FOSS

Progress report on that FOSS AI job tracker I’ve been working on. Just 2 days ago it was merely scaffolding with a road map. In just two days I’ve managed to crush four milestones! It’s got a full job application pipeline (Kanban or list, take your pick), resume library, LinkedIn data export integration, it has job search function from official APIs (albeit a little limited in scope right now), and now AI powered gap analysis, resume tailoring, and cover letter generation (wired up to use Microsoft AI or Claude). ...

My partner and I have been hard on the job hunt and have noticed some real gaps in the free tools available to job seekers, and one thing I keep seeing are these expensive “must have” job hunt tool subscriptions. So I took advice from one of my favorite characters, Bender from Futurama: “Yeah, well, I’m gonna go build my own theme park…” The permits are filed and scaffolding is up, construction on my own open source AI powered job hunting tool project is launched! I’m just starting out, but I’ve got a lot of velocity! I’ll be sure to keep LinkedIn up to date on my progress! ...