# Job Search System

> [View this product on lib-pro](https://lib-pro-3f8437.gitlab.io/libs/job-search-system) · The methodology behind 70+ tailored applications.

**Outcome:** A job search that runs on a system, not a feeling.

AI-assisted job search system. The persona pattern, Fit Check Method, Cover Letter Rules, Pipeline framework, and templates that take you from discovery to signed offer. Extracted from a real search.

**Price:** £15 — lifetime · **Category:** Methodology Bundle · **Tech:** pi-agent, Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, Markdown

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Applications sent | 70+ |
| Real search used in | 1 |
| Offers | Multiple |

## Quick start

```bash
tar -xzf job-search-system-0.1.0.tgz -C ./.pi
```

- # Fill in profile.md and comp-notice.md
- # Use the cover-letter command on your next JD
- # Use fit-check before every application

## Code preview

```
# fit-check — The Fit Check Method

Don't apply to a job. Run a Fit Check.

## Inputs
- The JD (pasted, or URL + scraped)
- Your profile (profile.md)
- Your comp & notice constraints

## Output
A 0–100 fit score with required reading.

## Rule
If the score is < 70, write down the
reason you're applying anyway.
If the reason is "I need a job," don't apply.

## The four questions
1. Does the role match what I said I want?
2. Does the comp beat what I'd accept?
3. Does the company pass the 1-year test?
4. Would I take this if I had two offers?
```

## Use cases

### 1. Senior engineering job search

Staff, principal, or EM roles. Use the persona pattern to roleplay the hiring manager, fit-check every JD.

**Outcome:** Cut the noise, focus on roles that match.

### 2. AI / ML roles

AI engineer, ML engineer, applied research. Templates tuned for AI domain — paper writing, evals, infra.

**Outcome:** AI roles need tailored positioning. This is it.

### 3. Design engineering / DX

The intersection of design and code. Profile template includes the 'designs what they build' positioning.

**Outcome:** Stop getting filtered by both recruiters.

### 4. Career pivots

Use the persona pattern to reframe your experience for a new domain. fit-check catches the gaps.

**Outcome:** Pivots that get callbacks, not crickets.

## Built for

- Senior engineers in active search
- AI/ML specialists targeting specific roles
- Design engineers carving out a niche
- Career switchers who need a system, not motivation

## Highlights

### The AI Hiring Manager persona

Stop asking the model to be supportive. Make it the hiring manager who'd reject you. The output gets useful in a hurry.

### Fit Check, not spray-and-pray

Every JD gets a 0–100 score with the reason you'd apply anyway. If the answer is 'I need a job,' you don't apply.

### Tailored at scale

Cover letters that sound like you, not like a template. The methodology takes 70+ tailored applications off the 'impossible' list.

## What's in the box

- `career-strategy` — persona + pipeline
- `fit-check` — 0-100 scoring
- `job-search` — source discovery
- `job-apply` — tailored submissions
- `interview-prep` — operational answers
- `4 templates` — profile, comp, AI targets, cover
- `4 adapters` — Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, Aider
- `Worked example` — real AI Eng Leader search

## Adapters included

These skills were authored for pi-agent, but we include drop-in adapters for the major AI coding tools.

| Tool | Adapter location | What you get |
|------|------------------|--------------|
| Claude Code | `adapters/claude-code/` | .claude/commands/*.md + CLAUDE.md fragments |
| Cursor | `adapters/cursor/` | .cursorrules rule sets |
| Cline / Continue | `adapters/cline/` | System-prompt rules |
| Aider / generic | `adapters/generic/` | INSTRUCTIONS.md snippets |

**Same playbook, different packaging.** The adapters translate the methodology into the format each tool expects. Install once, swap agents without re-learning the method.

## Features

- career-strategy skill — the AI Hiring Manager persona + pipeline health framework
- fit-check skill — structured 0-100 job scoring with required reading
- job-search skill — pluggable source discovery (HN, Adzuna, Greenhouse, Ashby)
- job-apply skill — tailored CV/cover letter + ATS submission patterns
- interview-prep skill — operational answers, fixes the 'all about me' problem
- Templates for profile, comp/notice, AI target lists, cover letter
- Adapters for Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, Aider
- Worked example fit check + 5 reusable command files

## FAQ

### Is this resume advice?

No. It's a system for running a job search where the AI is an operating partner, not a copywriter. The cover letters are one output among many.

### Does it work for senior roles?

Yes. It was extracted from a real mid-senior search. The Fit Check, persona pattern, and pipeline framework matter more as the stakes rise.

### What if I'm not in tech?

Most of it transfers. The persona pattern and Fit Check work anywhere. The JD-sourcing skills lean on tech boards but are pluggable.

### Is it really from a real search?

Yes. The fit-check example in the package is from a real AI Engineering Leader search. 70+ applications, multiple offers, one signed.