{"id":"dat-job-application-notes-cleanup","audience":"job-seekers","category":"data","technique":"format","title":"Turn scattered job application notes into a clean status list","free":false,"task":"Your application notes are scattered. Write one numbered line per company (there are 5), alphabetical, as Company - Role - Status, where status is exactly one of Applied, Interview, Rejected or Offer, using the latest news. Brightwell called you today to say no (not in your notes yet). No dates, plain text, under 60 words, nothing else.","materialLabel":"Your application notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"job stuff - notes app\n\n- applied northgate logistics ops analyst 10/2\n- Brightwell - data coordinator - phone screen 10/15, 2nd round next week!!\n- Cedar & Pike, operations analyst, applied 10/9\n- northgate - got auto email \"your application is under review\"\n- Halden Foods (supply chain asst) - rejection email 10/20 :(\n- Cedar and Pike - recruiter emailed to schedule an interview 10/25\n- Juniper Health, ops coordinator, applied 11/1\n- ask Maya if she knows anyone at Juniper\n- update LinkedIn headline\n- Brightwell interviewer was named Tom? Tim?\n- I keep everything in my phone's notes app because it's faster than a spreadsheet.\n- Status words I use with my career coach: Applied, Interview, Rejected, Offer.\n- Coach meeting is Thursday; she wants a clean list by company.\n- I'm targeting operations and data roles in the metro area.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":5},{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":60}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not telling the AI the latest news","why":"It shows Brightwell as Interview because today's call isn't in your notes.","fix":"Add: \"Brightwell rejected me today.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Not saying to merge","why":"The AI lists Northgate and Cedar & Pike twice.","fix":"Add: \"One line per company, at its latest status.\"","checks":["r0","numberedItems"]},{"title":"Leaving the format open","why":"The AI makes a table with dates and your to-dos.","fix":"Show it: \"1. Brightwell - Data Coordinator - Rejected. Alphabetical, no dates.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it.","fix":"Cap each line: \"each line under 9 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it goes","why":"AI loves markdown tables and bold, which show up as clutter in your job tracker.","fix":"Add: \"Plain text, no bold, headings or tables.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Gives today's news","patterns":["brightwell","today","rejected"]},{"label":"Asks to merge companies","patterns":["one (line )?per company","merge|combine|dedup"]},{"label":"Limits the status words","patterns":["applied.{0,20}interview","status"]},{"label":"Asks for alphabetical order","patterns":["alphabet"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no (headings|tables)"]}],"hint":"Your notes repeat companies and miss today's call. Tell the AI both, and give it the exact line shape and status words.","rubricLabels":["One line per company, with Northgate and Cedar & Pike each merged into a single line at their latest status (Northgate Applied, Cedar & Pike Interview)","Brightwell is Rejected (from today's call), Halden Foods is Rejected and Juniper Health is Applied","Lines are alphabetical (Brightwell, Cedar & Pike, Halden Foods, Juniper Health, Northgate Logistics), formatted Company - Role - Status, with no dates, to-dos or intro"]}