Four things that cost us money while automating job applications

Description and use

<p>Filling a job application is a browser-automation problem that looks solved and is not.</p> <p>We run an MCP server that applies to jobs end to end on the employer's own hiring system. Fifteen applicant tracking systems: Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday, iCIMS, Personio, Teamtailor, SmartRecruiters, Recruitee, Breezy, Workable, Rippling, BambooHR, JazzHR and softgarden. Here are four things that cost us real money to learn.</p> <h2> 1. Scoring on your own input is not evidence </h2> <p>The first version reported success when the upload call returned <code>staged: true</code> and the field

Problem

<p>Filling a job application is a browser-automation problem that looks solved and is not.</p> <p>We run an MCP server that applies to jobs end to end on the employer's own hiring system. Fifteen applicant tracking systems: Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday, iCIMS, Personio, Teamtailor, SmartRecruiters, Recruitee, Breezy, Workable, Rippling, BambooHR, JazzHR and softgarden. Here are four things that cost us real money to learn.</p> <h2> 1. Scoring on your own input is not evidence </h2> <p>The first version reported success when the upload call returned <code>staged: true</code> and the field

Outcome

<p>Filling a job application is a browser-automation problem that looks solved and is not.</p> <p>We run an MCP server that applies to jobs end to end on the employer's own hiring system. Fifteen applicant tracking systems: Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday, iCIMS, Personio, Teamtailor, SmartRecruiters, Recruitee, Breezy, Workable, Rippling, BambooHR, JazzHR and softgarden. Here are four things that cost us real money to learn.</p> <h2> 1. Scoring on your own input is not evidence </h2> <p>The first version reported success when the upload call returned <code>staged: true</code> and the field

Evidence

Four things that cost us money while automating job applications

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