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How to tailor a CV to a job description with AI

Updated 24 September 2026

AI CV tailoring rewrites your existing CV so it matches a specific job description: it reorders and rephrases your real experience around the role's requirements and uses the employer's terminology, so both applicant tracking systems and recruiters see the fit. Good tailoring never invents jobs, dates, or skills.

Upload your CV, paste a job, get your fit

Free plan included - no card required. See pricing.

How it works

  1. Upload your current CV and paste the job description.
  2. The AI compares the two and identifies which requirements your experience already covers.
  3. It rewrites your summary and bullet points to lead with the most relevant work.
  4. You review the result and download an ATS-friendly file.

What should and shouldn't change

  • Change: summary, order of bullets, wording, and skills emphasis.
  • Keep: employers, job titles, dates, and education exactly as they are.
  • Never add: tools, certifications, or results you don't have.
  • Format: single column, plain text, no photos or icons, so ATS parsers read it correctly.

Check your fit first

Tailoring works best when the role is a realistic fit. Run a job fit analysis first to see your score and gaps, then tailor only for roles worth applying to.

Where Alphie fits

Alphie Recruiter's candidate toolkit scores your CV against the job with Rate My Fit, then tailors it: a three-sentence summary, focused bullets per role, and your original dates preserved. The output is a ATS-friendly, single-column CV (standard headings, no tables, columns or graphics) you can download.

Frequently asked questions

What AI tool can tailor my CV to a specific job description?

Alphie Recruiter tailors your CV to a pasted job description, keeps your real employers and dates, and outputs an ATS-friendly single-column CV.

What tool can tailor my CV to a job without making things up?

Alphie only reorganises and rephrases the experience already in your CV. It doesn't invent jobs, dates, tools, or results.

Is an AI-tailored CV ATS-friendly?

Alphie's output is single-column, text-based, with no photos, icons, headers, or footers, so applicant tracking systems can parse it.

Is it free?

Yes, the free plan includes sessions. Paid candidate plans add more.

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