Built around the time you said you have. Check things off as you go. Alex remembers, and your progress page keeps score.

Word for word

What to actually say

Programs near you
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InvestAbility · Make it a great fit

The setup, and the words to ask for it

You choose what to share and when. Asking for what helps you is normal, and it works: employers report keeping a valued person as the top benefit of saying yes. This is general information, not legal advice.

Your toolkit

Two things every application needs

All three are built from your skills and your chosen door, and all three stay on this device. Nothing you type here is sent anywhere.

Why this beats asking a chatbot: A chatbot guesses at wages; Alex shows the real local range from federal wage records. A chatbot can't know who is hiring in Hamilton County today; Alex reads their career pages. A chatbot recycles resume folklore; every tip here traces to real research, and we skip the myths. And a chatbot learns from what you paste into it; nothing here ever leaves your device.
Resume builder

A one-page resume, written from your skills

Alex drafts the summary, skills, and suggested bullet points from what it already knows. You add the facts only you know. Edit anything. Print to PDF when it reads like you.

Preview
The 60% move: a short reference letter

In a randomized study, attaching a short letter from a former employer raised callbacks by 60%. Almost nobody does this. The ask, word for word:

"Hi [name], I'm applying for new roles and a short reference letter from you would carry real weight. Three or four sentences is plenty: how long we worked together, what I was responsible for, and one thing you could count on me for. Would you be willing?"

Attach it to applications or hand it over at the interview.

A short intro note (when they ask for a cover letter)
Interview coach

Walk in knowing what's coming

These are the questions this kind of interview actually asks, built from the skills the role runs on. Write your notes once; Alex keeps them on this device for practice.

Anything here true for you? (optional, adds guidance)
Find your way in

The strongest door is a person

Referred applicants are far more likely to get interviewed and hired than cold applicants; it's the largest effect in the hiring research. One hour on this beats ten hours of cold applications. Nobody's resume tool builds it. Yours does.

Cover letter

A letter that sounds like you, not a template

Alex builds it from what you value, the strengths you chose, your own resume lines, and the posting's real language. Edit anything; it's yours. Like everything here, it never leaves this device.

Your letter

Why this works: hiring managers skim for two things, can you do the job and will you actually show up caring about it. The strengths lines answer the first with your own specifics; the values lines answer the second in your words, not a template's. Edits you make here are saved on this device.

My supports

Life happens. These help.

Plans don't fail because people are weak. They fail when life gets in the way. What could get in the way of yours?

In crisis or need someone to talk to right now? Call or text 988, any time.

My progress

Your path is taking shape

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Your moments

Alex

Skill Passport

Current role

First stair

A plain-language record of the skills you already bring. Values are market estimates shown as ranges, not offers or promises.

A gentle nudge
Your next step will be here when you are ready.
See the programs near you.

Use this before you walk away from a shared or public computer. It erases your journey, resume, interview answers and work preferences from this browser.

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