aranculleton/last-job-search

The last job search tool you'll ever need. Claude finds jobs that fit you, scores each one,
writes and checks a resume and cover letter for the ones you choose, finds the people worth
talking to and drafts what to say, keeps track of every application and conversation, reminds
you when to follow up, and gets you ready for interviews. It never sends anything. You stay in
charge of what goes out.
> Find jobs → score each one → you choose → write and check → find the people → follow up
## What you need
A GitHub account (free).
Claude Code, which comes with a paid Claude plan. On your own computer an Anthropic API
key works instead and you pay only for what you use, often cheaper if you search now and
then, but the scheduled brief and cloud chats need a plan.
Another agent tool (ChatGPT Codex, Google's Gemini CLI, the Cursor editor)? The core
works in any agent that can read files and run commands; AGENTS.md covers
the Claude Code parts.
About fifteen minutes. No coding.
## Get started
1. Click the green Use this template button, then Create a new repository. Tick
Private. Your copy will hold your work history and the names of people you talk to.
Never fork it: a fork of a public repository is public.
2. Connect GitHub to Claude at claude.ai/connect-github,
and give it access to your new copy only.
3. Open claude.ai/code, choose your copy, and say "set me up".
Claude asks you plain questions about yourself and does the rest. If you have a computer,
two chats work best: one on your computer for everything you do, networking included,
and your brief in the cloud, which follows up for you even when your computer is off.
STARTHERE.md walks you through both.
## What you can say to it
| You say | You get |
| "Find me jobs" | A scored shortlist with links, then a question: which ones? |
| A job posting, pasted or linked | A resume and cover letter written for that job, checked |
| "Who should I talk to at Acme?" | People worth contacting there, found from any chat, ranked with the evidence for each, and a first note to send. Nothing is sent: you send it |
| "What do I owe?" | Replies and follow-ups that are due |
| "Prep me for my interview at Acme" | Likely questions, your best answers and questions to ask |
| "They replied" or "I got an interview" | The record updated, and what to do next |
| "Make me a dashboard" | One page showing every application and how far it got |
It also says what to learn next and takes your own resume template. It never asks for your
email: new jobs and what is due reach you in Claude, in your brief and your job round.
## Why it works differently
It ranks, it does not hide. A job advert is a wish list. A missing skill lowers a score;
it does not throw the job away. Only a few things rule a job out, such as needing a right to
work you do not have, or a language you do not speak. Rulings based on your rules are
re-checked when the rules change; ones in your own words stay until you change your mind.
It works your network, not just the job boards. It looks where people in your field
are actually named (team pages, meetups, speaker lists, alumni), says in a line why each
person is worth writing to, and writes every message in the shape that suits them: the first