A terminal-based tool for organizing information related to a job search.
git clone https://github.com/colinjroberts/job-search-tools.git
cd job-search-tools
pip install requirements.txt
python main.py
If you want to try out the tool with fake data, uncomment line 73 in main.py the before you first run the program then comment it out again:
database.initialize_db(self.conn)
To quit, press q when not in a text prompt.
This is a terminal-based UI for keeping track of data related to a job search. It allows one to keep track of companies; jobs and people connected to those companies; notes about those companies, jobs, and people; and unrelated todos. All navigation can be performed from the keyboard, and some can be performed with mouse clicks.
I built this to help myself do the following better than I could with a spreadsheet:
- Keep track of companies I am interested in and current openings.
- Keep track of where I am in the application process for each job (and hide jobs that I've been rejected from).
- Keep track of people I've spoken to related to jobs or companies.
- Keep track of notes related to jobs, companies, and people.
Todos can be added and deleted without affecting other objects
A company is the first thing that needs to be added. From the new company, one
can add jobs and people.
Jobs can be accessed from the Jobs tab or by selecting a job from a company.
People can be accessed from the People tab or by selecting a job from a company.
This tool cascades deletes. Deleting an object will delete that object and all other objects that are only associated with it. For example, if a company has a few jobs associated with it, deleting the company will delete all of those associated jobs. Objects like notes can be connected to a company, a job, and a person. If a note is associated with multiple objects, when one of those objects is deleted, the note becomes disassociated with it. When a note has only one object and that object is deleted, the note is also deleted.
- Track companies I am interested in
- Company name, jobs website, people I may want to talk to, notes about products and languages, company's goals/mission, etc.
- Track who I've talked to and when
- Periodically scrape for new jobs and alert me when something is available I might like
- Track jobs I'm interested in and steps in application process:
- Job title and description (perhaps parsed from website)
- Track when I applied and how, how far I got in the process, what decisions were made.
- Generate somewhat tailored cover letters and resumes.
- For each job entry I have, write about my accomplishments in a number of different ways
- Then when I need a resume or cover letter, generate it based on the tags for the role.
- Add delete note button
- On delete, have popup that says how many items will end up being deleted
- Refactor to dedupe build methods, on_etc buttons
- Refactor perhaps making each view into a class that has its own properties?
- Add a job scraper that can use a company's website and some keywords to p resent prospective jobs, open them in a browser, and allow adding them quickly or dismissing them.