An Indian-origin product supervisor, Amar Saurabh, has secured a lead function at PayPal after creating his personal customized GPT to help together with his job search.
Based mostly in San Mateo, California, and in his 30s, Amar earlier labored at Meta for 5 years and later at TikTok. Whereas TikTok’s fast-paced tradition was thrilling, he wished to maneuver to a extra steady firm in the US. He started making use of for brand spanking new roles in April this yr.
“Through the first two months of filling out job purposes, I solely landed two or three interviews,” he stated whereas speaking to Enterprise Insider
To assist velocity up the method, Amar used ChatGPT to write down recruiter messages and replace his résumé, however he stated the device typically made errors. “Since I used ChatGPT for therefore many different issues like recipes and exercises, it might combine up particulars or give me generic solutions,” he stated.
Pissed off with this , Amar constructed his personal customized model utilizing ChatGPT’s “customized GPT” characteristic. He named it PM Job Search Advisor and uploaded his résumé, LinkedIn profile, and venture particulars. He additionally added that he was focusing on senior product administration roles.
“It in all probability took me about an hour and a half to totally set it up earlier than it was prepared,” he added.
The AI assistant helped him write recruiter messages, tailor his résumé for every place, and put together for interviews. “Earlier than an interview, I’d enter the job description and ask what to spotlight from my expertise and what inquiries to anticipate,” he stated.
Inside two months, Amar stated he started receiving extra responses. “The variety of purposes I despatched didn’t change, however I bought many extra replies and interview calls,” he stated.
He went on to interview with corporations like Reddit, Intuit, and PayPal earlier than becoming a member of PayPal as a lead product supervisor. “My GPT helped me write my e-mail to the PayPal recruiter and put together for every interview. After I acquired the provide, I even used it to barter my wage,” he stated.
Though his GPT typically forgot particulars, Amar stated it felt pure to make use of. “It was like speaking to an individual who sometimes slips up however learns from it,” he stated.
Now settled in his new function, Amar believes customized GPTs might turn out to be a significant device for job seekers sooner or later. “The advantages of a customized GPT are enormous and can solely enhance as extra info is added,” he stated. “My subsequent purpose is to make it able to making use of to jobs and answering software questions by itself.”
