remove-hot-job

name	remove-hot-job
description	This skill should be used when the user wants to remove, clear, or blocklist jobs from the Hot Jobs section of the daily email. Triggers on phrases like "remove [company] from hot jobs", "clear hot jobs for [category]", "blocklist [company] hot job", "remove all senior java hot jobs", "clear [category] hot jobs", "I applied to [company] from hot jobs".

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.