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Report inappropriate job postings

This is real work, not a feature someone invented — it comes from real job ads and real questions people asked. Below are four ready AI prompts: get it done, make it easy for the next person to say yes to, work out the right move when you are stuck, and stop it coming back.

4prompts

The same task, four prompts

today's deadline · the next reviewer · the stuck moment · the pattern
AExecute — do the immediate taskReport the job posting from 'Global Solutions Inc.' for 'Senior Software Engineer' as…+
Report the job posting from 'Global Solutions Inc.' for 'Senior Software Engineer' as inappropriate; it requires payment for application. Do this before Friday.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
BImprove — make it easier to acceptBefore I report this job posting, draft a concise but thorough explanation of why it's…+
Before I report this job posting, draft a concise but thorough explanation of why it's inappropriate – specifically mentioning the fee requirement and how it violates platform guidelines – so it gets flagged quickly and effectively.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
CDecide — diagnose the stuck momentI just found a job posting for a 'Marketing Manager' at 'Innovate Tech' that looks legitimate,…+
I just saw a job posting that asks for a fee to apply, but it's from a seemingly reputable company.
I just found a job posting for a 'Marketing Manager' at 'Innovate Tech' that looks legitimate, but it asks for a $50 application fee at the end. I'm afraid to report it if it's a mistake, but I also don't want others to fall for a scam. Is this a common tactic, or a clear violation? What's the best next step to confirm and report it without causing undue trouble?
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
DBecome — change the patternI often see job postings that seem too good to be true, or have suspicious requirements like…+
I keep encountering job postings that feel off, but I hesitate to report them.
I often see job postings that seem too good to be true, or have suspicious requirements like asking for personal bank details or application fees. I usually just ignore them, but I worry about others falling for scams. What habit should I change to more confidently identify and report these without spending too much time on each one, ensuring I contribute to a safer job search environment?
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?

Questions people actually ask

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Every task here was seen in the real world. Someone doing the job named it, a real job ad asked for it, or a lot of people asked about it online.

If nothing real showed a task, it is not on the page. That is the whole rule.

They are the same job approached four ways, because what you need depends on where you are.

Get it done today. Make it easy for the next person to say yes to. Work out the right move when you are stuck. Learn the pattern so the job stops coming back.

For most of these jobs it can carry the heavy thinking - draft it, sort it, check it, rehearse it with you.

It cannot sit in your chair, take the blame when a number is wrong, or notice what nobody wrote down. Let it do the first 80%. Keep the last 20% that is truly yours.

No. Copy any prompt and paste it into the AI you already use. No account, no score, no wall in the way.

Any of them. The prompts describe the work rather than naming a product, so they are not tied to one assistant.

That is also why they keep working when you switch.

Change it freely. Every prompt is a starting line, not a rule.

Put in your real numbers, your real names and your real deadline. The more you make it yours, the better the answer comes back.

The tasks come from real job ads, published job data and the questions people ask in public forums.

The steps come from LinkedIn's own documentation, with practitioner sources for the traps the manual does not mention.

Push once. Ask it to sharpen the weakest part and to say what it assumed.

Most wrong answers come from a missing detail rather than a bad prompt - tell it the thing it could not know.