Remove Hot Job

Remove Hot Jobs

Manage the hot jobs list in daily_hot_jobs.json. Hot jobs are sticky LinkedIn listings shown at the top of the daily email, 5 per category (or 8 for Tech Lead / AI categories).

Key concepts

• current_jobs: dict of category → list of job objects. Clear a slot by removing from this list — it backfills on next run.
• blocklist: list of [company, title] pairs. Blocklisted jobs never reappear in that category.
• If a job was applied to (company is in the tracker), do NOT blocklist it — the system auto-removes tracker companies naturally.
• If a job is being dismissed without applying, blocklist it so it doesn't come back.

Categories (exact keys in JSON)

• Senior Java
• Backend Java
• Product Owner
• Assistant Project Manager
• Tech Lead / Lead Developer
• AI / GenAI Engineer

What to do based on what the user says

Remove a single job (applied or dismissed) — remove it from current_jobs[category]. If dismissed (not applied), also add [company.lower(), title.lower()] to blocklist.

Clear all jobs in a category — set current_jobs[category] = []. For each job, blocklist it unless the user says they applied to it (or it's already in the tracker).

Remove from blocklist — find and delete the matching [company, title] pair from the blocklist array.

List current hot jobs for a category — read and print current_jobs[category].

Steps

1. Read daily_hot_jobs.json.
2. If the user didn't specify which jobs they applied to vs dismissed, ask — applied jobs should NOT be blocklisted.
3. Make the changes (clear slots + update blocklist as needed).
4. Write the file back.
5. Confirm: how many slots cleared, how many blocklisted, which category.

Important notes

• Blocklist entries must be [company.lower().strip(), title.lower().strip()] — lowercase, no leading/trailing spaces.
• Clearing slots triggers backfill on the next daily run (11:00 AM).
• Do NOT run the daily script after editing — changes take effect on the next scheduled run.

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: Mahashwetha
• Source: Mahashwetha/Job-search-email-system-claude
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.