Jobright.ai launches Jobright Agent to apply for jobs autonomously
Recruiting startup Jobright.ai rolled out Jobright Agent, an AI tool that applies for jobs on users’ behalf. The company says the agent scans over 400,000 job listings daily and submits qualified applications automatically.
Earlier, Jobright offered Orion, which only helped with job matching and resume tweaks. Now, the agent fully automates applications. 
The launch comes with a $3.2M funding round led by Translink Capital and backing from Indeed’s venture arm.
CTO Ethan Zheng told The Register the agent slashes 80% of job hunting time and doubles interview rates in early tests. Around 200 beta users tested it over three weeks:
"More than half have already landed interviews. Roughly 10 to 20 people have already received at least one offer, and some others are still in the middle of offer negotiations."
Zheng called this a shift from manual searching to “autonomous, agent-driven career management”:
"Instead of sifting through listings and reapplying endlessly, users now have an AI that takes initiative – even while they sleep."
The agent runs on AWS and blends models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and fine-tuned Llama models to nail resume and job matching nuances.
Jobright focuses on US jobs in tech, education, and government but plans to expand. They say AI still needs domain expertise for other industries and regions.
Most features are free with limits. Premium starts at $30/month for unlimited use and advanced options like premium resume rewriting.
Employers reportedly like automated applications because Jobright only applies when users qualify. The founders say their data shows higher interview conversion and some companies post jobs directly on their platform.
On bot backlash, Zheng and CEO Eric Cheng said:
"We’re not too concerned about job crawling… The real concern for employers isn’t job crawling itself – it’s receiving large volumes of low-quality, inaccurate applications."
The agent respects sites that block bots and directs users to apply manually in those rare cases.
Jobright sees big potential from corporate customers as well, developing tools to speed hiring and improve quality.
Jobright Agent aims to cut the drudgery from job hunting by taking applications off your plate, leaving users to prep for interviews and negotiate offers.
