The Hiresweep extension for Chrome does two things:
  • Fills application forms in your browser. With Fill in my browser on an application, Hiresweep opens the employer’s form in a new tab and fills it through the extension. See Applying to jobs.
  • Finds the employer’s apply link behind LinkedIn jobs. LinkedIn shows that link only to signed-in members, so the extension reads it in the browser where you are already signed in. Only the link leaves your browser.
The extension works in Chrome on a computer. It doesn’t run on phones or tablets.

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Install it

Open Settings → Browser extension, under Job applications. The Hiresweep for Chrome row shows whether the extension is installed.
The Browser extension page in Settings, showing Not installed and an Add to Chrome button
1

Select Add to Chrome

Select Add to Chrome. The Chrome Web Store opens.
2

Add the extension

Select Add to Chrome in the store and confirm. Chrome keeps the extension up to date.
3

Reload Hiresweep

Go back to the Hiresweep tab and reload it. The page shows Installed with the version number.
The Get set up checklist on the Overview page links here with Get the extension.

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Allow filling on job sites

Chrome asks your permission before an extension can work on other websites. Filling forms needs that permission for job sites:
  1. Select the Hiresweep icon in Chrome’s toolbar (pin it from the puzzle-piece menu if you don’t see it).
  2. Select Allow filling on job sites and accept Chrome’s prompt.
If you start Fill in my browser without the permission, Hiresweep shows Allow filling, which opens the extension’s popup for you.

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The extension popup

Selecting the toolbar icon shows:
  • Whether you are signed in to LinkedIn. Sign in to LinkedIn in the same browser to apply to LinkedIn jobs.
  • Whether filling forms on job sites is allowed, with Allow filling on job sites until it is.
  • The extension’s version and Open Hiresweep.

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What the extension can and can’t do

  • It only answers Hiresweep pages. Other websites can’t talk to it.
  • It works only in the tab Hiresweep opened for the application.
  • It never presses an employer’s submit button unless you select Submit application in Hiresweep, or your submit mode allows sending on its own.
  • It doesn’t hand your LinkedIn session or cookies to Hiresweep. Only the employer’s apply link is sent.
  • It holds no Hiresweep password or keys.

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Troubleshooting

Reload the Hiresweep tab after installing. Check that the extension is turned on in chrome://extensions.
An older copy of the extension, from before Hiresweep’s rename, is installed next to the new one. Remove the old one in chrome://extensions so the right one answers.
The Applied step shows Install extension or Update extension when the extension is missing or too old. Install or update it, then reload the page.
Sign in to LinkedIn in the same browser. Jobs that only offer LinkedIn Easy Apply have no employer form to fill, so Hiresweep can’t apply to them.