jhgaylor

I have been using Claude for so much lately. And so when I needed to build a list of leads for my job search I tried to get Claude to do it.

With computer use and a list of job boards I could get some results but I didn't think Claude was going to find my next job. Then I found an api that aggregates job boards and lets you search for jobs. They publish an openapi spec and Claude made me an MCP server in no time. You can find the mcp server here: https://github.com/jhgaylor/hirebase-mcp

The workflow is simple.

1. Make a database in notion with some fields to store information about the job.

2.Prompt claude to find jobs I'd be interested in, claude gathers context with playwright, searches hirebase for jobs, and updates notion with the results.

3. Repeat Step 2 until you have enough leads.

My prompts usually look like this:

"Find jobs that would be a good fit for the candidate described by https://jakegaylor.com/?hn=1 and update the notion database job search 2025 with the results".

My claude config installs playwright, notion, and hirebase mcp servers and can be found here: https://gist.github.com/jhgaylor/39243d71e03b49c775bd31e913f...

I have been thinking about changing jobs for a while now but the process can be quite a slog. I have an idea that by getting my website in front of the right people at the right time I can cut through a lot of back and forth emails and get on the phone with the hiring manager and see if there is a fit.

I am trying out a new form for my personal website where I market how I work instead of things I've built or writing a book about myself. https://jakegaylor.com.

Have you tried to get inbound leads to your job search? How'd it go?

What is your preferred way to deploy software for your side project? What tooling do you lose from the office that you wish you still had?

I've been working on something for a few weeks and realizing that I essentially have to clone another service before I can provide my differentiating value.

Would you let that stop you? Would you do anything differently knowing that?