Jobs — Track Your Application Pipeline

ES Reference: Phase 0 (INTOS-ES-P0-001) — Job CRUD and Lifecycle, Section 5

Overview

Jobs represent your target opportunities. Track each application through its lifecycle stages, link interview kits, manage notes, and monitor progress all in one place.

Screens in This Feature Area

1. Jobs List (/dashboard/jobs)

Paginated, filterable list of all your job targets.

Buttons & Actions:

Button	Behavior
Add Job	Opens the job creation form
Job Card (click)	Opens job detail view
Filter by Status	Filter by application stage (e.g., Interviewing, Applied)

2. Create Job (/dashboard/jobs/new)

Manual form for adding a new job target.

Buttons & Actions:

Button	Behavior
Save Job	Persists new job with minimum company + role
Paste JD	Paste the full job description text
Cancel	Discard and return to job list

Required Fields:

• Company name (minimum)
• Role title (minimum)

Optional Fields:

• Job description (text/pasted)
• Job URL
• Location
• Stage
• Priority
• Dates
• Notes

3. Job Detail/View (/dashboard/jobs/view)

Complete job detail with linked kits, notes, and stage management.

Buttons & Actions:

Button	Behavior
Edit	Edit job metadata (company, role, JD, URL, location, stage, priority, dates, notes)
Archive	Soft-archive with dependency summary — associated kits remain, excluded by default
Restore	Restore archived job (revalidates owner/state)
Delete	Controlled hard delete — prevents orphaned artifacts
Change Stage	Move the job through its lifecycle
Create Kit	Pre-populate kit creation with this job (does not duplicate JD)
View Kit (1 kit)	Open the associated kit directly
View Kits (2+ kits)	Open filtered kit list for this job
Add Note	Append a note to the job timeline

Job Lifecycle States

INTERESTED → PREPARING → APPLIED → SCREENING → INTERVIEWING
                                                    ↓
                                                  OFFER
                                                    ↓
                                           ACCEPTED / REJECTED / WITHDRAWN
                              ON_HOLD (any stage)

Custom states are supported via canonical category + display label.

Data Validation Rules

Operation	Validation
Create	Company and role minimum; authenticated owner; audit + analytics event
Read	Owner only; not-found does not disclose existence
Update	Optimistic conflict handling; audit trail
Archive	Dependency summary shown before action
Restore	Revalidate owner/state before restoring
Delete	Controlled retention/admin path only

Related ES Requirements

ID	Requirement
P0-E03	Job lifecycle CRUD with archive/restore
P0-NAV-005	Job cards with company, role, stage, kit status, context-aware action
P0-NAV-006	Empty state directs to Create Job
AC-03	Job and Kit CRUD, archive and restore work without data loss
AC-04	Create/View Kit actions are driven by persisted relationships