The Fix Café
Eighteen small fixes for job seekers, employees and business owners. Each one takes five to twenty minutes, runs on your own device, and uses tools you already have or free ones we show you how to set up.
Every fix here uses tools you already have or a free tool you can set up in minutes. One exception is flagged where it applies.
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for job seekers
- 01
The Espresso CV
10 minutesCV and job post in, recruiter-ready rewrite out.
Claude or ChatGPT
- 02
The Flat White Profile
10 minutesLinkedIn headline and About, rewritten so you get found.
Claude or ChatGPT, plus LinkedIn
- 03
Pour-Over Cover Letter
5 minutesOne prompt, one tailored cover letter.
Claude or ChatGPT
- 04
The Double Shot Interview
15 minutesAI plays interviewer for the role you are actually going for.
Claude or ChatGPT app, voice mode
- 05
Drip-Fed Job Alerts
5 minutesSaved searches, so the roles come to you.
LinkedIn and Indeed
- 06
The Cold Brew Tracker
10 minutesA tracker that never lets a follow-up slip.
Google Sheets
Espresso Bar
for employees
- 07
Morning Espresso Inbox
15 minutesHourly scan, urgent flagged, replies drafted.
Claude Cowork with Gmail or Outlook
- 08
The Monday Roast
10 minutesA weekly brief on your industry, waiting for you.
Claude or Perplexity
- 09
The Americano Calendar
10 minutesBuffers set, double-bookings gone.
Google Calendar
- 10
Decaf Notifications
5 minutesDigest mode and quiet hours, set once.
Slack or Teams
- 11
Flat White Spreadsheet
10 to 15 minutesBroken formula fixed, or the view you actually wanted built.
Excel or Sheets, plus Claude or ChatGPT
- 12
Instant Grind Deck
10 minutesBullet points in, formatted deck out.
Gamma, Canva or Copilot
Signature Blends
for small business owners
- 13
House Blend Auto-Reply
10 minutesGreeting, Away and Quick Replies, switched on.
WhatsApp Business, free
- 14
The Menu Board Catalog
15 minutesA free product catalogue, and an end to answering price DMs.
WhatsApp Business
- 15
The Long Black Ledger
10 minutesBank statement in, categorised summary out.
Claude or ChatGPT with file upload
- 16
The Corner Table Listing
15 minutesHours, reviews and photos fixed, so local search finds you.
Google Business Profile
- 17
The Speed Pour
15 to 20 minutesFind out why your site is slow on a phone, and fix the quickest thing.
pagespeed.web.dev
- 18
The Batch Brew Calendar
15 minutesOne voice note, a month of social posts.
Claude or ChatGPT, plus Canva
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