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Shortlist the best jobs from your alerts each week
A weekly ranked shortlist of the job alerts that genuinely match what you want, so you spend time applying rather than scrolling.
When to use it
Once a week
Step by step
Set up job alerts
Turn on email job alerts on LinkedIn and one or two other job sites you use, with your target role and location.
Collect alerts in one label
In Gmail's settings, under Filters, send emails from those job sites to a label called Job alerts, skipping the inbox if you like.
Write down what you want
List your must-haves (salary range, location, hours, sector) and nice-to-haves once, in a note you can reuse.
Rank the week's jobs
Copy the week's alert emails into your AI assistant with this prompt.
Prompt to copyHere are this week's job alert emails and my criteria. Must-haves: [list]. Nice-to-haves: [list]. Deal-breakers: [list]. My background in one line: [summary]. List every job mentioned, remove duplicates, and score each from 1 to 10 for fit. Return a table sorted by score with: Job title, Employer, Location, Salary if shown, Score, One-line reason. Then pick the top 3 and say what I should emphasise in each application. [paste alerts]Apply to the top few
Open the original listings for your top picks and check the details before applying, as alert emails can be incomplete.
What you get
1) Community Engagement Officer, Riverside Trust, hybrid, £29k: 9/10, matches events and volunteering background. 2) Events Assistant, City Arts, £26k: 7/10, lower pay but strong sector fit. Removed 14 duplicates and 6 that need driving licence.
Tips
- Fewer, well-matched applications usually do better than many rushed ones.
- Always check the original listing, as salaries and closing dates in alerts may be missing or out of date.