The Story Behind Job Seeker Copilot

Where it began

I spent months looking for work. Like thousands of other people, I experienced first-hand how exhausting a modern job search can become.

Every application meant rewriting a CV, writing another cover letter, researching another company and updating another record. I was trying to remember which jobs I had already applied for while also trying to stay motivated after rejection. Eventually, I realised I was spending more time managing applications than finding the right opportunities.

As AI tools became more capable, I started using them to make parts of the process easier. They helped, but everything was disconnected: one website for searching, another tool for CVs, another for cover letters and another for interview preparation. Nothing worked together.

So I began building small tools to solve my own problems. At first, they were simply little utilities that saved me time. Then each one solved another problem. Eventually I realised I was no longer building individual tools. I was slowly building the job-search assistant I wished had existed when I needed it most.

That project became Job Seeker Copilot.

Why this matters to me

Looking for work can affect far more than someone’s finances. It can affect confidence, motivation, mental wellbeing, routine and self-belief. Rejection after rejection can make even highly capable people question themselves.

Job Seeker Copilot cannot remove that experience, and it cannot replace the effort that a good application deserves. What it can do is remove many of the repetitive administrative tasks that make an already difficult process harder.

My goal is to give people more time and headspace to focus on finding the right opportunities, instead of fighting paperwork and trying to hold every detail in their memory.

Who I hope it helps

My own experience made me realise how many people face the same frustrations, often while carrying pressures that are invisible to everyone else. That includes people receiving Universal Credit who need a clearer way to organise their search, but the platform is for anyone looking for work—whatever their circumstances, background or next step.

If it can reduce some stress, save someone time, help them feel more confident or help them find work sooner, then building it will have been worthwhile.

Building it responsibly

The waiting list exists because I want to validate that people genuinely need this before investing heavily in it. I do not believe in building products that nobody wants, or in deciding what people need without listening to them.

Launching with a waiting list gives early users a chance to influence the product before registrations open. I expect Job Seeker Copilot to evolve significantly as I listen to people using it, learn where the difficult parts really are and understand what would make the biggest practical difference.

AI is a tool, not the purpose

AI is part of Job Seeker Copilot because it is currently the best technology available for removing a great deal of repetitive work. It is not the reason the product exists.

The purpose is helping people. The technology is simply one of the tools I can use to do that.