Obvious for job seekers

AI is changing jobs. Use it to change yours.

With Obvious, you’ll have an AI agent by your side as you apply, prepare, interview, and accept your new role.

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Job Seekers Workflow

Everything you need to land your next role

Whether you’re starting with a polished portfolio or don’t even have a LinkedIn, Obvious is here to make you the total package.

Turn applications into interviews

Obvious helps you track your applications, polish your resumé, and tailor your cover letter to each target role.

Turn applications into interviews

Collaborate alongside an AI agent to find and land your next opportunity. Bring everything you need for your search together in one central tab.

See how Obvious gives you an edge in your job search

Memory shared across projects

Every action the agent takes is informed by your account history and preferences you share.

Intuitive chat & artifact interface

While the capabilities Obvious brings to the table are new, the user experience is familiar and simple.

Works across your entire tech stack

Connect to 500+ tools in minutes. Your agent handles the integrations so you can focus on landing the role.

Your new agent’s got skills

As the agent learns about you and your workflows, it creates custom skills it can apply to future projects.

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Features that keep recruiters calling

Writer Pro

Writer Pro

The world is full of AI slop. Obvious is the first AI agent that can write like you would, if you had infinite time.

Tasks

Tell Obvious your desired workflow and it’ll build it for you. Tasks you’re used to doing manually now run while you sleep.

Memory

As the agent learns about you and your workflows, it creates custom skills it can apply to future projects.

Research Mode

Research Mode

Whether you’re researching market compensation or a target company, Research Mode is ready to dig deep.

“Well that just did my job for the next two months.”

Obvious alpha user

Built to do real work

Obvious doesn’t just advise you in a chat thread. It creates whatever artifacts you need to get a job done.

Spreadsheets

Spreadsheets

Track applications across companies, organize contacts and follow-ups, analyze salary ranges and benefits, and manage interview schedules. Keep your entire job search organized without losing track of where you applied.

Documents

Documents

Tailor cover letters for each role, build company research notes, document interview prep, and create follow-up templates. Generate personalized application materials without starting from scratch every time.

Presentations

Presentations

Build portfolio decks, create case study presentations for interviews, and develop "about me" slides for networking. Turn your experience into visual stories that showcase your work.

Code

Code

Build a personal website to showcase projects, create interactive portfolio pieces, and generate data visualizations that demonstrate technical skills. Show what you can do, not just what you've done.

Boards

Boards

Organize your pipeline from "researching" to "applied" to "interviewing" to "offer." Track where each opportunity stands, what actions you need to take, and what's waiting on the company.

Calendars

Calendars

Schedule networking coffees, map interview rounds, coordinate reference calls, and track application deadlines. See your entire job search timeline and avoid double-booking or missing follow-ups.

Timelines

Timelines

Visualize multi-stage interview processes, plan your job search phases, and map out notice periods and start dates. See how everything needs to sequence and when decisions need to happen.

Keep your search in one place

No need to tool hop—you tell the agent what tools are important to your job search; it takes care of the integrations.

Integration demo
Job Seekers Shortcuts Component

Take a shortcut to your next role

Shortcuts

Application Tracker Setup

Job Seekers

Builds system to track job applications, interviews, and follow-ups

Build a comprehensive job application tracking system for [TARGET ROLE] in [INDUSTRY]. Use sheet_operations, validate_data, create_kanban_from_sheet, create_timeline_from_sheet. Create: Application Tracker workbook (company details/job descriptions/application dates/contact info/interview stages/follow-up dates); Kanban board for pipeline stages (researching → applied → phone screen → interview → offer → negotiation); Timeline view for interview scheduling and follow-up deadlines; Contact management sheet with recruiter/hiring manager details from LinkedIn; Validation rules for required fields (application date, company, role, status); Status tracking with automated reminders for follow-ups. Output: Complete application tracking system with pipeline visualization, contact management, and follow-up reminders

Interview Prep Package

Job Seekers

Creates project with company research, practice questions, and talking points

Build a complete interview preparation package for [COMPANY NAME] and [ROLE TITLE]. Use web_search, web_content, write_document, sheet_operations, create_slide_deck. Create: Company Research document (recent news from LinkedIn/Glassdoor/Crunchbase, culture insights, product analysis, competitive landscape); Interview Questions workbook (common behavioral questions/technical questions/role-specific scenarios with STAR method responses); Practice Response sheet with bullet points for key stories and achievements; Company-specific talking points document (why this company, why this role, questions to ask); Mock interview presentation if applicable; Follow-up email templates. Output: Complete interview prep package with company research, practice questions, talking points, and follow-up templates

Resumé Optimizer

Job Seekers

Generates tailored resume versions optimized for ATS and job requirements

Build tailored resume versions for target roles from uploaded resumé and/or provided experience. Use sheet_operations, write_document, validate_data. Create: Master Experience workbook (all roles/projects/achievements/skills/metrics organized by category); ATS Keyword sheet extracted from target job descriptions from LinkedIn/Indeed; Resume Versions tracker (company-specific tailoring with keyword match scores); Achievement bullet bank with quantified results; Skills matrix mapping experience to job requirements; Cover letter template library. Output: Tailored resume versions with ATS optimization, keyword matching, and cover letter templates
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How does Obvious
stack up?

Obvious is the only AI-first workspace where an agent collaborates with you to create real, ready-to-send work product.

Obvious vs. ChatGPT

ChatGPT offers Projects and Canvas for organizing chats and editing content. Obvious creates interconnected work deliverables—workbooks with SQL, documents with charts, presentations, views—plus a dev sandbox for custom integrations.

  • ✓Native artifact types (workbooks, docs, slides, views) vs. conversation organization
  • ✓Direct data transformations with SQL, validation, and enrichments—no external tools
  • ✓Cross-artifact relationships where docs reference sheets and charts pull live data
  • ✓Custom integrations with any API via dev sandbox and secrets management, not just plugins

Obvious vs. Gemini

Gemini enhances Google Workspace with AI assistance and Workspace Flows. Obvious creates AI-first deliverables from scratch—workbooks with data ops, documents with visualizations, custom views—plus a dev sandbox for custom integrations.

  • ✓AI-first artifacts designed for generation vs. AI assistance in Workspace tools
  • ✓SQL queries, JavaScript transformations, and validation beyond Sheets formulas
  • ✓Custom integrations and code-based automation beyond Workspace Flows' no-code limits
  • ✓Project-centric artifact ecosystem with typed relationships vs. Drive folders

Obvious vs. Claude

Claude offers Projects and Artifacts with MCP integrations. Obvious powers a complete work environment with interconnected deliverables, advanced data ops, real-time collaboration, and a full dev sandbox for custom integrations.

  • ✓Interconnected project deliverables vs. standalone artifacts in conversations
  • ✓Native SQL querying, validation engines, and schema management without external execution
  • ✓Custom integrations with any API via full Linux sandbox and secrets management, beyond MCP connectors
  • ✓Real-time team collaboration with presence, commenting, and version control

Obvious vs. Perplexity

Perplexity excels at research with real-time search and cited answers. Obvious transforms research into structured deliverables—workbooks with SQL, presentations, data pipelines—plus automation for web scraping and API integrations.

  • ✓Research to structured deliverables (docs, workbooks, slides) vs. cited answers
  • ✓SQL querying, validation, and visualizations beyond file analysis
  • ✓Automated research workflows with API integrations and web scraping beyond manual search
  • ✓Multi-surface workspace connecting research to execution across artifact types

Peace of mind included

We can’t promise a totally worry-free workday, but you won’t need to stress about data security.

ISO 27001

ISO 27001

Certified

SOC 2 Type II

SOC 2 Type II

Certified

Data encrypted

Data encrypted

in transit & at rest

Role-based access

Role-based access

controls & MFA

GDPR & CCPA

GDPR & CCPA

Compliant

HIPAA

HIPAA

Ready

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