FirstOffer - the junior developer's job-hunt kit

Your resume isn't getting rejected by a robot. It's getting rejected by a bored human in 6 seconds.

FirstOffer is a $29 kit for CS students, bootcamp grads, and junior developers who want applications that actually get replies. Six ATS-friendly resume templates, an application tracker, 20 cold-outreach scripts, a 25-prompt STAR story bank, and an offer evaluation worksheet. Delivered to your inbox by email within 24 hours of payment.

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No account. No login. No app. Just files you keep forever.

What's inside

Five modules as plain text, Markdown, and CSV files you can open anywhere. Each one solves one part of the job hunt.

1. Six ATS-friendly resume templates

Single-column, clean layouts in copy-paste plain text. Same section order in every template:

Name and contact line
Target-role title line, e.g. "Junior Backend Developer"
Two-line, role-relevant summary
Skills block, grouped: languages, frameworks, tools
Projects: 2 to 4 entries with outcome-first bullets
Experience: internships and jobs with quantified bullets
Education, last

Plus a one-page formatting guide: one page max, 10-11pt type, standard fonts, no tables, no columns, no graphics, margins 0.7 inch or wider. The things that survive a 6-second skim are the title line, the first bullet under each entry, and the skills block, so the templates put those first.

2. Application tracker

A CSV-ready spreadsheet spec with these columns:

Stage values: Applied, Screening, Online assessment, Interview, Offer, Rejected, No response. Ships with a printable weekly checklist: applications sent, follow-ups due, outreach messages sent, interviews this week. Because the job hunt that gets tracked is the one that gets done.

3. Twenty cold-outreach scripts

Short LinkedIn and email DMs, each under 100 words, with fill-in placeholders like [Role], [Project], and [Outcome]. The set covers:

Hiring-manager intros, applied and not-applied variants
Engineer referral asks
Post-application follow-ups
After-rejection feedback asks
Recruiter replies
Re-engaging old contacts
Thank-you notes after screens and interviews

The tone throughout: short, specific, no flattery, no begging. Every script names one true detail about them and one true proof point about you.

4. Interview story bank

25 "tell me about a time" prompts, each with a STAR bullet framework to fill in:

Situation: one line of context
Task: what was on you
Action: what you did, the bulk of the answer
Result: what changed, quantified where possible

No fake stories. The frameworks stay empty until you fill them with your own experience. Covers debugging war stories, disagreements, deadlines, learning new stacks, and mentoring, among others.

5. Offer evaluation worksheet

Compare up to three offers across salary, bonuses, equity and vesting, mentorship quality, growth and scope, team stability, location and remote policy, and work-life signals. Includes a simple scoring rubric and one worked fictional example comparing two made-up offers.

Frameworks only, no salary data presented as fact. Market numbers go stale in months. A comparison method doesn't.

Who it's for, and who it's not for

This is for you if

You're a CS undergrad applying to internships and new-grad roles
You're a bootcamp grad on your first dev job hunt
You're a junior developer applying to roles asking for 1 to 3 years

This is not for you if

You're hunting senior, staff, or principal roles. Comp and positioning work differently up there
You're applying to non-technical roles. Everything here is dev-focused
You want a done-for-you rewrite service. This is a do-it-yourself kit

Sample preview

One of the 20 outreach scripts, redacted. The kit version includes the full text plus variants for engineers, recruiters, and hiring managers.

Subject: Quick question about the [REDACTED] role

Hi [Name],

I saw your team's posting for [Role]. [One specific line
about their product or a recent launch. Redacted in
this preview.]

I built [Project] in [Stack] that [Outcome]. I'd love a
15-minute chat about whether I'm a fit. If not, no
worries at all.

Thanks,
[Your name]

Pricing

$29 one-time

All five modules, as files you keep forever
Plain text, Markdown, and CSV. Opens anywhere
Delivered by email within 24 hours of payment
7-day refund, no questions asked

Order the kit - $29

Email northloopworks@proton.me with the subject FIRSTOFFER ORDER. We reply with a payment link, then the kit arrives within 24 hours.

Questions

How do I actually get the kit?

Email northloopworks@proton.me with the subject line "FIRSTOFFER ORDER" and include your name. We reply with a secure payment link. After payment, the kit lands in your inbox within 24 hours.

What format are the files?

Plain text, Markdown, and one CSV. They open on anything: your phone, a Chromebook, a library computer. No account, no login, nothing to install.

Will this get me a job?

No product can promise that, and you should distrust any product that does. Hiring depends on the market, your background, and timing. What the kit does is remove the avoidable mistakes that get applications thrown out before a human reads them, and give you a repeatable system for outreach and interview prep.

Is this for senior engineers?

No. It is built for students, bootcamp grads, and juniors. Senior hunts need different comp strategy and different positioning, and this kit doesn't pretend to cover that.

What if it isn't useful?

Email us within 7 days of delivery and we refund you, no questions asked.

Who is northloopworks?

A small independent outfit making practical digital products. No affiliation with any employer, job board, or recruiting firm.

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Fill this in and your mail app opens with everything pre-written. Or just email northloopworks@proton.me yourself with the subject FIRSTOFFER ORDER.