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JSS

Build in Public

Building JobSearchingSucks one honest version at a time.

This page tracks what has shipped, what is improving, and where the product is headed next.

Current version

v0.3.0

Current focus

Making resume uploads, versions, limits, and organization reliable.

Next up

Analytics that show which resumes and job sources are actually working.

Release direction

JobSearchingSucks is evolving from a job application tracker into a decision-support platform that helps users understand which resumes, sources, and strategies actually lead to interviews and offers.

Monetization plan

Stripe billing is now available. Future paid plans will focus on analytics, automation, browser extensions, and tools that help job seekers make better decisions during their search.

v0.5.0

Stripe and paid plans

Current
  • • Stripe Checkout
  • • Billing webhooks
  • • Free, Plus, and Pro plan support
  • • Plan badges in settings
  • • Upgrade prompts tied to limits
  • • Plus limits: 25 resume tracks and 100 resume versions
  • • Pro limits: unlimited resume tracks and versions

v0.4.0

Resume and source analytics

Shipped
  • • Applications per resume version
  • • Interview rate by resume version
  • • Offer rate by resume version
  • • Applications by source
  • • Interview rate by source
  • • Basic job-search funnel analytics

v0.3.0

Resume uploads and version management

Shipped
  • • Resume library
  • • Cloudflare R2 resume uploads
  • • PDF resume preview
  • • Resume tracks and version history
  • • Edit and delete resume tracks
  • • Delete resume versions
  • • Reorder resume cards
  • • Free plan limits: 5 resume tracks and 25 resume versions

v0.2.1

Auth backend completion

Shipped
  • • Backend display name support
  • • Profile update endpoint
  • • OAuth configuration support
  • • Improved authenticated user response

v0.2.0

Account and authentication improvements

Shipped
  • • Display name added during signup
  • • Display name can be updated from settings
  • • Dashboard greeting uses the user display name
  • • Google OAuth sign-in
  • • GitHub OAuth sign-in
  • • Forgot password and reset password flow

v0.1.0

Application tracking foundation

Shipped
  • • User authentication
  • • Application dashboard
  • • Create, edit, and manage job applications
  • • Job URL saving fix
  • • Basic application stats
  • • Marketing pages
  • • Pricing, FAQ, About, Contact, Privacy, and Terms pages
  • • Dark/light theme support

v0.6.0

Application workflow improvements

Next
  • • Attach resume versions to applications
  • • Better application filtering
  • • Better application search
  • • More job sources
  • • Improved status management
  • • Cleaner dashboard summaries

v0.7.0

Browser extension research and capture flow

Planned
  • • Firefox extension research
  • • Chrome extension research
  • • Save job applications from job boards
  • • Autofill company, role, source, and URL when possible
  • • Secure extension authentication strategy

v0.8.0

Session and reliability hardening

Planned
  • • Shared authenticated fetch helper
  • • Automatic access token refresh
  • • Longer-feeling login sessions
  • • Cleaner expired-session handling
  • • Less surprise logout behavior
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