I’ve been working in tech for over 20 years. One of the few benefits of sticking around that long: I know people. Former coworkers, conference contacts, collaborators, founders I’ve advised. A few hundred connections spread across the industry.
Most of these relationships sit dormant. Every so often someone asks “hey, do you know anyone at X?” and I realize — yeah, actually, I do. I make the intro. Sometimes it works out.
But that only happens when someone thinks to ask. And they only ask if they know I might have a connection. Which they usually don’t.
So here are two ways I can help👇
Option 1: If We’ve Worked Together
If we've collaborated closely and I can give you a strong recommendation, check out Liftoff. It's a hiring and networking platform that connects exceptional people through trusted relationships. (Disclosure: I'm an investor.)
Find me on there, or reach out and I’ll get you an invite.
Option 2: If You Need Broader Access
If we don't know each other that well — or we do but you want to cast a wider net — I built a skill that searches job openings at companies where I have connections (nerd alert: I crawl hundreds of company job boards daily and marry them with my connections). These are people I can reach out to, even if some are LinkedIn contacts I haven't talked to in years.
You tell it what you’re looking for — you can even upload your resume. It shows you openings at companies where I can make an introduction. You find something interesting, I connect you.
That’s it. No cold applying through an ATS black hole. Just jobs where I can get your name in front of an actual human.
This is about getting you in the door, not necessarily vouching for your work.
And if you want help crafting an intro email I can forward without editing, I built a skill for that too — they work well together.
Get Started
Download the skill and start searching. If you find something that fits, reach out and I’ll make the connection.
To install:
Go to Claude.ai→Settings → Capabilities → “Code execution and file creation” section and add
*.hirefrank.comto additional allowed domainsThen go to the “Upload skill” section and add the skill zip file. Full instructions here
[Only available on Claude’s paid tiers; ChatGPT and Gemini only support Skills in their CLI tools at the moment. If you are technical, you could use the Skill in OpenCode with one of their free models.]
If You Don’t Use Claude: Here’s a prompt you can paste into ChatGPT or any other LLM.
Why I’m Doing This
Getting someone to look at your resume used to be a cheat code. Now it’s table stakes. In today’s job market, you need every edge you can get.
I have a network. You might need a job. Let’s connect those dots.
And if you want to think more strategically about your career — not just the next job, but where you’re headed — I do coaching for that.
This is a really neat tool. Thanks for sharing.