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Search job listings for roles your service can cover, open the ones that have been up a while, and paste the responsibilities into an AI to name the likely problems. Then write a short first message that mentions their specific situation and only claims results you can prove. You send each one yourself.
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At a glance
All outcome figures are estimates from cited sources, not independent verification by us.
- What it is allowed to do
- Drafts for you
Writes drafts (emails, posts, plans, replies). You review and send. Nothing goes out without you.
- Time saved (estimate)
- About 15 minutes saved per lead researched.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Tools needed
- Claude, ChatGPT, LinkedIn
- Typical cost
- LinkedIn job search and free AI tiers work. Prices: Not stated in sources.
Reviewed Nov 2, 2026
Basis (estimate): Estimate only: based on the steps above, not timed.
What does this setup do?
Use open job listings as buying signals: read what a company is hiring for, have AI name the problems behind it, and draft a short, honest first message you send yourself.
Who is it for?
Freelancers, agencies and service businesses that sell to other companies, such as operations, bookkeeping, marketing, dispatch or IT help.
How do you set it up?
Tools
- LinkedIn Jobs or any job board
- Claude or ChatGPT
- A sheet to track who you contacted
Steps
- List 3 to 5 roles your service can partly cover, like dispatcher, operations manager or bookkeeper.
- Search those roles on a job board. LinkedIn's help center describes filtering job results by date posted, so you can sort out brand-new posts from ones that have been up longer.
- Open a listing and copy the responsibilities section. That list shows what the team is struggling with.
- Paste it into the prompt below with what you actually offer and results you can prove.
- Check the draft. The FTC says advertising claims must be truthful, not deceptive and evidence-based, so delete any number or result you cannot back up.
- Send each message yourself to the right person, log it, and follow up once. Browse and send by hand; don't scrape the site.
Example output
Illustrative. Your results will differ.
- Problem 1: dispatch is booking jobs by phone and text (line 2: 'coordinate technician schedules by phone')
- Message: Saw your dispatcher role has been open a few weeks and mentions scheduling techs by phone. I help small HVAC shops move that into a shared board with text reminders. Happy to show what that looks like in 20 minutes this week?
Where to paste this prompt
Claude → Project knowledge & custom instructions
Copy-paste prompt
Adapt bracketed fields to your situation.
Here is a job listing. Help me write an honest first message to the company.
Listing: [PASTE TITLE, COMPANY SIZE IF SHOWN, DATE POSTED, RESPONSIBILITIES]
What I offer: [ONE SENTENCE]
Results I can prove (or 'none yet'): [E.G. CUT DISPATCH CALLS FOR A 12-PERSON HVAC SHOP]
1. List the 3 most likely problems behind this listing, each tied to a line in the responsibilities.
2. Write a 4-sentence first message that mentions their specific situation, offers one useful idea, and asks for a short call.
Rules: use only the facts above. Do not invent results, clients or numbers. If I have no proven results, offer a small first step instead.Newsletter
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What usually goes wrong?
Where agents tend to stall on this job. More patterns in Where AI gets stuck.
- Inventing a case study or percentage to sound credible. Only claim what you can prove.
- Pitching the job seeker role itself; you are offering help, not applying.
- Sending the same message to every listing.
Which chat tools work with this prompt?
Paste the prompt into any of these assistants (free or paid tiers).
- Claude
- ChatGPT
Common questions
- Are job postings good leads for a service business?
- Often, yes. A listing shows a problem the company is paying to solve, and older listings suggest it is still unsolved.
- Can AI write the outreach for me?
- It can draft a specific first message from the listing. You check every claim and send it yourself.
- What if I have no case studies yet?
- Do not invent one. Offer a small first step, like a short review of their current process.
What tips make it smoother?
- A listing that has stayed open for weeks is a stronger signal than one posted today.
- Mention one specific line from their listing; it shows you read it.
- Offer a small first step, like a 20-minute review, rather than a big project.
Where do the claims come from?
Summaries use public sources linked below, not independent verification. How setups are picked.
- Read LinkedIn’s write-up (www.linkedin.com)
LinkedIn: Filter and sort job search results, including by date posted (read 2026-11-02 from a search result excerpt of the page)
- Read FTC’s write-up (www.ftc.gov)
FTC: Advertising and marketing basics: claims must be truthful, not deceptive or unfair, and evidence-based (read 2026-11-02 from a search result excerpt of the page)
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