I realized job search is basically an email problem so I built JobBox

I found out that a ton of job alerts are sent overnight: https://www.jobbox.cc/when-are-job-alerts-sent/index.html

Here’s how I got there:

While working at Indeed, I became fascinated by job alerts because we sent a ton each week. When I started to actually job search, I signed up for a bunch and my inbox started filling up. As I got application updates, replies and interviews scheduled, I noticed there was a lot going on in my inbox. Rather than start at the individual sites like LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, etc., I used my inbox as the source of truth.

That was the lightbulb moment for me.

That’s why I built JobBox. Right now it focuses on organizing job alerts into one place, and I’m going to try including application updates and recruiter emails next.

I’ve launched a beta that focuses on job alerts. It’s free and available at https://www.jobbox.cc.

Here’s an example dashboard for UX Designer jobs in New York so people can see the product without having to login: https://www.jobbox.cc/jobs/ux-designer/new-york

Another thing I found is that there’s actually very little overlap in the jobs these sites send: https://www.jobbox.cc/senior-product-manager-seattle-jobs.ht...

JobBox connects to your Gmail and uses readonly access to parse job-related emails. Google requires a security audit for this access, which we’ve completed.

I’m curious whether this matches what others see in their job searches, and what would make something like this more useful.