No. 002 — About
AI that tells the truth about your CV.
Most AI CV tools invent skills, exaggerate roles, and add buzzwords you’ve never said. CV Tailor doesn’t. Every rewrite goes through a second AI pass that diffs it against your original — and refuses to deliver if anything’s been fabricated.
Why this exists
ChatGPT and similar tools are everywhere now, and most jobseekers use them to tailor CVs. The problem: they confidently invent. “You probably know Git” becomes “5 years of Git experience” on your CV, even when it isn’t true. People apply for jobs with subtly false claims and either get caught at interview or get hired into roles they can’t do.
CV Tailor is built around one rule the system prompt cannot break: only use what’s already on your CV. The second-pass honesty verifier is the proof.
What you get per credit
- A rewritten CV tailored to the specific job description
- An ATS keyword score showing how well your CV matches the role’s requirements
- A matching cover letter
- Likely interview questions with talking points pulled from your real experience
- A short outreach summary you can paste into a LinkedIn DM or recruiter email
- A “verified honest” badge confirming nothing was fabricated
The CV critique is always free. You only spend a credit on a successful tailoring — if the honesty check refuses to deliver, no credit is charged.
What it doesn't do
- Invent experience, qualifications, or skills you don’t have
- Train on your CV or share it with anyone except the AI provider that runs the rewrite
- Charge subscriptions — it’s pay-as-you-go, credits never expire
How it's built
CV Tailor is a Next.js application running on Vercel and Cloudflare, with PostgreSQL via Supabase. The AI is Anthropic’s Claude. Payments are Stripe. Email is Resend. Rate limiting runs on Upstash Redis. Authentication is Auth.js with email, Google, and GitHub sign-in.
The whole product was built and shipped solo, end-to-end, as my first post-uni project — both because the problem is real and because it’s a serious technical exercise. The honesty verifier was the part I cared most about getting right.
Get in touch
Questions, feedback, or bug reports — email hello@cv-tailor.uk.
For privacy/data requests, email privacy@cv-tailor.uk.