A complete guide to building an automated job pipeline — from discovery to submitted application — using Claude, Apify, Apollo, and Node.js. Built and battle-tested during a real job search.

What This System Is

Most job boards are passive. You check them, you scroll, you maybe bookmark something. This system is an active pipeline.

Here's what it does end-to-end:

• Scrapes live jobs from Indeed, Jobs.ch, Wellfound, and LinkedIn automatically
• Scores each job for fit against your CV and target profile
• Tracks every role from "found" to "offer" in a single visual dashboard
• When you find a role worth applying to: researches contacts, tailors your CV, drafts cold emails and LinkedIn messages, and prepares application form answers
• Keeps a log of everything so nothing falls through

The whole thing lives in Claude Cowork with a connected project folder on your computer. You are the decision-maker. The agents do the prep work.

Section 1 — Prerequisites

Tools You Need

Setup Steps

1. Install Claude Cowork from the Anthropic desktop app
2. Create a new Project inside Cowork — name it something like "Job Search 2026"
3. Connect a folder from your computer to the project (e.g. ~/Documents/Job Finder) — this is where all files will be saved and persist between sessions
4. Create an Apify account at apify.com — add $5–10 credit to start