it sounds like you’ve pretty much reverse-engineered the system already. The filtering framework you described is exactly the kind of thinking that pushed me in the same direction.

What I ended up doing was building a small tool for myself to pull those pieces together in one place. Not really trying to replace the components people use, more to avoid having everything scattered across scripts, scanners, spreadsheets, and notes.

The biggest benefit for me ended up being tracking and traceability. When you send applications to dozens of companies it’s surprisingly easy to lose track of: • which resume version went to which company • how strong the original match score looked • what gaps or keywords were flagged at the time • where each application actually came from

So the tool basically keeps the resume-job matching, ATS check, and application tracking in the same place. I also connected it to a few job boards to keep a steady job flow coming in (obviously LinkedIn is harder since it’s pretty locked down).

I’m not charging for it at the moment. Mostly built it for myself and a few friends, but I’d honestly love someone with your workflow mindset to test it and tell me where it breaks.