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How does the OffLadder CV extension tailor my CV without making things up?
OffLadder CV rewrites your CV for the post you're reading, checks every changed line against your original, and asks about must-haves your CV doesn't show.
The short answer
OffLadder CV tailors from your own CV only. It reads the job post, rewrites your summary and bullets in the post's language, then checks every changed line against the CV you gave it. A line that adds something it can't find in your original is put back the way you wrote it. When the post asks for something your CV doesn't mention, it asks you, and you answer in your own words or skip it.
Key takeaways
- Tailoring starts from your CV and the post you have open, nothing else.
- Every rewritten line is checked against your original; unsupported changes are reverted.
- Missing must-haves become questions for you, not invented lines.
- It shows which must-haves your CV shows, without a match score.
- 3 tailorings a week are free with an OffLadder account. Members tailor with no weekly limit, within a daily fair-use limit.
On this pageWhat happens when you press tailor?
What happens when you press tailor?
- The panel reads the post on your screen and lists its must-haves.
- It shows which ones your CV already shows, and which it doesn't.
- It rewrites your summary and bullets to put the matching evidence first, in the post's words.
- Each changed line is checked against your original CV. A change it can't support is put back as you wrote it.
- For a must-have your CV doesn't show, it asks you. Your answer goes in your words, or you skip it.
Why check every line?
AI writing tools are good at sounding plausible, and a CV is the one document where plausible isn't enough. An interviewer will ask about any line. So the check runs on the output, line by line, against the only source of truth it has: the CV you gave it.
What it changes, and what it leaves alone
| It can | It won't |
|---|---|
| Reorder bullets so the relevant ones come first | Add a job, title or date you didn't have |
| Use the post's words for skills you've shown | Claim a skill your CV doesn't show |
| Tighten a summary for this role | Invent a number, award or result |
| Ask you about a missing must-have | Answer it for you |
What about the gaps?
A must-have you can't show yet is useful information. OffLadder CV can hand it to Laddie, OffLadder's AI coach, which turns it into a short lesson, a 15-minute task from the job and a mock interview. Once you've done the work, you add it to your CV in your own words, and the next tailoring can use it.
Questions people ask
- Will it add skills I don't have?
- No. Every change is checked against your original CV, and anything it can't find there is put back the way you wrote it. If the post wants a skill your CV doesn't mention, you're asked about it. You can add it in your own words if it's true, or skip it.
- Does it make up numbers or results?
- No. A figure has to be in your CV already for it to appear in the tailored version. If a line would be stronger with a number you know but didn't write down, add it yourself, then tailor again.
- Do I still need to read the tailored CV?
- Yes. The check stops invented facts, but only you know whether the emphasis is right and whether you can talk about each line in an interview. Read it once before you send it.
- Is OffLadder CV free?
- Checking a job works without an account. Tailoring needs a free OffLadder account, which includes 3 tailorings a week. Members tailor with no weekly limit, within a daily fair-use limit, from $9 a month or $79 a year.
- Does it work on my phone?
- Not yet. It's a Chrome extension, so it runs in Chrome on a computer.
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Sources
- OffLadder CV: what it checks, tailors and fills · OffLadder
- OffLadder CV on the Chrome Web Store · Chrome Web Store
- Privacy policy, including the OffLadder CV extension · OffLadder
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