The System
A private job-search cockpit with deterministic prep planning and structured AI assistance.
Private personal tool. Screenshots omit personal application data.
The idea
The System is a private tool for keeping interview preparation and job applications moving without deciding from scratch what to do each day. It brings prep, review, application tracking, and document work into one focused workflow.
What I built
A pure planning engine builds a daily queue from due reviews, foundational practice, the most relevant active application pipeline, and a time budget. Spaced review follows a 3, 7, and 21-day schedule. XP, ranks, and streaks sit on top as motivation, while the queue and progress remain local and deterministic.
The Forge uses Claude for bounded document work. Résumé parsing, fit analysis, and tailoring require structured tool output, then the app renders that data through its own template and can export DOCX. Cover letters stream separately with retry handling. The daily plan, review flow, and application tracker do not depend on an AI response.
The hard parts
01
A queue that reflects reality
The next task changes when an application reaches a recruiter screen or onsite. The engine gives live pipelines priority without discarding foundational work or overdue review.
02
Structured documents from an AI model
The model returns résumé data through a required tool call. The application, not the model, owns the document structure and final formatting.
03
Useful without a model request
Preparation, reviews, application status, and progress are stored locally. AI speeds up optional document work, but it is not required to decide what comes next.
What’s next
Keep updating company research and prep plans as applications progress.