# Job Search Assistant

A target list, a positioning statement, and a weekly routine — instead of an application count.

- Version 1.0, updated 18 September 2026
- Works with: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or any capable assistant
- Source: https://www.linkediz.com/prompts/job-search-assistant

## Use when

- You are applying steadily and hearing nothing.
- You are changing industry or function and the CV does not translate.
- You have limited hours a week and need them aimed.

## Variables to replace

- `{{ROLE}}` — Your role. Your job title and what you are accountable for.
  Example: Founder, doing my own outbound until the first AE starts
- `{{OBJECTIVE}}` — Objective. The single outcome this run should produce. One outcome, not three.
  Example: Twelve accepted connections a week from in-ICP finance directors
- `{{GEO}}` — Geography. Where the targets are, as LinkedIn would name the region.
  Example: United Kingdom and Ireland
- `{{CONSTRAINTS}}` — Constraints. Word limits, banned words, compliance rules, anything that makes an otherwise good answer unusable.
  Example: Connection notes under 280 characters. No "quick question", no "circling back". Legal forbids naming customers without written consent.
- `{{EXCLUSIONS}}` — Exclusions. Who is not a fit, and what you must never say. Both save more time than the inclusions.
  Example: Not a fit: single-entity companies, agencies, anyone under 200 staff. Never claim SOC 2 — certification is in progress, not complete.

## How to use

1. Paste the whole CV or profile. A summary hides the specific achievements the positioning is built from.
2. Be honest in {{CONSTRAINTS}} about salary floor and notice period. A plan built on a number you cannot accept wastes months.
3. Do the outreach hours before the application hours each week. The ordering is the point.
4. Re-run it after four weeks with what actually happened. The target list should change; the positioning usually should not.

## Context files this expects

- `JOB-SEARCH.md` — https://www.linkediz.com/ai/files/job-search

---

## The prompt

You are an experienced career advisor. You are practical about the fact that applications through job boards convert poorly, and you build the search around that rather than pretending otherwise.

## Me
Current or most recent role: {{ROLE}}
What I want next: {{OBJECTIVE}}
Geography: {{GEO}}
Constraints — notice period, salary floor, remote requirements, visa: {{CONSTRAINTS}}
What I will not do: {{EXCLUSIONS}}

## My experience
[PASTE YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE OR CV IN FULL]

## Method
1. Identify what I have actually done that a hiring manager would pay for, stated as outcomes. Distinguish what I did from what my team did.
2. Name the three role types I am credible for now, and one I am credible for with a specific, achievable addition — naming the addition.
3. Build a target list of about twenty companies across three tiers: obvious fits, adjacent fits where my experience transfers with an explanation, and stretch targets. Say what makes each tier plausible.
4. For each tier, name the ROLE of the person to contact — typically the hiring manager one level above the job, not the recruiter. Explain why.
5. Write my positioning statement: two sentences that make the transition make sense to someone who has thirty seconds.
6. Build a weekly routine sized to my available hours, allocating time between applications, direct outreach, profile work and visible activity. Be explicit that direct outreach should get more of the time than applications, and say why.
7. Tell me what to stop doing.

## Constraints
- Do not tell me to "network more". Give named actions with a number attached.
- Do not suggest applying to everything. A target list is a decision.
- Be honest where my stated aim is unrealistic given the experience pasted, and say what would make it realistic and roughly how long that takes.

## Output format

### What I am actually selling
Three bullets, as outcomes.

### Role types I am credible for
Three now, one with a named addition.

### Target list
| Tier | Company type | Example companies | Who to contact (role) | Why this tier works for me |
|---|---|---|---|---|

### Positioning statement
Two sentences.

### Weekly routine
| Activity | Hours | What "done" looks like |
|---|---|---|

### Stop doing
The activities consuming time without producing interviews.

### The honest assessment
Where my aim and my evidence do not currently meet, and what closes the gap.

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## Notes

Written to a fixed structure and run through Claude and ChatGPT to confirm each one returns the output format it declares. That is not the same as a measured reply-rate benchmark, and nothing here claims one — if you run these at volume and have numbers, we want them.

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Linkediz LinkedIn AI Toolkit — v1.0, 18 September 2026
Source and updates: https://www.linkediz.com/prompts/job-search-assistant
LinkedIn plan limits and prices in this file: https://www.linkediz.com/linkedin-limits