Jobs: Application Submission

Problem Statement

Submitting a job application involves attaching a resume, cover letter, answering screening questions, and providing personal details. This is a multi-part write operation with file uploads.

Why Human-Only Semantics Fail

• Application forms vary wildly between companies (custom ATS forms)
• Screening questions are dynamically generated per job posting
• File upload controls don't declare accepted formats or size limits
• "Easy Apply" vs full application have different field requirements

Why Scraping Fails Here

• Each ATS (Greenhouse, Lever, Workday) has completely different HTML
• File uploads require multipart form handling
• Screening questions are dynamically rendered based on the job ID
• CAPTCHA and bot detection protect application endpoints

How AXAG Eliminates Scraping

application.submit declares the full parameter schema including file references, screening answers, and any required fields per posting.

Annotated UI Example

Jobs — submit application

<button
  axag-intent="application.submit"
  axag-entity="application"
  axag-action-type="write"
  axag-required-parameters='["job_id","resume_url","first_name","last_name","email"]'
  axag-optional-parameters='["cover_letter_url","phone","linkedin_url","screening_answers","referral_source"]'
  axag-preconditions='["job listing must be active","user must not have already applied"]'
  axag-postconditions='["application submitted","confirmation email sent"]'
  axag-risk-level="medium"
  axag-confirmation-required="true"
  axag-idempotent="false"
  axag-description="Submit a job application"
>Submit Application</button>

Semantic Manifest Excerpt

Manifest — application.submit

{
  "intent": "application.submit",
  "entity": "application",
  "action_type": "write",
  "operation_id": "application_submit",
  "description": "Submit a job application",
  "required_parameters": [
    { "name": "job_id", "type": "string" },
    { "name": "resume_url", "type": "string", "format": "url" },
    { "name": "first_name", "type": "string" },
    { "name": "last_name", "type": "string" },
    { "name": "email", "type": "string", "format": "email" }
  ],
  "optional_parameters": [
    { "name": "cover_letter_url", "type": "string", "format": "url" },
    { "name": "phone", "type": "string" },
    { "name": "linkedin_url", "type": "string", "format": "url" },
    {
      "name": "screening_answers",
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": { "question_id": { "type": "string" }, "answer": { "type": "string" } }
      }
    },
    { "name": "referral_source", "type": "string" }
  ],
  "risk_level": "medium",
  "confirmation_required": true,
  "idempotent": false,
  "preconditions": ["job listing must be active", "user must not have already applied"],
  "postconditions": ["application submitted", "confirmation email sent"]
}

Generated Tool Example

{
  "name": "application_submit",
  "description": "Submit a job application",
  "input_schema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "job_id": { "type": "string" },
      "resume_url": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
      "first_name": { "type": "string" },
      "last_name": { "type": "string" },
      "email": { "type": "string", "format": "email" },
      "cover_letter_url": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
      "phone": { "type": "string" },
      "linkedin_url": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
      "screening_answers": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": { "question_id": { "type": "string" }, "answer": { "type": "string" } },
          "required": ["question_id", "answer"]
        }
      }
    },
    "required": ["job_id", "resume_url", "first_name", "last_name", "email"]
  },
  "metadata": {
    "action_type": "write",
    "risk_level": "medium",
    "idempotent": false,
    "confirmation_required": true,
    "approval_required": false,
    "source_intent": "application.submit",
    "source_entity": "application"
  }
}

Constraints & Safety Notes

• Confirmation required: submitting an application is a significant action
• Not idempotent: duplicate submissions may create duplicate applications
• Precondition prevents duplicate applications for the same job
• resume_url and cover_letter_url reference pre-uploaded files
• Screening answers must match the questions defined for the specific job listing