How I Built a Retrieval-Backed Chatbot to Replace My Resume Screening Step

This is a condensed cross-post. Read the full version on my site. Recruiter conversations have a consistent problem: a resume gives breadth, but not the system details behind the impact statements. I built AskRich to close that gap — a chatbot that lets hiring teams ask specific technical questions and get citation-backed answers grounded in my actual portfolio and writing. What it does AskRich is optimized for realistic recruiter workflows: One-click prompt chips for common questions (architecture trade-offs, delivery scope, measurable outcomes) A freeform chat input for custom questions Citations attached to every answer — so a recruiter can verify the source instead of taking generated output at face value A lightweight, dependency-free web UI in plain JavaScript The citation-backed output is the core product decision. Once someone can see where an answer comes from, they tend to ask sharper follow-ups — and the conversation gets more useful faster. Architecture overview At a high l