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Resgen

Automate the job hunting process by tracking employers you've applied to, while generating custom PDF resumes and cover letters on the fly.

What's so special about Resgen?

  • Easy to use, only one command (once initial setup has commenced): ruby resgen
  • It takes mere seconds to generate a custom cover letter, resume and keep track of the employer you're about to apply to
  • Resgen can detect your operating system and automatically select the correct browser drivers for the automation to use, so all of the technical stuff is done behind the scenes
  • A headless browser is sent to scrape the job posting, so you can circumvent a lot of tricks sites try to pull to prevent people from saving copies of the content
  • It's not built in Python :) While Python is awesome, I wanted to challenge myself so I decided to see what Ruby can do! (For those unaware, with data automation, Python is the language of choice for a lot of AI techniques)

What it is not:

  • A job scraper (it will not apply for you, it simply automates the boring parts of the application process - you still have to attach the resume it generates and click send)
  • A bot. Although the scraper is bot-like behavior, all it does is obtain a copy of the posting for you; it's the same behavior that would function by going to File > Save as > pick a destination > hit save .. only it doesn't bother with things like images, it only snags the source code/text of the job posting; which is the most important thing you'll need to review when you're called for an interview!

Sound good? Let's get started!

Resgen was tested and confirmed functional on the following operating systems:

  • Debian/GNU Linux 9.4 64-bit
  • Windows 10 64-bit
  • Mac OS Sierra 10.2 64-bit

If you're running these versions or later, Resgen is will work on your device.

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