Archive for April 2009

New Features: printable job application dossier

Just finished implementing the last major component of the website I had on my product roadmap, which was a printable dossier you can take with you to interviews. By going to an application and clicking the “print dossier” icon, you will get a printer-friendly clean version of the entire contents of the job application, including [...]

Site features update

Just finished implementing a long list of site improvements, including:

Better editing of notes and job descriptions
Improved application page layout
Ability to close applications, so that they no longer are listed as active applications
and the ability to remove associated URLs from company pages

Every day, there are more and more improvements to the functionality of the site. If [...]

New Feature: daily agenda emails

Just finished implementing a new feature: an optional daily email with your upcoming agenda – what events are expected and what reminders you have to act on. This email is optional and turned off by default. To enable daily agenda emails, go to your user settings section and turn it on.
Also, all emails sent from [...]

New Features: Recruiter information

Just finished implementing the new Recruiter section of the site, where you can record recruiter information.

New Features:Reference milestones

Added the ability to add a “Sent references” event as a job application milestone.

New Features: References, etc.

Just implemented the new “References” section of the site, where you can record people who you’ve worked with who will be your references.
Also made quite a few improvements to the site, such as a better search algorithm, improved site design and improved site workflow.

Becomed.com now has a new look!

The site redesign has been completed. I hope you like it! Please let me know if anything looks wonky.

New features: Analysis of applications

Just finished implementing a new section of the site: the Analysis section shows you statistics about which resumes and cover letters are getting you the most attention, how many interviews you’re having (so you can see if you’re experiencing trouble getting that all-important second interview), and other statistics to help you analyze your job hunting [...]

New Features: Editable resume and cover letter texts

Just added a simpler way to edit the resume and cover letter text: simply double-click on them to open up an edit box.