AI Tools for Your Job Search: Work Smarter, Not Harder

Last week, my community gathered for an AI Workshop that blew everyone away.

4 members shared how they're using tools like Claude, Perplexity, and ChatGPT to level up in their job search.

What struck me most was the level of depth in some of the prompts.

We're not quite tapping into AI agents yet, but we'll get there!

Today’s newsletter is all about using AI to work smarter, not harder, in your job search.

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If you're not using AI by now, what are you waiting for?!

Guessing you've played around with it at a minimum.

But if not: You can change that today.

I do not mean using AI to autoapply to jobs for you. That's part of what's creating so much noise for recruiters sifting through hundreds of candidates and making your job search harder...

But you should use AI to help offload the time-consuming elements of your search as a Stand Out Candidate.

This frees you up to focus on what AI cannot replace:

Building human connections that move the needle.

The job market is more competitive than ever. Using AI gives you an edge by:

• Saving precious time on repetitive tasks like adjusting your resume
• Finding and organizing key information about companies, people, and roles
• Enabling rapid interview prep based on your background and the company/role
• Building better deliverables to showcase your value (portfolios, mini-projects, etc.)
• Providing emotional support during the inevitable ups and downs of the search.

AI skills are increasingly becoming a workplace requirement anyway.

By tinkering with AI tools as part of your search, you’re not only spending less time on the mundane parts of your job search, you’re gaining a tangible skill.

Use AI in Each Stage of Your Career Transition

You can leverage AI tools at every phase of your career transition.

Here are just a few ideas to get the wheels spinning:

🧠 Prime Your Mindset

• Generate motivational affirmations based on your specific situation
• Get help reframing mental blockers and fears when you’re feeling stuck

🔮 Get Clarity on What's Next

• Research and brainstorm potential career paths based on your qualifications and interests
• Identify additional job titles that you wouldn't have thought about
• Explore unique applications of your skillset & identify upskilling opportunities

✨ Craft Your Positioning

• Create and customize your elevator pitch using proven frameworks
• Rewrite resume bullets to showcase impact, not just responsibilities
• Craft a beautiful portfolio that stands out

🚀 Execute Your Stand Out Job Search Strategy

• Find information about targeted networking connections
• Craft personalized outreach messages more quickly
• Research companies and interviewers at rapid speed
• Craft your best career stories using the PARADE framework​
• Customize your application materials (resume, pitch, etc.)
• Generate company-specific interview guides
• Practice your interview answers with AI feedback
• Develop thoughtful questions to ask interviewers

AI Tools That Will Transform Your Job Search

Here’s a curated list of my favorite AI tools for job seekers:

(Save this to refer back later)

• ​Claude | Best at writing & iterating on assets like resumes, elevator pitch, and interview stories. Can also use to prepare for specific interviews. With Pro, can create projects with stored data for easier repeat queries (Freemium, ~$20/month for Pro)
• ​Perplexity | Powerful search for people and companies. Perfect for networking and interview prep (Free)
• ​Teal | Resume optimization with AI elements as well as job tracker (Freemium)
• ​Boardy | Get matched with others for networking conversations (Free)
• ​Thyself | Emotional work & inquiry to help you make decisions and manage stress (Free trial, then $27/month)
• ​JobScan | Optimize resume & track opportunities (Freemium)
• ​Yoodli | Interview practice with communication feedback (Free trial)
• ​Gamma | Create beautiful AI-powered presentations and portfolios to showcase your work (Freemium)

Spotlight: Using Claude Projects for Interview Prep

I use Claude for pretty much everything now... from reviewing resumes to planning travel destinations.

One of the most impressive demos from our workshop was the use of Claude Projects to create extremely comprehensive interview guides. If you use ChatGPT as your LLM of choice, this is similar to creating a Custom GPT.

Try this out for yourself:

1. Create a Project in Claude (You need a Pro account, it's worth the $20)
   • Give it a name like “My Job Search”
   • This becomes your central hub for job search activities
2. Add Your Core Materials to the Project Knowledge
   • Upload your latest resume & LinkedIn profile
   • Add your go-to elevator pitch
   • Include your key career stories
   • Add any other relevant documents about your experience and goals
3. Generate an Interview Guide
   • Start a new chat within your project
   • Provide the job description and company info (can pull this using Perplexity)
   • Ask Claude to create a comprehensive interview guide to help you prepare — the more specific your prompt, the better your outcome. Add this prompt into the core Project Prompt
   • Claude will analyze the job requirements against your background and generate a tailored guide including company research, elevator pitch customization, story recommendations, and potential questions
4. Export and Use
   • Save the guide as a Google Doc
   • Use it to prepare for your interviews with that company
   • Update your project with new information as you have new information

The power of this approach is that Claude already has context about you and what you're looking for, so it can instantly create customized materials for any company or role you’re targeting. You don't need to re-upload all of your materials every time you have a new interview — which is ideally happening at least a few times per week!

WARNING: Applying AI to a broken recruiting strategy will not magically create more interviews.

Getting more efficient at something that isn't working... still doesn't work.

If your current job search strategy is NOT returning the offers you want OR you're still questioning what to focus on for your next move — it's time to get dialed in.

Join my next free training on March 19th.

I'll show you exactly what needs to shift to become a Stand Out Candidate — the top 1% of candidates getting hired in today's competitive market. >> SAVE YOUR SEAT HERE >> ​

AI is a powerful tool, but it’s just that — a tool. The most successful job seekers use AI to get repetitive tasks done faster while focusing their energy on building relationships that land and convert target interviews.

How are you using AI in your job search? Reply and let me know what’s working for you.

Let's win together,

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P.S. One of my community members built an A-Z Guide to creating a next-level interview guide in Claude Projects, leveraging all of the positioning & interviewing best practices I teach in The Accelerator's Training Portal. When you join us inside, you get access to all the top AI resources too. >> Learn more and apply >>​