More A.I. tools for your job search

Recently at my job taking phone orders for Lands’ End, after I got through my initial welcome message there was a slight pause. Then the woman on the other end said:

”Are you a robot?”

No, I assured her. I am a real person. 😁

I have no doubt that in a handful of years, Alexa-like chatbots will take over a lot of jobs like mine. But in the meantime, we can use these A.I. resources to help us find new jobs, rather than take them from us.

ChatGPT is an amazing tool for this, as I’ve written about in the past. But there are other specialized A.I. tools that you might want to investigate as we navigate this strange new world.

Bard

First, I wanted to mention that I’ve become a big fan recently of Bard, Google’s ChatGPT competitor. I find it looser and more conversational than ChatGPT, and the writing is less, well, “robotic” and stiff than the pioneer. I think it also does better with building on what you have already told it in an ongoing “conversation” and digging deeper, for example.

Bard can also search more of the web than ChatGPT, so it’s probably better for things like company research. I would still never use Bard’s writing as final copy. But it’s a great starting point or idea generator. Check out Bard at bard.google.com.

Jobscan

Jobscan is an AI-powered tool that can help you optimize your resume for Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS). ATS are used by many companies to scan resumes and “weed out” candidates. Jobscan can help you identify the keywords in a job posting and then ensure that your resume includes those keywords. The power of this, whether done with A.I. or not, cannot be overstated.

What’s great about Jobscan is that you can upload your resume and a job description you find online, and the system will recommend ways you can match your resume to the job. Good stuff.

You get a few scans free per month; beyond that it’s $29.99/month.

Rezi

Rezi is an AI-powered resume builder that can help you create a professional-looking resume with less work. Rezi uses AI to analyze your skills and experience and then suggest the best way to format your resume. Rezi also provides feedback on your resume and suggests ways to improve it.

One of the best parts of Rezi doesn’t even involve A.I. They have a large library of resume and cover letter templates that can give you a headstart when you’re not sure the direction you need to go.

As with many online tools, it’s free to get started, then $29/month for access to all the features.

Wordtune

Wordtune uses AI to assist with writing and improving (for example) your LinkedIn posts, messages, and comments. It provides suggestions to enhance clarity, tone, and impact, helping you craft more compelling content.

You can also do this with ChatGPT or Bard. But one of the cool things about Wordtune is that it’s available as a Chrome extension, in addition to the website version. So you can get its help in lots of different contexts.

The basic version of Wordtune is free; the next tier up is $5.99/mo for a year’s subscription.

Interview Warmup

Interview Warmup is an official Google tool designed to help candidates with technical interviews, but I think it could also be a great tool for limbering up for a general purpose job interview too.

Warmup gives you questions, which you answer either in text or by audio that the system transcribes. Then it gives you feedback and suggestions on how to improve. It’s very slick, which you would expect from Google.

There are a lot of tools online that purport to help you prepare for job interviews. But I found them to be generally janky, focused on specfic industries, or too expensive (meant for corporate use, not for individuals). So I didn’t find a lot else to recommend in this space.

Don’t forget about ChatGPT or Bard for this purpose, though. Here’s a sample prompt for interview practice:

I am interviewing for a job as [job title] in [industry]. I want you to be my interview coach. Here is the job description: [JD text]. Ask me 10 potential interview questions, then give me feedback on each answer.

Careerflow

Careerflow is an all-in-one job search dashboard that has a lot of A.I. optimization features. You can track all your job applications, contacts and documents in one place. That’s cool, but to get all the features you need to pay, up to $24/month depending on how many months’ subscription you buy. So I wasn’t going to include it in this roundup.

But Careerflow also has a free Chrome extension that can give you feedback on your LinkedIn profile by just clicking an icon while you have your profile displayed. That’s definitely worth a look.

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Here are my previous articles on A.I. in your job search:

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