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Run your whole job search with Claude Code, from scraping postings to interview prep

A geophysicist who lost his job built ai-job-search on Claude Code: it scrapes postings, scores how well each fits him, tailors the CV and cover letter, then preps the interview. He got hired, and the repo picked up 2,232 GitHub stars in a day.

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Source

@Anniliese_ETH on X · 2026-10-19

Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-19.

What they did

A geophysicist who lost his job built ai-job-search on Claude Code: it scrapes postings, scores how well each fits him, tailors the CV and cover letter, then preps the interview. He got hired, and the repo picked up 2,232 GitHub stars in a day.

Result (as claimed)

His run: 69 applications, 20 first interviews and 1 contract.

Tools they used

Cost: Claude Code: from $17/mo.

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  2. Share only what is needed

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  3. Review the plan

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  4. Check the result

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Goal: Run your whole job search with Claude Code, from scraping postings to interview prep
What the original author did: A geophysicist who lost his job built ai-job-search on Claude Code: it scrapes postings, scores how well each fits him, tailors the CV and cover letter, then preps the interview. He got hired, and the repo picked up 2,232 GitHub stars in a day.
Reported result (as claimed by the author): His run: 69 applications, 20 first interviews and 1 contract.
Source: https://x.com/Anniliese_ETH/status/2111977575161417858
Tools they used: Claude Code
Category: Personal & life

Please:
1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like).
2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure.
3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data.
4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.

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