diff --git a/src/ai_hawk/job_manager.py b/src/ai_hawk/job_manager.py
index a1f58526..e7fe01aa 100644
--- a/src/ai_hawk/job_manager.py
+++ b/src/ai_hawk/job_manager.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from itertools import product
 from pathlib import Path
 import traceback
+from turtle import color
 
 from inputimeout import inputimeout, TimeoutOccurred
 from selenium.common.exceptions import NoSuchElementException
@@ -431,8 +432,7 @@ def get_base_search_url(self, parameters):
         if working_type_filter:
             url_parts.append(f"f_WT={'%2C'.join(working_type_filter)}")
 
-        experience_levels = [str(i + 1) for i, (level, v) in enumerate(parameters.get('experience_level', {}).items()) if
-                             v]
+        experience_levels = [str(i + 1) for i, (level, v) in enumerate(parameters.get('experience_level', {}).items()) if v]
         if experience_levels:
             url_parts.append(f"f_E={','.join(experience_levels)}")
         url_parts.append(f"distance={parameters['distance']}")
@@ -497,6 +497,17 @@ def job_tile_to_job(self, job_tile) -> Job:
         except NoSuchElementException:
             logger.warning("Job location is missing.")
 
+        # Extract job State
+        try:
+            job_state = job_tile.find_element(
+                By.XPATH,
+                ".//ul[contains(@class, 'job-card-list__footer-wrapper')]//li[contains(@class, 'job-card-container__footer-item')]",
+            ).text
+            logger.debug(f"Job state extracted: {job_state}")
+            job.apply_method = job_state
+        except NoSuchElementException as e:
+            logger.warning(f"Apply method and state not found. {e} {traceback.format_exc()}")
+                
         # Extract job ID from job url
         try:
             match = re.search(r'/jobs/view/(\d+)/', job.link)
@@ -508,18 +519,6 @@ def job_tile_to_job(self, job_tile) -> Job:
         except Exception as e:
             logger.warning(f"Failed to extract job ID: {e}", exc_info=True)
 
-        # Extract job State
-        try:
-            job_state = job_tile.find_element(By.XPATH, ".//ul[contains(@class, 'job-card-list__footer-wrapper')]//li[contains(@class, 'job-card-container__footer-item')]").text
-        except NoSuchElementException as e:
-            try:
-                # Fetching state when apply method is not found
-                job_state = job_tile.find_element(By.XPATH, ".//ul[contains(@class, 'job-card-list__footer-wrapper')]//li[contains(@class, 'job-card-container__footer-job-state')]").text
-                job.apply_method = "Applied"
-                logger.warning(f'Apply method not found, state {job_state}. {e} {traceback.format_exc()}')
-            except NoSuchElementException as e:
-                logger.warning(f'Apply method and state not found. {e} {traceback.format_exc()}')
-
         return job
 
     def is_blacklisted(self, job_title, company, link, job_location):
diff --git a/src/ai_hawk/linkedIn_easy_applier.py b/src/ai_hawk/linkedIn_easy_applier.py
index e5e7b6cb..db0eb594 100644
--- a/src/ai_hawk/linkedIn_easy_applier.py
+++ b/src/ai_hawk/linkedIn_easy_applier.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def job_apply(self, job: Job):
             raise Exception(f"Failed to apply to job! Original exception:\nTraceback:\n{tb_str}")
 
     def _find_easy_apply_button(self, job_context: JobContext) -> WebElement:
-        logger.debug("Searching for 'Easy Apply' or 'Continue' button")
+        logger.debug("Searching for 'Easy Apply' button")
         attempt = 0
 
         search_methods = [
@@ -194,15 +194,7 @@ def _find_easy_apply_button(self, job_context: JobContext) -> WebElement:
             {
                 "description": "button text search",
                 "xpath": '//button[contains(text(), "Easy Apply") or contains(text(), "Apply now")]',
-            },
-            {
-                "description": "find 'Continue' button using text",
-                "xpath": '//button[.//span[text()="Continue"]]',
-            },
-            {
-                "description": "find 'Continue' button using aria-label",
-                "xpath": '//button[contains(@aria-label, "Continue applying")]',
-            },
+            }
         ]
 
         while attempt < 2: