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+type: idea
+title: job application tracker
+tags: [hiring, software, utility]
+status: raw
+first_captured: 2025-12-22
+updated: 2026-04-10
+sources:
+ - sources/ideaflow/2025-12-22_job-application-tracking-platform-that-immediately-shows-i.md
+ - sources/apple-notes/archived/potential-projects-archived.md
+ - sources/google-sheets-ideas.md
+---
+
+# job application tracker
+
+a job application tracking platform that immediately shows important info and differentiates real people from fake applicants with high certainty. the problem: existing platforms (like Ryan's) only show messages, where patterns might hint at fakes but nothing is definitive. the solution should tell with 100% certainty whether applicants are genuine and whether they will be good fits.
+
+this is the employer-side complement to [[oncue|OnCue]] (which helps applicants) and connects to the [[referral-hiring|referral-based hiring platform]] (which approaches the same problem through trust networks rather than detection).
+
+**spreadsheet evaluation:** originality 6/10, excitement 6/10, MVP 4-8 weeks. competitive landscape: Lever, Greenhouse, Ashby are ATS platforms but don't auto-detect fake applicants or cross-reference external platforms, applicant AI fraud detection is emerging (HireVue, Paradox) but not as a standalone platform feature — the fake-applicant-filtering angle is timely. cold start problem — needs employer adoption. could MVP as a layer on top of existing ATS via API integration. tech depth 3/10, labeled [ARCHIVE] ("commodity product").
+
+---
+
+## timeline
+
+- [2025-12-22] captured — critique of existing platforms, need for better signal
+- [2026-04-10] google sheets evaluation — 6/10 originality, 6/10 excitement, [ARCHIVE] tier