Job hunt while employed: let AI apply for you
Yes. Applier is an AI job application service that applies to jobs for you while you keep your current job. It runs on its own servers, so it works when your computer is off. You can exclude companies and industries, including your current employer, and you choose how much you approve yourself. The emails it sends to hiring managers go from the Gmail account you connect, not from a work address.
The problem with searching while employed
Job hunting while you have a job leaves little time and little room for mistakes. Applications take hours that you don't have in the working day. You can't use your work computer, work email or a shared screen for them. And a job search that leaks to your manager or colleagues can cost you the job you're trying to leave on your own terms.
New Zealand's career service, Tahatū, lists the usual routes: find vacancies on employers' websites as well as job sites, use your networks, and email or message employers directly. All of that is time-consuming even when you have free evenings. Applier does the repeatable parts and leaves you the parts that need you.
Keep your current employer out of it
You can exclude companies and industries in your search. Name your current employer, its parent company, its competitors you'd rather not meet, or any industry you want to avoid. Applier tells you up front that company aliases and industry labels may not catch everything, so it's worth listing the names a company uses, such as a short name and a legal name. Excluded employers are left out of your matches.
Even in Auto mode, Applier holds a match for you when it can't confirm the job fits a rule you set, such as an employer or industry you asked to avoid, and the dashboard says why. That is the safety net for a search you need to keep private.
It runs when you're not at your desk
Applier applies from its own servers. Nothing runs in your work browser and nothing needs your computer to stay on, so applications can go out while you're in meetings, on a call or asleep. You don't need an extension for applying. Applier Reach, our optional Chrome extension, only helps you contact hiring managers, and you can leave it off on a work machine.
Employer emails, such as verification codes, go to an application mailbox Applier gives you, so applications don't wait on you.
Emails go from your own Gmail
After an application is submitted, Applier finds people on the hiring team and writes each a short introduction, sent from the Gmail you connect so replies come straight to you. Use a personal Gmail account, not a work account. Each introduction carries the resume tailored to that job as a PDF, and follow-ups are scheduled 3 and 7 business days later and stop when the person replies. Sending stays under Gmail's daily limit. Connecting Gmail uses an app password you can revoke, and Applier never deletes email. See what Applier does with your Gmail for the details.
Review mode keeps you in charge
When your reputation is at stake, you may want to see everything first. Applications have three modes:
- Review: you approve each job before Applier applies.
- Hybrid: strong matches go on their own and stretches and related roles wait for you.
- Auto: every match goes on its own, strong matches first.
Introductions to hiring managers have their own modes and start in Review: you see who each email is for, the subject, the body and the attached resume, and approve or decline it. The Review screen works like a deck: swipe or use the keyboard to approve, decline or skip, so a batch of matches takes a few minutes in a lunch break or a commute. Applier also sends a daily email when something is waiting on you, during the working day in your time zone, so you can switch that off in Settings if you don't want any notifications at certain hours.
Tailored, so each one is worth sending
A person with a job doesn't need a hundred scattershot applications; they need the right ones to be good. For each role, Applier tailors your resume to the job ad's wording and writes a new cover letter for it. The tailoring uses the ad's terms only where they describe work you have actually done. The guide to tailoring a resume to a job description explains how, and how to automate job applications covers what is worth automating and what you should keep for yourself.
Pause and resume without losing anything
Busy season at work? Pause matching, applications or introductions separately at any time. Pausing stops future work and doesn't undo anything already sent, and you can pick up again whenever you want. Your activity page shows applications sent, replies and interviews this week, so you see progress without logging in every day.
What still needs you
- Interviews. Applier can generate an interview pack for any submitted application, but you'll still need to find time to take the call.
- Applications and introductions go out in your name, so keep your resume and profile accurate.
- When an application asks something you haven't answered, Applier fills in an answer and lists it under Answers to check, so you can confirm or correct it.
- Some applications can't be finished; these show as Failed in your dashboard.
For the whole process, see how Applier works. Plans and prices are on the pricing page, and every new member starts with a free trial.
More auto-apply guides
- Auto-apply on an H-1B: jobs that accept a transfer or will sponsor
- Auto-apply to jobs on F-1 OPT and STEM OPT
- Auto-apply to senior, lead and manager roles
- All auto-apply guides
Real interview invites from members' inboxes
See more interview invites →
Meta
Google
AWSFrequently asked questions
Can I keep my current employer out of my search?
Yes. Name companies and industries to exclude, including your current employer. Company aliases and industry labels may not catch everything, so list the names a company uses. Even in Auto, Applier holds a match for you when it cannot confirm it fits a rule you set.
Does Applier need my computer to be on?
No. Applier runs on its own servers and applies while your computer is off. The optional Applier Reach extension only helps you contact hiring managers.
Which email address do the hiring-manager emails come from?
From the Gmail account you connect, so replies come straight to you. Use a personal account rather than a work one. Introductions start in Review mode, so you approve each one first. See what Applier does with your Gmail.
Sources
- How to look for a job, Tahatū Career Navigator (New Zealand Government), 2026
- How to write a CV, National Careers Service (GOV.UK), 2026