An AI agent that applies, negotiates, and gets rejected for you

What it does

AI Job Hunting is a browser automation system for Boss Zhipin that uses an AI agent to handle the grunt work of job seeking. A Tampermonkey userscript injects a Vue-based control panel directly into the Boss Zhipin website, while a Spring Boot backend powered by Spring AI (DeepSeek, ChatGPT, Kimi) drives the agent. It batch-applies to listings, auto-sends your resume, replies to HR messages using your imported resume as context, and even attempts to “retain” recruiters who reject you. Email notifications flag high-intent conversations so you can step in when something actually matters.

The interesting bit

The project doesn’t just scrape pages—it hooks Boss Zhipin’s real-time WebSocket traffic and parses their Protobuf protocol to read and inject messages as if you were typing yourself. The author also baked in a full Alipay payment flow, so you can either self-host the Java backend for free or flip a switch and run it as a paid service for other desperate job seekers.

Key highlights

• AI “seat” replies to HR 24/7 using your resume for personalized responses, and stops automatically if you manually intervene in a conversation.
• Batch application with custom filters (company, salary, title) and custom greeting messages.
• Rejection retention: if an HR rejects you, the agent can automatically send your resume and a pleading custom message.
• Built-in monetization via Alipay integration for commercial deployment.
• Companion project beacon provides offline AI interview coaching and automated debriefs.

Caveats

• The author’s public server is scheduled to shut down around April 2026 due to token and hosting costs; self-hosting or finding another server is required for AI features.
• The userscript relies on vite-plugin-monkey and may need the bundled version if CDN dependencies fail to load.
• It targets Boss Zhipin exclusively; there is no mention of support for other platforms.

Verdict

Job seekers drowning in Boss Zhipin spam will appreciate the hands-off automation, but anyone uncomfortable with handing their login session and salary expectations to a third-party script should steer clear. It’s a clever hack, not an enterprise platform.