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A monitor is a saved search. You give it a name, a few keywords, and (optionally) a list of companies. Yoinka then polls those companies’ careers pages continuously and alerts you every time a new matching role is posted.

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Anatomy of a monitor

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Create a monitor

  1. Click Monitors in the sidebar.
  2. Click New monitor (top right).
  3. Name it something you’ll recognize in a notification — “AI roles at seed-stage startups” is better than “AI”.
  4. Type keywords and press Enter after each. They match the job title and description.
  5. (Optional) Add companies. Search by name — Yoinka shows matching logos.
  6. Pick a location (or Any).
  7. Save. The first scan runs within a few minutes.

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Writing good keywords

  • Be specific on the role, loose on the company. senior backend rust matches fewer false positives than rust.
  • Pair seniority with tech: staff frontend react vs just frontend.
  • Use OR with multiple keywords by adding them as separate items — any can match.
  • Use location: remote in the location field, not as a keyword.

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Editing and pausing

Open a monitor and click Edit to change any field. Click the toggle to pause — you stop getting notifications but your monitor (and its history) is preserved. Deleting a monitor is permanent.

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How many monitors should I have?

Most people run 2–5. Common pattern:
  • A broad “exploring” monitor — wide keywords, broad company list.
  • 2–3 focused “applying” monitors — tighter keywords at companies you’d seriously consider.

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What happens when a match appears?

A job gets written to your jobs feed and a notification fires through every channel you’ve configured. Once the Chrome extension ships, you’ll go from notification → application in two clicks.

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Recipes

Copy these as starting points.
Name: SWE Internship 2026 Keywords: intern, internship, summer 2026, SWE, software engineer Companies: your top 20 target companies Location: Any (internships are often listed as hybrid)
Name: Senior Frontend — Startups Keywords: senior frontend, staff frontend, react, typescript Companies: your list of ~50 post-Series-B startups Location: Remote or a specific metro
Name: ML / AI Engineer Keywords: machine learning, ML engineer, applied scientist, LLM Companies: empty (let Yoinka watch all tracked companies) Location: San Francisco or Remote
Name: Exploring — Backend at seed-stage Keywords: backend engineer, founding engineer Companies: a curated list of seed/pre-seed startups Location: Any

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FAQ

Top companies are polled every 10–20 minutes. Long-tail companies cycle through every 30–60 minutes. Typical end-to-end delay from “company posts role” to “you get notified” is under 30 minutes.
Not yet — most ATSes don’t expose salary in a structured way. You can grep for common salary bands using keywords ($150k, $200k, etc.) but coverage is spotty.
Usually keyword bloat. Replace single words with two-word phrases — backend → senior backend. Trim your company list. Consider adding a location filter.
Often the opposite problem. Loosen keywords, broaden the company list, set location to Any temporarily to sanity-check the monitor is firing at all.
Yes — email the careers URL to support@yoinka.com. Common ATSes usually get added within 24 hours. Custom sites take a few days.