AI-Agent-JobSearch

Scheduled job search that pulls fresh postings from job APIs and company career boards, flags H1B sponsors, writes a custom referral message for each, and appends everything to a Google Sheet with an Applied / Not applied dropdown. Runs every ~30 minutes on GitHub Actions — all on free tiers.

Built for an international student targeting Data Science / ML / AI / SWE roles in the USA, but every part is configurable.

What it does (and the honest limits)

Degrades gracefully: with zero API keys it still runs on the ATS boards alone.

Architecture

Cadence is tiered so every source stays inside its free quota — JSearch (~200 calls/month) only runs in the 6-hour deep crawl; Adzuna/Jooble (1 cheap call each) and the no-key ATS boards run every 30 minutes.

One-time setup (20 min, all free)

0. Get the code into your own public GitHub repo

Public repo = unlimited free Actions minutes. Secrets stay encrypted; the Sheet stays private; your profile lives in a Secret — nothing personal is exposed.

1. Google Sheet + service account (free)

• Create a blank Google Sheet. Copy its ID from the URL

(docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/**THIS_PART**/edit).

• Go to → new project → **APIs & Services →

Enable APIs** → enable Google Sheets API.

• Credentials → Create credentials → Service account → create. Then open the

service account → Keys → Add key → JSON → download it.