So I gave myself a challenge called October Hunt. The challenge is to write as much cover letter as I can and get a developer job in October.
On average, I'd send an application every 5-15 minutes. As I'm using a self-made template, about 70% of the things I write would always be the same.
Today, instead of continuing in the old way, which is customizing my template for each company, I created a (ReactJS) app that sped up my process 3x times.
The app is called Smart Cover Letter. It's not live yet. I'll probably share it globally after getting a job. Until then, I will also connect it to a (MongoDB / Firebase) database so that I won't have to record every single company I apply to on an Excel spreadsheet.
Once again, I fell in love with coding and problem-solving.
Thanks for reading, stay safe!
Top comments (4)
Hey very cool idea.
Would love to know a bit more about the app.
Good luck on your job hunt 🙂 !
Hey Tsanak! Thanky you! Basically the entire cover letter will be written after I fill up some fields like company name, vision, interest, etc. But of course I'll customize further if the company seems really interesting. I attached a little sneak peek for you hehe (no design has been made yet, just some Bootstrap elements). Tell me if you couldn't view the picture
Using technology solving one's own problem. Nicely done~
Thank you Kim! I love solving problems and it's one of the reasons why I love programming so much :)