Job Search Tools: Verified Comparison

Independent research across 5 AI engines. Ratings verified via G2, Chrome Web Store, Product Hunt. Dead tools flagged.

Use
Backup
Caution
Dead
Layer 1: Human Steering
↗FREE
LHH (Lee Hecht Harrison)
Career coaching + recruiter network
Included in Amazon severance. 6 months free. CV help, coaching, recruiter network.
Cost
$0 (included)
Duration
6 months
Use First
Claude
 ↗5.0
MentorCruise
Technical mentorship marketplace
Monthly retainer with VP/Director mentors. Daily async + calls. 5% mentor acceptance.
Cost
$100-500/mo
Rating
5.0/5 PH
If LHH insufficient
ChatGPTGeminiGrokManusClaude
 ↗$8
Focusmate
Peer accountability
Virtual coworking with matched partners. 143% productivity increase. 12M+ sessions.
Cost
Free / $8 mo
Sessions
12M+
Daily discipline
Claude
DEAD
PlatoHQ
Engineering leadership network
Was $249/mo. Acquired by Superhuman, sunset December 2025.
Shut down Dec 2025. Do not use.
Dead
Layer 2: Pipeline CRM
↗4.9
Teal HQ
Job search CRM + extension
Full CRM: pipeline, contacts, documents, analytics. Chrome extension. Free unlimited jobs.
Cost
Free / $29 mo
Chrome
4.9/5 (200K users)
Primary CRM
ChatGPTGeminiGrokManusClaude
 ↗4.8
Huntr
Visual Kanban tracker
Kanban-first. Contact tracker, document versioning, Chrome extension across ATS sites.
Cost
Free / $40 mo
Chrome
4.8/5 (90K users)
Backup CRM
ChatGPTGeminiGrokManus
 ↗4.4
Careerflow
CRM + LinkedIn optimizer
14-point LinkedIn optimizer (2.5x visibility). Mock interview AI. Expensive + paywalled.
Cost
$55/mo
G2
4.7/5
Paywalled features, LinkedIn friction, rigid scoring
Skip paid tier
ChatGPTGeminiCodex
Layer 3A: Resume Tailoring
↗4.3
Jobscan
ATS gap analysis
Compares resume vs JD. Keyword matches, formatting issues, ATS score. Since 2015.
G2
4.1/5
Chrome
4.3/5
Use for ATS
ChatGPTCodex
YOURS
CareerOps PDF Generator
Custom Playwright HTML-to-PDF
Built by you. Tailored CV generation. Integrated with evaluation pipeline. Full control.
Cost
$0
Status
Working
Primary PDF
Claude
↗1.9
Rezi.ai
AI resume rewriter
60-prompt semantic pipeline. Chrome extension 1.9/5 (stale). Customer service failures.
Chrome
1.9/5 (stale)
PH
3.8/5
"Month of silence, no CV review delivered"
Downgraded
GeminiCodex
Layer 3B: Sourcing + Reverse Matching
↗LIVE
LinkedIn Content Pipeline
Inbound via daily posts
10-week series, 49 PDFs. Buffer API auto-posting. Founders/CTOs find you.
Cost
$0
Status
Automated
Primary Strategy
Claude
 ↗4.7
OfferZen
Reverse recruitment (EU)
Companies apply to you. 37% acceptance. Strong NL presence. Curated with talent advisor.
Cost
$0 (candidate)
G2
4.7/5
Apply Now
ChatGPTGeminiCodex
YOURS
CareerOps Scanner
100 company career pages
Greenhouse/Ashby/Lever APIs. Zero LLM cost. Outputs new roles to pipeline.
Cost
$0
Companies
100 configured
Use Weekly
Claude
↗N/A
Cord.com
DM hiring managers directly
Bypass ATS. Message CTOs/VPs. See responsiveness. Transparent salary data.
Cost
$0
NL
Active
DM outreach
Gemini
 ↗N/A
Welcome to the Jungle
Curated tech roles (Otta)
Fluff-free JDs. Top startups/scale-ups only. Transparent salary + diversity metrics.
Cost
$0
NL
Active
Browse Weekly
Gemini
 ↗N/A
Harnham
AI/ML specialist recruiter
Specialist agency for AI, ML, data. EU presence. Employer pays fee.
Cost
$0 (candidate)
NL
EU active
Email Them
GrokManusClaude
 ↗???
Talent.io
Reverse recruitment (EU)
Was selective reverse platform. Phone-screens candidates. Near 100% employer response.
Certificate errors May 2026. May be down.
Verify First
GeminiClaude
DEAD
Honeypot.io
Reverse recruitment (DACH/NL)
Shut down end 2025. Talent moved to XING.
Confirmed dead. Do not use.
Dead (2025)
Layer 4: Research + Outreach
↗LIVE
Buffer API
LinkedIn + Twitter posting
GraphQL API. Queue, schedule, draft. LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube. Image + PDF.
Cost
$0 (free tier)
Skill
/post-content
Automated
Claude
 ↗$0.001
Apify LinkedIn Scraper
Job listing extraction
No login. Public LinkedIn jobs. $5/mo free = 5,000 results. NL + AI filters.
Cost
$0.001/result
Runs
2M+ total
Configured
Claude
ACTIVE
Claude + Codex
Multi-engine AI research
Claude (extended thinking + agents) + Codex CLI (ChatGPT o3). Parallel fan-out research.
Claude
Bedrock
Codex
v0.131.0
Primary Research
Claude