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Tell recruiters you're looking without your boss finding out
You want recruiters to find you but you don't want your manager seeing the green photo frame. Set LinkedIn up quietly and get your profile ready.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me let recruiters know I'm looking without my employer finding out. Jobs I'd like: [titles] Locations and working pattern: [e.g. Manchester, hybrid] When I could start: [e.g. 3 months' notice] My current LinkedIn headline: [paste it] What I'm worried about: [e.g. my manager is on LinkedIn a lot] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. The job titles and locations to put in Open to Work, no more than 5 titles. 2. A new headline that's job-hunt-ready but wouldn't raise eyebrows at work. 3. A short list of profile changes that help recruiters find me, and which ones colleagues might notice. 4. A reply template for when a recruiter gets in touch. 5. What to say if my manager asks why I've updated my profile. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. titles: a short note you already have. e.g. Manchester, hybrid: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Claude
Help me let recruiters know I'm looking without my employer finding out. Jobs I'd like: [titles] Locations and working pattern: [e.g. Manchester, hybrid] When I could start: [e.g. 3 months' notice] My current LinkedIn headline: [paste it] What I'm worried about: [e.g. my manager is on LinkedIn a lot] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. The job titles and locations to put in Open to Work, no more than 5 titles. 2. A new headline that's job-hunt-ready but wouldn't raise eyebrows at work. 3. A short list of profile changes that help recruiters find me, and which ones colleagues might notice. 4. A reply template for when a recruiter gets in touch. 5. What to say if my manager asks why I've updated my profile. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English. Stay in this Claude chat. Do not use a connector, and do not open a project that already holds someone else's files.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. titles: a short note you already have. e.g. Manchester, hybrid: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You type the jobs you'd like, where, and what you're worried your employer might see.
The assistant asks what roles and locations to list and whether your profile is up to date.
You get the exact Open to Work choices to make, a refreshed headline and what to keep quiet about.
What happens
Use Claude to tell recruiters you're looking without your boss finding out
You want recruiters to find you but you don't want your manager seeing the green photo frame. Set LinkedIn up quietly and get your profile ready.
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