Late last year, during a couple of days off from my full-time job, I was on a walk with a friend who happened to be job hunting. She was venting about how dreadful the whole process of applying to jobs online can be: the CV mess, tailoring it for each role, filling out the same forms over and over, keeping track of everything, not accidentally sending a cover letter with the wrong company name - all of that. I’ve been there, and anyone who’s applied to jobs online has probably been there too.
So I turned to AI to build a small product that could help. As someone who hasn’t coded in years, my process was:
- used ChatGPT deep research to find key requirements and to search the web for specific topics—papers, reddit posts, and so on.
- took the research and key points to Cursor and asked it to propose an implementation plan. My goal is a phased plan I can copy/paste and execute.
- then, used Lovable to start development based on those phases. After I have something working, I go back to Cursor.
I review the code, test to see if it works, and then bounce between Lovable and Cursor to fix bugs.
After some back-and-forth—testing, iterating, and second-guessing, I decided to launch. My audiences on social media are small, and linkedin felt like the best place to start, since it’s where so many people go when they’re job hunting. I got 65 signups in the first 24 hours, which sounds tiny, but it meant the world to me. I couldn't believe real humans cared to test and use (and return to) my little AI product.
I’m posting here in the hopes of getting more testers. The feedback I received from some of those first 65 users was invaluable, and I’m now in the trenches iterating and shipping fixes. I'm really confident the product is in good shape for anyone doing tailored applications and looking to save time.
It would mean the world if any of you could test it and provide your thoughts. It’s free (up to 3 tailored CVs, infinite auto-fill applications), and I’m happy to retribute the support however it fits (reviewing CVs, making intros, helping with applications).
inesbarros1•2w ago
So I turned to AI to build a small product that could help. As someone who hasn’t coded in years, my process was: - used ChatGPT deep research to find key requirements and to search the web for specific topics—papers, reddit posts, and so on. - took the research and key points to Cursor and asked it to propose an implementation plan. My goal is a phased plan I can copy/paste and execute. - then, used Lovable to start development based on those phases. After I have something working, I go back to Cursor.
I review the code, test to see if it works, and then bounce between Lovable and Cursor to fix bugs.
After some back-and-forth—testing, iterating, and second-guessing, I decided to launch. My audiences on social media are small, and linkedin felt like the best place to start, since it’s where so many people go when they’re job hunting. I got 65 signups in the first 24 hours, which sounds tiny, but it meant the world to me. I couldn't believe real humans cared to test and use (and return to) my little AI product.
I’m posting here in the hopes of getting more testers. The feedback I received from some of those first 65 users was invaluable, and I’m now in the trenches iterating and shipping fixes. I'm really confident the product is in good shape for anyone doing tailored applications and looking to save time.
It would mean the world if any of you could test it and provide your thoughts. It’s free (up to 3 tailored CVs, infinite auto-fill applications), and I’m happy to retribute the support however it fits (reviewing CVs, making intros, helping with applications).