
Finding a job is way harder than it should be. Tools like LinkedIn, Handshake, or Google are supposed to solve this problem, but they’re filled with too many noisy results to actually be useful.

### Here's how I used AI to find hundreds of hidden job listings in less than 5 minutes.

<ALink href="https://.metaphor.systems" content="Metaphor" /> is a new search engine — built from scratch
using recent advances in AI — that is ideal for finding lists of high-quality results.

In 5 minutes with Metaphor, I created this list of <ALink href="https://docsend.com/view/v22qjeqwxbf5zb84" content="1000+ tech job listings"/> that matched exactly what I was looking for.

At a high level, Metaphor is a search engine that _understands_ your query. So, when I searched “ML internships for new grads in San Francisco” **here’s what I got:**

![test](https://i.ibb.co/3mk9KXS/latest-resized-image.png)

And, by filtering for only things that were posted recently, I made sure that the positions were new and not-filled.

![test](https://i.ibb.co/94tjVv4/new-resized-image.png)

But, there’s actually an even better ✨magical✨ way to take advantage of Metaphor. I can just paste a job posting I like and get similar ones.

For example, let's say I found a great-looking OpenAI Internship and now I want to find hundreds more just like it. If I paste the link to the internship I already found,
Metaphor will return a list of _similar_ and _relevant_ positions.

![test](https://i.ibb.co/MggS33V/resized-image.png)

**Pretty cool right.**

### More than just jobs

Job search is really just one use case of Metaphor. Metaphor is a search engine built using novel representation learning techniques — ie it’s a novel way to search and research that’s very different from old-school search engines like Google.

For example, Metaphor excels at finding _similar_ things.

- shopping: if you want a similar (but cheaper) shirt, paste a link to your shirt and it’ll give you hundreds like it.
- research: paste a link to a research paper to find hundreds of other _relevant_ papers
- startups: if you’re building a startup, find your competitors by searching a link to your startup

As a bonus, here's a list of <ALink href="https://docsend.com/view/v22qjeqwxbf5zb84" content="1000+ tech internship listings"/> I found.

hope you enjoyed this read,

Sarah Chieng

PS: we're also hiring! Check out roles with Metaphor <ALink href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tMggSnNIXIVOEh09aB2TFp3F-HMb6a2Gse84uTU2ix8/edit?usp=sharing" content="here"/>.

<Quote content="Reach out if you have any questions or comments 💌 sarah@metaphor.so" />



This past weekend, we were blown away by the brilliance of student AI projects. 🚀

In 48 hours, PennApps attendees built over 20 apps with LLMs + Metaphor. These projects did an incredible job showcasing the power LLMs have when connected to the Internet.

We’d like to highlight the 3 winners: 🧵

### 🥇 Hire-Me-Pls:

Generate a personalized cover letter instantly by inputting your LinkedIn and the company you want to apply to. Uses Metaphor to find specific information about the company.

Built by: Yuki Yao, Simon Schueller, Lucas Zhu, and Gene Lin

check out their project: <ALink href="https://hiremepls.us" content="https://hiremepls.us" />

![hiremepls](https://exa.imgix.net/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-02%20at%204.50.04%20PM.png)

### 🥈SkillTree:

Personalized roadmap for you to learn a new skill or topic, uses the Metaphor API to curate resources from the internet to learn more about a topic

Built by: Shreyas Sreenivas, Alicia Sun, and Kenneth Xiao

check out their project: <ALink href="https://devpost.com/software/skilltree-f6p78v" content="https://devpost.com/software/skilltree-f6p78v" />

![skilltree](<https://exa.imgix.net/Resized_Screenshot%20(1).png>)

### 🥉SourceScanner:

Embeds hard-to-read texts with word and topic definitions and explanations, uses the Metaphor API to generate relevant links for difficult words and topics.

Built by: Ellie Popoca, Jamie Rollison, Cole Zimmerman, and Owen Cushing

check out their project: <ALink href="https://sourcescanner.co" content="https://sourcescanner.co" />

![sourcescanner](https://exa.imgix.net/Resized_Screen_Shot.png)


Job Search with Metaphor

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