Job Application Tracker

A Chrome extension that opens up a side panel to help you track your job applications

Features

New Application From

Applications Table With Filter and Search

Delete and Edit Actions

Pending Features

• Auto-load applications from with data LinkedIn job is opened on the side
• PDF application storage
• Sync between devices

Installing

1. Download the extension zip file here here
2. Unzip the file
3. Open the Extensions tab
4. Enable developer mode
5. Click on load unpacked and select the unzipped dist folder
6. Pin the extension

Dev environment

clone the repo

install dependency

pnpm install

Create a appwrite account

login to cli

pnpm appwrite login

create a project, I recommend naming the project "Job Application Tracker"

pnpm appwrite init project

create a database

pnpm appwrite databases --name 'Job Application Tracker' --databaseId 'unique()'

create a collection, use the databaseId from the previous command

pnpm appwrite databases createCollection --databaseId '{databaseId}' --name 'Applications' --collectionId 'unique()' --permissions 'create("users")' --documentSecurity true

pull the database

pnpm appwrite init collection

add the attribute in appwrite.json

{
  "collections": [
    {
      ...,
      "attributes": [
        {
          "key": "notes",
          "type": "string",
          "status": "available",
          "error": "",
          "required": false,
          "array": false,
          "size": 2048,
          "default": null
        },
        {
          "key": "posting",
          "type": "string",
          "status": "available",
          "error": "",
          "required": true,
          "array": false,
          "format": "url",
          "default": null
        },
        {
          "key": "rejectionDate",
          "type": "datetime",
          "status": "available",
          "error": "",
          "required": false,
          "array": false,
          "format": "",
          "default": null
        },
        {
          "key": "offerDate",
          "type": "datetime",
          "status": "available",
          "error": "",
          "required": false,
          "array": false,
          "format": "",
          "default": null
        },
        {
          "key": "salary",
          "type": "integer",
          "status": "available",
          "error": "",
          "required": false,
          "array": false,
          "min": 0,
          "max": 1000000,
          "default": null
        },
        {
          "key": "acceptanceDate",
          "type": "datetime",
          "status": "available",
          "error": "",
          "required": false,
          "array": false,
          "format": "",
          "default": null
        },
        {
          "key": "role",
          "type": "string",
          "status": "available",
          "error": "",
          "required": true,
          "array": false,
          "size": 128,
          "default": null
        },
        {
          "key": "company",
          "type": "string",
          "status": "available",
          "error": "",
          "required": true,
          "array": false,
          "size": 128,
          "default": null
        },
        {
          "key": "applicationDate",
          "type": "datetime",
          "status": "available",
          "error": "",
          "required": false,
          "array": false,
          "format": "",
          "default": null
        },
        {
          "key": "interviewDate",
          "type": "datetime",
          "status": "available",
          "error": "",
          "required": false,
          "array": false,
          "format": "",
          "default": null
        },
        {
          "key": "status",
          "type": "string",
          "status": "available",
          "error": "",
          "required": false,
          "array": false,
          "elements": [
            "applied",
            "scheduledInterview",
            "interviewed",
            "offered",
            "rejected",
            "accepted"
          ],
          "format": "enum",
          "default": "applied"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

deploy the collection

pnpm appwrite deploy collection

Install the extension

Enable developer mode on your browser extension page

Click on Load unpacked extension

Select the dist dir from the project