Bircham Wyatt Recruitment · ACBK 2026 · A Recruitment AiDE

Vacancy Decision Aid

An honest read on whether and how to apply for a role, and what to do if you do. Built on 450 pages of recruitment and job-search work, not a generic chatbot.

This tool is free and always will be. It exists to help people navigate their job search with clearer eyes. There is no sign-up, no account, and nothing you enter is stored or sent anywhere except directly to Anthropic's API to produce your report. Your CV, the advert, your notes, and your key live only in your browser for this one session and vanish when you close the tab.

What you'll need: an Anthropic API key

The tool runs on Anthropic's Claude. You bring your own key so the cost is yours and tiny, and so I never see or pay for your usage. Setup takes about five minutes.

  1. Go to console.anthropic.com and create an account (or sign in).
  2. Add a little credit under Billing. The minimum is usually $5, which is far more than you'll need. This is a pre-paid balance, not a subscription, so there's nothing recurring to cancel.
  3. Open API Keys, click Create Key, give it a name (e.g. "Vacancy tool"), and copy it. It starts with sk-ant-.
  4. Paste it below. It stays in your browser only.

What a report costs

You're billed by Anthropic only for what you use, measured in tokens (chunks of text). A single report is small.

~7-10p

per report when you paste your own notes (no web search)

~10-15p

per report when it searches the web for context

So roughly 7 to 10 reports per US dollar. A $5 balance covers around 40 to 60 reports. You can set a monthly spend cap in the console if you'd like a hard ceiling. Prices are approximate and set by Anthropic, not by me.

The thinking behind this tool

This tool distils two books. If it helps you, the books go far deeper, and buying one is the only thing I'll ever ask in return.

A Career Breakdown Kit 2026

The full job-search playbook. View on Amazon →

A Recruitment AiDE

How adverts really work, for both sides. View on Amazon →

Bircham Wyatt Recruitment · bwrecruitment.co.uk
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