Docs/First run

SETUP

A good first run

The app walks you through everything once: sign in, accept the terms, confirm your profile, and check that its browser starts. Do this properly and later applications have far fewer stops.

Before you start

• An Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or newer). macOS 14 is the declared minimum, but the compatibility matrix is not complete.
• The Mac awake and the app open while applications run.
• A Job Applicator account. Sign-in is required; there is no guest mode.
• Your résumé as a PDF. A text, JSON, or YAML profile also imports.
• A supported job: a Greenhouse or Ashby link, or a company careers page that leads to one.

1. Sign in

The first screen asks you to sign in. The same options are there for everyone:

• Continue with Google
• Sign in with email for an email and password account
• Create account if you are new

Sign-in opens in a browser sheet. When it finishes, the app suggests the name and email from your account. Those are only suggestions; they still need your review on the Profile screen.

2. Accept the terms

After sign-in, the terms screen asks you to confirm that you are 18 or older and in the United States, then to accept the terms and policies. These are real checkboxes; both are required.

3. Finish the setup screen

The setup screen lists what has to be ready before the first application. Its left column has three rows:

When every step is ready, Finish setup opens the main window. There is no model step in setup: everyone starts on the Default model. Choosing another model lives in Settings, and is optional.

4. Confirm your profile

The Profile screen is the most important screen in the app. Applications are filled from it, and tailored documents are written from it. You can import and edit later, but the first confirmation sets the baseline.

1. Import your résumé, or start from a blank profile

   Use Import resume… at the top of Profile. A PDF, text, JSON, or YAML file is accepted. What the import finds are suggestions, not confirmed facts.

2. Review every section

   The left list shows what is done and what still needs attention: Basics, Resume, About and skills, Experience, Education, Projects, Work you want, Work authorization, Screening answers, Equal opportunity, Saved answers, and Advanced.

3. Fill in what applications always ask for

   At minimum: name, email, phone, city, country, work authorization, and sponsorship. Add the résumé PDF so it can be attached.

4. Tick the confirmation

   At the bottom of the window: I have reviewed these facts and confirm they are accurate. Until you tick it, what you typed is kept as a draft and applications cannot use it.

There is no Save button. Edits save after a short pause. The status line at the top of Profile always says where you stand: Kept as a draft, Saving…, Confirmed and saved, or Not confirmed yet.

5. Send your first application

1. Paste a job link

   Go to Queue, put the link in Job URL, and choose Add to queue. The app reads the posting first. If the link is not a supported ATS, it says so by name.

2. Start the queue

   In the bottom bar, press Start applying. The job moves into Applying now. One application runs at a time.

3. Answer anything that needs you

   If the app cannot fill a field confidently, it stops and adds an entry to Needs you. Answer the question, save it, and the application goes back into the queue.

4. Review and submit

   The first three applications wait for your review. In Needs you, open the job, read the answers and documents, then press Submit application. Nothing is sent until you do.

5. Check History

   History shows the application, its stage, what was sent, the confirmation page if one was captured, and the timeline of emails.

Try it without touching a real employer

The Queue has a Practice menu at the top of the page. Try the Practice Application adds one made-up job; Queue All Five Practice Jobs adds five. They use the same screens and the same filling logic, but nothing is sent anywhere. History labels them as practice.

Where to go next

• App map if you want the layout before you explore.
• Profile for what each section does and why it matters.
• Queue for approvals, reordering, pausing, and auto-start.
• Troubleshooting if a step above did not work.