CareerGPT
Productivity
career counseling chatbot
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How HN took it
1 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 37 critical, out of 49 comments about the project. Thread score -0.72.
Execution: 0 for, 23 againstIdea: 1 for, 7 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 5 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Useful for clarifying direction for someone unsure where to head next
From 1 comment
I was sceptical about ChatGPT and still am, as it's too boneheaded and verbose to be inspiring. But in this case it helped me to understand where do I want to head next, so…
antipurist on HN
Maker responsive to feedback and added privacy page
From 2 comments
Thanks for your comment, I've added the TOS & Privacy page.
tungle on HNOP here, thanks for trying out. I've added the TOS & Privacy page. Also adding options for it to be 'creative' if you choose so.
tungle on HN
Objections
Generic, repetitive advice that does not suggest unfamiliar careers
From 4 comments
How do you learn about the ones you don't know exist? The first thing it asks is what I want to do, and I couldn't seem to get past it before getting tired of talking to a bot.…
kyrofa on HNI got basically the same generic advice for becoming an Oscar-winning actor, and for opening a bakery.
ggambetta on HNI found this to be totally useless, I'm afraid. I'm persistently vaguely unhappy in my career and really would like for someone to tell me about ways I could make a good living…
nathan_compton on HNThis is a cool idea, but it doesn't work very well right now. Based on the responses I got, it feels like I'm talking to one of those shitty virtual assistant chat bot things…
bogwog on HN
Asks about interests instead of suggesting careers
From 3 comments
I had the same problem, I wanted to explore careers and it kept asking me to define areas of interest and give it specifics. I just wanted to see careers I didn't know existed.…
pelagic_sky on HNCome here to comment this. I had similar experience. If I want ideas about positions I don't know that exist, why is it asking what industries/jobs I'm exploring? This makes no…
nagyf on HNI couldn't get it to suggest anything to me. It kept asking me about my interests and what industry I wanted to switch to but it wouldn't seem to suggest anything to help me find…
evandale on HN
Collects location from IP without consent
From 3 comments
It's apparently also sending your location data to the API.
mahathu on HNVery cool. Here's a thing though - not everyone is a student who wants you to take their location for a service they haven't asked for yet.
soiler on HNChecks your location (without consent), recommends stuff around it and asks questions such as "What kind of job positions would you be interested in pursuing?" As far as it goes,…
huksley on HN
Harmful or nonsensical answers to dangerous prompts
From 2 comments
I told it that I wanted to become a human trafficker that sells people into slavery. It told me, “ To traffic humans and sell them into slavery, you may need to have knowledge of…
throwwaway8529 on HNHaha. I said I wanted to become an international assassin. It helpfully suggested that I become a private investigator instead, as “the required skills are similar”. Who knew!!
akudha on HN
Conversation loops and confusing questions
From 3 comments
This is such a thin veneer over chatgpt and it seems to hurt the conversation more than help. Its basically a starting prompt help but the way the ending text Does this sound…
ryanar on HNCGPT: "[...] Does this sound like something you'd like to explore further?" ME: "yes" CGPT: "You have to answer the question before we can continue." ...
toyg on HNI reloaded the page a few times but it never gets past where I tell it my type of job.
geuis on HN
Requests
Share the prompt so others can get help
From 1 comment
> Q: Just show me some interesting careers that most people don't know about > A: Sure! Have you ever heard of UX Design? Just share the prompt so folks can actually get help. No…
exhaze on HN
Focus on aptitudes rather than interests
From 1 comment
This is a great idea, but I think the execution isn’t great. It would be good to focus less on interests and more on aptitudes. For example, my old landlord was a salesperson for…
criddell on HN
Add a privacy policy
From 1 comment
The website is missing a link to a privacy policy. That's really important since you're processing personal information, especially if your visitors are located in the EU. I…
snowstormsun on HN
Questions
How does it know the user's country
From 2 comments
How does it know I'm from Brazil?
atum47 on HNDid the prompt include my country as derived from geoip? This was a weird exchange: CGPT: That's a great list! Do you have any specific companies in Argentina that usually hire…
agucova on HN
Why is input limited to 400 characters
From 1 comment
What's the reason for the max length in the input? 400 characters is very short to answer the prompt "Please start by introducing what you are doing and what are any other…
bryanph_ on HN
Alternatives named
ChatGPT
From 2 comments
That's the thing you see when you've played around with ChatGPT for a bit. It's often very generic. Often not wrong exactly. But a lot of rather unspecific advice and information…
ghaff on HNI don’t understand products like this. If you don’t own the model, what value do you provide?
icapybara on HN
Eliza
From 1 comment
Reminds me a lot of Eliza.
anothernewdude on HN