I Built an AI Agent That Applies to Jobs While I Sleep
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I Built an AI Agent That Applies to Jobs While I Sleep Job hunting is a full-time job that pays nothing. You spend hours scrolling boards, tailoring resumes, writing cover letters, and filling out forms - and 90% of it goes into a void. I decided to automate the entire pipeline. I built an autonomous agent that runs 24/7 on a cron schedule. It discovers opportunities, researches companies, tailors resumes, writes cover letters, submits applications, and tracks follow-ups. Here's how it works and what I learned building it.