4 Ways I'm Using AI To Fuel My Job Search
You wouldn't believe how powerful AI for job searching can be.
As someone who’s been working in tech for about a decade, I’ve seen my fair share of layoffs and as a result I’ve developed a pretty unique skill of landing jobs at some of the most competitive companies in the world.
Today I want to share 4 ways that I’m using AI to help me land new roles:
Use ChatGPT Agent to develop a company profile
Before I start working at any company I want to try to get a read on how the company is doing financially, who’s running the show and if there are any other red flags, or green flags, I should be aware of. So I run a prompt like this and read the report.
Prompt:
I’m interviewing with a company called [company name] today, I’m chatting with a person named [name of person] for a [name of role] role. Can you do some prep for me? I want to know about the company, the products, the job description and expectations, the funding, the valuation, the revenue, the Glassdoor employee reviews, the company trajectory, any recent changes in employee headcount, any notable former employees who were only there for a few months or other red or green flags. I want a critical but fair review of their everything (include sources) because I want to know if this is a place I want to work and if I can succeed there.
Create a ChatGPT project, upload relevant info then have it run a report
One of my favorite ChatGPT features is the ability to create a project. You can give the project custom prompt instructions and files for it to reference, you can even contain it’s memory to the project, which is super helpful. Give this a try:
Create a project, add the job description, the hiring manager info, the recruiter info and my resume and then get ChatGPT agent to research them
Prompt:
Your task is to learn everything you can about [person name] and compile it into a prep doc for me. I’ll be interviewing with them for a [role] at [company] and want to be well informed. Help me understand how they think, write, communicate and the kinds of questions they’re likely to ask me in the interview so I can prepare. Here’s their LinkedIn [linkedin link]
Interview ChatGPT voice mode
Once I have all these reports on the company and the individuals I’m interviewing with, I upload those to my project and then have a voice conversation with it. It’s helpful to do this from 2 perspectives, me as the interviewee and as the interviewer, I think both help me wrap my head around how the conversation is going to go. Try this:
Prompt (I read this explicitly to make sure I get it right):
For this conversation, assume the role of [person name], [job title] at [company]. You’re screening me for the role. Ask me exactly five questions to determine my fit for the position based on [company]’s needs. I want you to then, after you ask these five questions, pause the conversation and provide [person name]’s perspective, highlighting clearly what went well in my responses, what was acceptable but could be sharper, and what specifically needs improvement to best position me as a competent [role] at [company]. Do not factor conciseness into your feedback. Focus solely on the clarity of competence, role alignment, and suitability for the [role] at [company].
I add the note about conciseness because every time I’ve tried this it tells me I talk too much, and I find that ridiculous. I think it thinks my answers should be like 1 sentence, but I find that doesn’t allow me to actually articulate what I need to, but who knows, maybe I talk to much and AI is right.
Record the conversation and review it
I try to record the conversation if possible, but worst case scenario, I just record my side of the conversation and ask it to fill in the gaps, I can help if it needs. Once I have that it’s really helpful to debrief and see how I did in the real interview. Try this:
Prompt:
<upload the transcript of the conversation> Just finished my interview with [company], this was with [person and role], how did I do? Give me a critical but fair opinion on what went well, what was ok and what I totally failed on.
AI Powered Interviewing Is Awesome
I find leveraging AI to help me prep and debrief interviews to be incredibly helpful. It’s really helpful to understand both perspectives, and to get specific feedback on what I can be doing better and how to improve.
Let me know if you give these a try and tell me what you think!