School Block - Hide School Ads on Job Search Sites

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School Block is a browser extension (Chrome & Firefox) designed to clean up your job search. It automatically detects and hides listings posted by schools, training centers, or career change organizations directly on recruitment platforms.

⚠️ Important Disclaimer

This extension relies on the company name published in the job offer to apply filters. Consequently:

• False Positives: If a company's name contains a school's name (e.g., "Studio 42"), the offer will be hidden because of the "42" blacklist entry.
• Internal Positions Hidden: If you are looking for a job at a school (e.g., IT technician for Epitech or accountant for HEC), these offers will also be hidden by the filter.
• Site Updates: The extension reads the structure (HTML/CSS) of job boards. If a site like Indeed updates its interface, the filter may temporarily stop working until an update is deployed.

Features

• Automatic Filtering: Instant hiding of pre-registered schools and training centers (can be disabled in the extension menu).
• Manual Additions: Add your own keywords or schools directly from the extension menu.

Supported Job Boards

The goal is to cover the platforms most heavily affected by these types of ads.

• Indeed
• Welcome to the Jungle
• HelloWork
• LinkedIn (Coming Soon)

Default Filtered Schools

The extension maintains an extensive list of business schools, tech bootcamps, and online training organizations.

To view the full list of blocked entities or to suggest a new one, please refer to the configuration file: schools.json

Installation & Local Build

This project uses Plasmo, Node.js, and React.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• npm, pnpm, or yarn

Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone [https://github.com/spitzerl/school-block.git](https://github.com/spitzerl/school-block.git)
   cd school-block

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Run the development server (Hot Reload):
   • Chrome / Chromium: npm run dev:chrome
   • Firefox: npm run dev:firefox
4. Build for production:
   • npm run build:chrome or npm run build:firefox
   • The compiled extension will be found in the build/ folder.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Whether you want to add new schools to the list or fix a site filter that no longer works, feel free to get involved.

Tip

Not comfortable with code? Simply open an issue detailing the missing school or the site that is causing problems, and I'll take care of it!