WatAssistant

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WatAssistant brings AI-powered job analysis directly into WaterlooWorks. No copy-pasting. No switching tabs. Upload your resume once and instantly know which jobs are worth your time.

Powered by crowdsourced scraping. As students browse WaterlooWorks, WatAssistant reads job data in the background, building a shared database that gets smarter for everyone over time.

Smarter browsing on the job board:
- Smart search bar: filter by role, skills, city, salary, term duration, application count, hybrid/remote, external application required, cover letters and more
Smart suggestion buttons:
- Top 10 Fits: your strongest resume matches ranked across the full job board
- Hidden Gems: high-quality postings with low applicant counts
- Posted in last X Days: surface fresh postings before the rush

Deeper analysis on any job posting:
- Should I Apply: instant fit score and breakdown against your resume
- Dream Job: match the role to your personal priorities (salary, prestige, tech stack, growth, ownership)
- Explain Role: plain-English summary of what you'd actually do day-to-day
- Related Job Titles: discover postings you'd miss from title variations alone
- Ask a Question: ask anything specific about the job

Student-friendly:
- 50 free AI credits per day — each fit score, Dream Job check, AI search, or question uses 1 credit
- Bring your own OpenAI key for unlimited access
- Resume stored locally and never sent to any third party
- Report button to flag issues or unexpected behavior directly to the developer

Only works on the WaterlooWorks Full Cycle co-op job board.