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Tailor your CV to a job ad in minutes
A version of your CV that highlights your real experience most relevant to a specific job, plus a list of gaps to address honestly.
When to use it
Before every application
Step by step
Copy the job ad and your CV
Copy the full job description and your current CV text. Remove your phone number, address and email first.
Ask for tailoring suggestions
Paste both into your AI assistant with this prompt.
Prompt to copyHere is a job ad and my CV. Help me tailor my CV for this role using only experience, skills and results that are already in my CV. Do not invent or exaggerate anything. Give me: 1) the 6 to 8 most important requirements in the ad, 2) for each one, which part of my CV best shows it, or 'not shown' if it isn't there, 3) a rewritten 3-line profile at the top, 4) reworded bullet points for my two most relevant roles that use the ad's language where it genuinely fits, and 5) questions about any real experience I might have left out. JOB AD: [paste] MY CV: [paste]Answer the gap questions
If the AI asks about experience you do have but didn't include, add it in your own words. If you don't have it, leave it out and consider mentioning how you'd learn it in your cover letter.
Save a copy per job
Make a copy of your CV document named after the job and company, and paste in the changes you agree with.
What you get
Requirement: 'managing stakeholder expectations' - shown in your Retail Supervisor role (weekly updates to area manager). Rewritten bullet: 'Kept area manager and 12-person team updated weekly on targets, cutting missed deliveries by a third.' Not shown: Excel pivot tables.
Tips
- Never add skills, jobs or qualifications you don't have. Employers check, and it can cost you the job later.
- Recruiters often skim for the exact words in the ad, so use them where they truly describe what you did.