Keywords for every kind of job
CV Forge now finds the keywords in any job ad, not only tech ones. A forklift licence, a CSCS card, a food hygiene certificate or a Staplerschein counts as a keyword just like Kubernetes does, while filler words like "platform" or "solutions" still don't. That goes for the keywords CV Forge works into your tailored CV and for the free ATS checker.
Fairer matching
Your CV gets credit for the usual ways of writing a keyword, so "Postgres" covers PostgreSQL and "CSCS" covers a CSCS card. CVs in German and Norwegian match more reliably too.
Only what your CV backs up
Tailoring now uses a job ad's keywords only where your experience shows them. It won't name a qualification, licence or specialisation you don't hold, not even as something you're "working towards". It keeps your job titles as you wrote them, and each role's bullets stick to what your CV says about that role. A qualification you do hold stays in, in your own words. Your score may come out lower, and every keyword it counts is one you can talk about in an interview. A credential that sits only in your summary or skills, with nothing in your CV behind it, is marked "Not backed" and doesn't count.
Free checks
The free ATS checker now gives you three checks an hour. Sign up to keep going, and to have CV Forge tailor your CV to each job.
A free ATS checker, and sharper keywords
You can now check any CV against a job ad for free, without an account. Open the ATS checker, upload your CV or paste its text, and paste the job ad or a link to it. You'll see which of the ad's skills and tools your CV already mentions and which are missing. Your CV isn't stored.
The checker is also available in German and Norwegian.
Better keywords when you tailor
The keywords CV Forge pulls from a job ad are now checked against two public skills databases, the EU's ESCO classification and the US O*NET database, plus tools we add ourselves. Filler words that aren't skills, like "platform" or "solutions", no longer show up as keywords, and named tools a posting lists are less likely to be missed.
CV Forge Soft-Launch
CV Forge has soft-launched.
To celebrate, use the promotional code FORGE50 for 50% off until the end of October.
We're eager to hear what you think of it, good or bad. Email us at support@pyre.no or send a note through the feedback form in the app.