What a bot does to your job hunt
- Generic answers. The same paragraph for every "Why do you want this role?", recognised at a glance by anyone who reads applications for a living.
- Wrong applications. Roles you would never have chosen, in cities you will not move to, applied for in your name.
- Flagged accounts. Many job boards and applicant systems forbid automated submissions in their terms, and enforce it.
- No record. You cannot say what was sent where, so a callback starts with you not knowing what you claimed.
The retyping is the part worth automating. The choosing, the two answers that matter, and the submit are the parts worth keeping.
The routine
Build the profile once
Paste your CV text or choose the file. Add a facts file with the questions every application asks: notice period, salary expectation, right to work, relocation, start date. Read once, kept under your key.
Open a job you actually want
The application form, on the company's site or the job board. You chose it, you read the posting. That alone removes the biggest bot problem.
AUTOFILL, then read the mirror
Every field filled from your profile and outlined. The mirror lists the answers; the ones your files could not answer are marked empty. Type those once; they are remembered for the next form.
Tailor two answers
The "why this role" question and the cover letter. The draft comes from your material and the job text; you make it specific to this posting. Two minutes, and it is no longer generic.
Attach the CV, press submit yourself
The CV file you chose once is handed to the upload field. Then you press the site's own submit button. The extension has none.
Keep the record
The mirror is the record of what was sent; your remembered answers are the record of how you answered. Same question next time, same answer, unless you change it.
A facts file that answers the screening questions
Plain text or Markdown, one fact per line, as short as this:
Notice period: 1 month
Salary expectation: 52,000 GBP
Right to work: UK citizen, no sponsorship needed
Relocation: London or remote only
Earliest start: 1 November 2026The engine reads the labels, so "Notice period" answers "When could you start?", "What is your notice period?" and "Earliest start date". Add a line whenever a new question surprises you; it will not surprise you twice.
Where the routine works
Career sites built on Greenhouse and Lever, company pages with their own forms, multi-page applicant systems (NEXT PAGE or FILL ALL PAGES carry you through, STOP halts). On a page where a widget is unusual, the mirror's copy button covers the field. Nothing here needs an account with us: a key in your browser counts the applications, 3 free to start.
Screening questions about disability, gender or ethnicity are voluntary. FormFillPilot fills them only when your profile holds those answers; otherwise it leaves them for you.
Run the routine once on the sample application
Example Logistics is a made-up company hiring nobody. Paste your CV text, press AUTOFILL, read the mirror, press the sample's submit, and see that nothing was sent.