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@Bodhi, love to see it, seriously! I'll reach out if I'm in Denver for recommendations, if for nothing else, since I've never been.

[Postscript on mine, since I never followed up. I ended up getting an offer in early October last year and starting November 11th and am thriving in my not-quite-new role. Through applying AI as you and I described, I made a ton of progress but it ended up being old-fashioned networking. I contacted an old classmate of mine, who put me in touch with a well-connected friend of his, who put me in touch with the General Counsel of where I work now. They'd been looking to fill the role for almost a year but were being picky, as was I with my interviews, and it worked out. I should have also added that my ex-wife and I had a tacit understanding that we were getting divorced after I went back to work and we could walk away alimony/child support free on both sides, so the pressure was there, too.]

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I've been out of work for a few months

I'm a reservoir/A&D engineer. Oil company sold in May, got a package. Have been targeting banking and PE technical roles, but also have applied to O&G companies when the roles make sense. Probably have averaged at least a screener interview a week. Have gotten to the final interview several times, and am waiting to hear back from one of them, but it's been a few weeks. 

I'd like to add more irons to the fire since this thing is starting to really drag on, and I need a job before amazon delivers burn through my severance. If any of you have anything that doesn't show up on LinkedIn (which I've already seen), or have a really good connection somewhere, and are willing to help out, please DM me 

Thanks

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Whew... new role starts 10/27. Upgrade in title, pay, bonus, and equity. Thanks to everyone who helped!

Send me a DM if you want to connect on LinkedIn; I'm happy to broker any introductions that may help your search.

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On 9/2/2025 at 7:36 PM, Bodhi said:

Bumping this thread to share my job search journey. TL;DR - AI was key.


It was a game changer.  Everything I produced was sharper and better informed, and it all took a fraction of the time. Over the next 15–18 applications, I got four interview requests.  Today, I was extended an offer for a role I’m genuinely excited about.  Just wanted to bump this thread to thank the folks who shared their advice and to share some of my own.

@choripan I owe you some drinks if you are ever in Denver

Which AI models/wrappers were most helpful to you and what did your prompts look like?

I'm in DFW but searching the Denver metro area as an exit-from-Texas opportunity.  Seems the whole front range offers 1/4 of the volume of opportunities I see in DFW, but this could be a welcome change for me.  And I'll have to find a furnished, midterm rental if I do find a new employer to start with in Denver.

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On 10/15/2025 at 5:59 PM, Gravy Train said:

Which AI models/wrappers were most helpful to you and what did your prompts look like?

I'm in DFW but searching the Denver metro area as an exit-from-Texas opportunity.  Seems the whole front range offers 1/4 of the volume of opportunities I see in DFW, but this could be a welcome change for me.  And I'll have to find a furnished, midterm rental if I do find a new employer to start with in Denver.

I used ChatGPT a bunch for prep work. For each job I would start a separate conversation so when an interview came up I could find everything pretty easily.

By the end, my resume was pretty on point for all of the job reqs to which I applied.

For interviews, I would write down my versions of the ai output in a notebook so I wouldn't be scrolling around or typing during an interview.

Some sample prompts off the top of my head:

Company Research: (I was pretty much exclusively applying to B2B SaaS/Tech companies)

"Tell me about [Company Name]"

"Who owns..."

"Clarify the product lines"

"Who are the key competitors"

"What are the ARR estimates by product line."

"Where does the product land in Gartner Magic Quadrant"

Resume tweaking:

"Look at this job req: [paste req] and let me know how to best format my resume to match: [paste resume text]"

"Is this resume ATS optimized: [paste resume]"

Interview Prep:

"Give me 5 good questions for [HR/Hiring Manager Title/X-functional partner title]"

"Give me 5 softball questions..."

"What questions do you expect from..."

"Give me 5 relevant STAR stories for..."

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