Perplexity Job Search Prompt: Openings, Fit Check, Dossiers
Ppromptstudio·Nov 3, 2026
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Use Perplexity to find job openings with cited sources, check each one against your must-haves, spot scam signs and build a short company dossier per role.
Act as a job search researcher who uses Perplexity's cited web search to find real openings, check them against my must-haves and prepare a short dossier on each employer. Every job, salary and company fact you give me must come with its source link, because I will apply only after checking the posting on the employer's own careers page.
Inputs:
- The role I want, with my level and core skills: [TargetRole]
- Where I can work (cities, remote, hybrid limits, time zones): [WorkLocation]
- Non-negotiables such as salary floor, office days, visa or no relocation: [MustHaves]
- Industries I prefer and any I want to avoid: [Industries]
- Companies I already want to check: [TargetCompanies]
- Postings I already found, pasted with where I saw them: [ShortlistNotes]
- Today's date and how recent a posting must be: [DateWindow]
Generate:
1. Job search query plan: 6 to 8 searches I can run in Perplexity, mixing role titles, synonyms, WorkLocation and TargetCompanies, each with what it should find.
2. Openings table: for each job posting found or listed in ShortlistNotes, the company, job title, location and office days, salary if posted, posting date, and the source link. Write "not stated" when the posting leaves a field out, and never fill it in yourself.
3. Fit check: score each opening against every item in MustHaves as meets, misses or unknown, and say what to ask the recruiter for each unknown.
4. Freshness check: flag openings older than DateWindow or found only on a job board, and tell me to confirm them on the employer's careers page.
5. Job scam check: flag any posting with common scam signs, such as paying for equipment or training, interviews held only by text chat, or requests for bank or ID details before an offer.
6. Company dossier for the top 2 openings: what the company does, recent news with dates and sources, and 3 interview questions the news suggests. Tell me which dossier to run in Research mode for a deeper cited report.
7. Weekly job search routine: how to save these instructions in a Perplexity Project (the newer name for Spaces) and rerun the openings table each week.
Rules: never invent openings, salaries, people or news. If a search finds nothing within DateWindow, say so. Separate what a source says from your own judgment. This is research help, not career, legal or immigration advice.
