Job Tracker

Your job search, finally organized.

A full-stack job application tracker with AI-powered PERM analysis — helping you spot suspicious job postings designed for visa compliance rather than genuine hiring, before you invest time applying.

Live demo: https://job-tracker-pink-kappa-55.vercel.app

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Screenshots

Overview Dashboard

Job Applications

PERM Likelihood Analysis

Claude AI Semantic Analysis

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Features

• Pipeline overview — Stats at a glance: total applications, active roles, interview count, offer count, and response rate. Includes an 8-week activity chart, pipeline stage breakdown, top application sources, and upcoming next-step deadlines.
• Job tracking — Log applications with role, company, status, priority, excitement rating, salary range, location, source, and follow-up date. Filter by status (Bookmarked, Applying, Applied, Phone Screen, Interview, Technical, Offer, Accepted, Rejected, Withdrawn).
• PERM likelihood scoring — Paste a job description to get a combined PERM likelihood score (0–100) derived from two signals:
  • Rule engine — 13+ pattern-matching rules (known high-volume PERM filers, AND-chained skill requirements, DOL-style salary precision, missing employer branding, vague work location, etc.), each with weighted point values.
  • Claude AI — Semantic analysis that reads the JD holistically and scores it independently, then explains in plain English why the posting looks suspicious.
  • Scores are combined (rule engine ×0.6 + Claude ×0.4) into a verdict: Probably Legitimate, Suspicious, or Likely PERM.
• Signal breakdown — Every triggered rule is shown with its point contribution, expandable for detail. Claude's full reasoning is shown alongside flagged and cleared signals with quoted evidence from the JD.
• Company & contact management — Track companies and contacts, linked to their applications.
• Analysis persistence — AI results are saved per job. Delete the job without losing the analysis, or remove the analysis independently. Deep-link from the overview's recent PERM results directly to the full analysis.

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Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Framework	Next.js 15 (App Router, Server Actions)
Language	TypeScript
Auth + DB	Supabase (PostgreSQL)
ORM	Prisma
AI	Anthropic Claude (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001)
Styling	Tailwind CSS
Animations	Framer Motion
Deployment	Vercel

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• A Supabase project (free tier works)
• An Anthropic API key

1. Clone and install

git clone https://github.com/your-username/job-tracker.git
cd job-tracker
npm install

2. Set up environment variables

Copy .env.example to .env.local and fill in your values:

cp .env.example .env.local

Variable	Where to find it
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL	Supabase → Project Settings → API
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY	Supabase → Project Settings → API
DATABASE_URL	Supabase → Project Settings → Database → Connection string (Transaction mode, port 6543)
DIRECT_URL	Supabase → Project Settings → Database → Connection string (Session mode, port 5432)
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY	console.anthropic.com/settings/keys

3. Run migrations

npx prisma migrate dev

4. Start the dev server

npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000.

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Deployment

Designed to deploy on Vercel with zero config. Add all environment variables in Vercel → Project → Settings → Environment Variables, then push to main.

Supabase free tier is sufficient for personal use. Note: free Supabase projects pause after 1 week of inactivity (wakes on next request in ~30s).