diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6452b3d..822de2b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@ venv/
 
 # Personal data (never commit these)
 salary_data.json
-job_scraper/seen_jobs.json
-job_scraper/notion_sync.json
-job_scraper/*.md
+# Match at any depth: the job-scraper skill resolves `job_scraper/` relative to
+# its own directory, so these land at .claude/skills/job-scraper/job_scraper/*.
+# A rooted `job_scraper/...` pattern silently fails to match them.
+**/job_scraper/seen_jobs.json
+**/job_scraper/notion_sync.json
+**/job_scraper/*.md
 *_BehavioralReport.pdf
 linkedin_Profile.pdf
 
@@ -61,6 +64,9 @@ documents/diplomas/**
 documents/references/**
 documents/applications/**
 documents/postings/**
+# Interview prep and experience records: these name the employers applied to,
+# quote what was submitted, and set out the candidate's weak points.
+documents/interview/**
 !documents/**/.gitkeep
 
 # Personal job search tracking
diff --git a/tools/security_guards.py b/tools/security_guards.py
index e9102f6..61a821c 100644
--- a/tools/security_guards.py
+++ b/tools/security_guards.py
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ ALLOWED_PERMISSIONS = {
 # Personal-data ignore rules that must never disappear from .gitignore.
 REQUIRED_IGNORE_RULES = [
     "salary_data.json",
-    "job_scraper/seen_jobs.json",
+    # Depth-independent: the job-scraper skill resolves `job_scraper/` relative
+    # to its own directory, so the state file lands under .claude/skills/... and
+    # a repo-rooted rule silently fails to match it.
+    "**/job_scraper/seen_jobs.json",
     "cv/main_*.tex",
     "!cv/main_example.tex",
     "cover_letters/cover_*.tex",
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ REQUIRED_IGNORE_RULES = [
     "documents/diplomas/**",
     "documents/references/**",
     "documents/applications/**",
+    "documents/interview/**",
     "job_search_tracker.csv",
 ]