damianmgarcia
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1 year ago Hello @JDBorges187, and thank you for your suggestion!
Indeed
Indeed has a problem that makes detection of "Easily apply" jobs a difficult task: they inconsistently apply the "Easily apply" label to their job listings.
The problem is exemplified in the screenshot below: There are 5 jobs. 3 of them have the "Easily apply" label (highlighted yellow). 2 of them do not have the "Easily apply" label ("Bus Detailer" and "Part-Time Team Member").
Based on this, one might intuit that jobs without the "Easily apply" label are not "Easily apply" jobs. However, that intuition would be incorrect: the 2 jobs without the "Easily apply" label are, in fact, "Easily apply" jobs. The "Bus Detailer" job, which does not have an "Easily apply" label is still an "Easily apply" job: it has the "Apply now" button (which only shows for "Easily apply" jobs).
That is the problem. Hide n' Seek depends on parsing the DOM for labels (class names or text), but if the labels are applied inconsistently by the website, Hide n' Seek cannot rely on them.
The other option, opening every individual listing to detect the "Apply now" button is something that I do not see as feasible at this point.
Just in case any users are unaware: LinkedIn has an "Easy Apply" filter, so including one in Hide n' Seek would be redundant:
Conclusion
Thank you again for the suggestion. I will check Indeed periodically for other ways to detect "Easily apply" jobs, but for now, this feature cannot be added due to Indeed's inconsistent labeling.
JDBorges187
Hello, great job with the extension. I think it's a very valuable service as I never even considered hiding some jobs like confidential, promoted or spammy companies. I was wondering if you ever considered hiding jobs that weren't easily apply with linkedin or indeed easy apply? I do about 40-50 applications at a time with those and that would make the site much easier to navigate.