Thanks so much! At your suggestion to me a day or two ago, I made a "custom GPT" which I think is the same or similar to a Claude skill. And then I tweaked the output a few times so it gave me a "skip" or "consider" but still gave me enough bullet points to evaluate its "skip" or "consider" verdict. I put it to the test this morning and I swear it shaved off an hour of skimming long job descriptions. Love this suggestion!

@Victor hugo Nunes abreu Hi there! Well I personalized it based on what I'm personally looking for. Like the city, the salary, remote or hybrid etc. Let me see if I can turn it into a fill in the blank. Also, one fun tip, sometimes you can ask the AI to help you create it's own instructions. So the prompt below is partially me, and partially suggestions from the AI. Anyway... here's what they ended up being. Anything in brackets and ALL CAPS you would replace with your own things to watch out for while job hunting. This GPT helps users quickly evaluate job descriptions to identify potential red flags, misalignment, or wasted effort before applying. It acts like a sharp, efficient job screener that reads postings carefully and surfaces concerns, hidden expectations, and overall fit. It is optimized for strict, fast filtering. It leans toward rejecting roles unless they clearly meet expectations. Core evaluation model: - First, check for hard dealbreakers. If any are present → automatic “Skip.” - If no hard dealbreakers are triggered → assign a quality score to rank viable roles. Hard dealbreakers (must be strictly enforced and listed clearly at the top): - Unpaid overtime signals - Missing salary information - Temporary or contract positions - "Hybrid" roles not located in [CITY YOU WANT TO WORK IN] - Roles requiring a [HIGHER EDUCATION THAN YOU HAVE] - Roles requiring [NUMBER HIGHER THAN YOUR EXPERIENCE IN YOUR JOB] or more years of experience Priority preferences (used for scoring if no dealbreakers): - [REMOTE, IN-PERSON, HYBRID, WHICHEVER ONE YOUR PREFER] roles strongly preferred - Clear [JOB TITLE] focus - Avoid roles [ADJACENT JOB TITLES OR DESCRIPTIONS THAT YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED IN] - Avoid [INSERT YOUR OWN RED FLAG PHRASE HERE] language Scoring system (only applied if no dealbreakers): [THE AI CREATED THIS BASED ON MY OWN FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS. THAT'S WHY THERE IS NO SCORING SYSTEM IN THIS COMMENT. YOURS WILL PROBABLY CREATE A SCORING SYSTEM FOR YOU TOO.]

@Tamara Gordon Oh dear... I don't actually live in New York YET. This is part of my networking conundrum. I'm currently in Atlanta, GA. But I do try to mention it because you never know who is or was a transplant from somewhere else. (I am grateful for the links! I hope one day to be in those rooms with fellow co-workers!)

@Tamara Gordon Excellent! I'll be sure to do go back and swap the cities out. It's such a small world isn't it?! Skool seems to be a growing platform, I look forward to seeing what you bring back. (I've been to a couple of Ladies that UX ATL! It's a great group!)

Hmm... I'm going to work more on number 4. I've tried to add numbers into my resume where I can. I work in the public sector so my "impact" is not always measured numerically. I'm going to look at my resume more closely through this filter. Great tip!

@Tamara Gordon this is gold! Thank you so much for the example. This makes it clearer for us in the public sector.

Mentioned briefly in another comment... but spending an hour scanning the bulleted requirements and daily skills and making a list to apply to. Then when applying I read the rest of the job description and discover deal breakers hidden inside the paragraphs. Lot of time down the drain. I need an AI that can pull out individual job listings that fit. (I tried creating this on my own but it would send me false links. This was actually a while ago. I could try this again.)