Getting started with Brio
Brio finds jobs for you and writes your CV and letters. It works with Claude, a free assistant you chat to. You set it up once. It takes about 15 minutes.
What you need
- The invite email from Brio.
- The Claude app on your phone (iPhone or Android), or the Claude website at claude.ai. Free is fine.
- A Claude account. If you don't have one, the app helps you make one.
Do the steps in order. Each one takes a few minutes.
Quick list
Step 1. Add Brio to Claude
The person who invited you sends you a small file called brio-web.plugin. A plugin is a file that teaches Claude what Brio does. It also links Claude to your Brio account. That link is called a connector.
Get the file
- Open your invite email.
- Tap the link to the Brio file.
- Save it to your phone. It goes in your Downloads or Files.
Put it in Claude
- Open the Claude app, or go to claude.ai in your browser, and sign in.
- Tap Customize, then Plugins.
- Tap the button to add or upload a plugin.
- Pick the Brio file you saved.
Some phones don't let the app take a file. If you can't find the button in the app, do this step once on claude.ai in your phone's browser (Safari or Chrome). Brio will then be in your app too.
Sign in to Brio
Claude now asks you to sign in to Brio.
- Type the email address your invite went to.
- Brio emails you a link and a six-digit code.
- Tap the link in the email. Or go back to Claude and type the code.
Done when Claude says you are signed in to Brio, or carries on without asking again.
Claude may ask "Allow Claude to use Brio?" while it works. Tap Always allow, so it can finish without stopping to ask each time.
Step 2. Tell Claude about the work you want
- Start a new chat in Claude.
- Type this, exactly:
Set up Brio
- Claude asks what work you want. It asks one question at a time. Answer in your own words. There are no wrong answers.
- Claude then asks for your CV. You can paste it in, attach the file, or take a photo of it.
- Then say "find me jobs" in the chat whenever you want a search. Each search also writes a CV and letter for the best few new jobs. You can change how many under Account, in Documents each search, or turn that off.
Done when Claude tells you your Brio is ready.
Step 3. Put Brio on your home screen
This puts Brio on your phone like an app. You see your jobs and documents here.
- In your phone's browser, go to go.workbrio.uk.
- Sign in with the same email address as before. Use the link or the code that Brio emails you.
- Add it to your home screen:
- iPhone (Safari): tap the Share button, then Add to Home Screen.
- Android (Chrome): tap the three dots at the top, then Add to Home screen.
Done when you see a Brio icon on your home screen.
Every day
Tap Brio on your home screen. You'll see these:
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Jobs
Your new jobs, in four lists. Good matches look right for you. Maybe are close, with the reason shown. Place unclear are jobs where we couldn't tell where the work is. Not for you are kept so you can check them. The best jobs already have a CV and letter written.
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CVs and letters
Your CVs and letters. Open one to read it. You can download it as a Word file or a PDF.
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Applications
A list of the jobs you've applied for, so you don't lose track. It is under Account.
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Work search
Your own record of what you did each week to find work. Download it as a PDF if your work coach asks to see it. It is under Account.
Want a CV and letter for another job?
- In Jobs, tick the jobs you want.
- Tap Tailor CV and letter.
- Claude writes them the next time you use Brio in Claude. To get them straight away, open Claude and type:
Use Brio to write my documents
You choose what to apply for. Brio never sends anything for you.
If something goes wrong
The email hasn't come
- Wait a minute. Then look in your spam or junk folder.
- Check you typed the same address that your invite went to.
- Ask for a new one.
The link says it doesn't work
A link works once, and for 15 minutes. If you've used it, or it's older than that, ask for a new one. If Claude has already carried on, you're signed in and you don't need to do anything.
Claude says it can't find Brio
Brio isn't added, or you've been signed out. Do Step 1 again. It's safe to do it twice.
Claude says you've used up your messages
Free Claude plans have a limit. Brio's searches use some of it. Wait until it resets. You can also write fewer documents each time. In Brio, go to Account and open Documents each search to set a lower number.
Still stuck? Reply to your invite email and say what you see on the screen.