Find target employers with Gemini Deep Research and prepare a son's job applications
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A parent describes how the family got their son a job offer in under two months: Gemini Deep Research (several prompts) to build a target company list, a story-style resume, a master application, a unique cover letter per role using AI research, AI help finding hiring managers, and four AI-assisted interview prep sessions per interview. The poster reports about 20 applications, 5 interviews, 1 offer and 3 interview offers pending.
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Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to. Goal: Build a target company list for a job seeker and prepare for each interview. Fill in before running: - Job seeker's background and target roles: [DETAILS] - Location and remote preferences: [DETAILS] - Job sites already used: [LIST] Rules: - List target companies with why they fit and where they post jobs, citing sources. - For each interview: 5 facts about the company, 5 about the function, 5 about the team, and 3 questions to ask. - Never invent contacts; give public sources for any hiring manager names. - Keep a tracker of applications and follow-ups. - If a site asks for a login, a CAPTCHA or payment details, stop and hand control back to me. - Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. Output: A target company list, interview prep sheets and a tracker. You'll know it worked when: each application is tailored and each interview has a prep sheet.
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Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to. Goal: Build a target company list for a job seeker and prepare for each interview. Fill in before running: - Job seeker's background and target roles: [DETAILS] - Location and remote preferences: [DETAILS] - Job sites already used: [LIST] Rules: - List target companies with why they fit and where they post jobs, citing sources. - For each interview: 5 facts about the company, 5 about the function, 5 about the team, and 3 questions to ask. - Never invent contacts; give public sources for any hiring manager names. - Keep a tracker of applications and follow-ups. - If a site asks for a login, a CAPTCHA or payment details, stop and hand control back to me. - Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. Output: A target company list, interview prep sheets and a tracker. You'll know it worked when: each application is tailored and each interview has a prep sheet.
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Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to. Goal: Build a target company list for a job seeker and prepare for each interview. Fill in before running: - Job seeker's background and target roles: [DETAILS] - Location and remote preferences: [DETAILS] - Job sites already used: [LIST] Rules: - List target companies with why they fit and where they post jobs, citing sources. - For each interview: 5 facts about the company, 5 about the function, 5 about the team, and 3 questions to ask. - Never invent contacts; give public sources for any hiring manager names. - Keep a tracker of applications and follow-ups. - If a site asks for a login, a CAPTCHA or payment details, stop and hand control back to me. - Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. - Let the job seeker write or rewrite the final cover letters in their own voice. Output: A target company list, interview prep sheets and a tracker. You'll know it worked when: each application is tailored and each interview has a prep sheet. Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.
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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/justajobapp_activity-7445880028514496512-fuQr
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