AI resume tailoring & interview prep
Tailor your resume to every job, using only what you’ve really done.
Keep your real experience in one story bank. CandidThread matches it to each job description, tailors your resume and cover letter, then helps you practise and debrief every interview. It never adds anything you didn’t do.
Or try a free tool on your own resume, no sign-up.
- Free plan, no card needed
- PDF and Word export
- No ads, no ad trackers
- ✓MustRunning paid search and social campaignsProven by
Managed a $1.2M annual paid media budget across Google and Meta
- ✓MustReporting on campaign ROIStory:
Cut cost per lead by 31%
- ✕MustLeading a small teamYour resume doesn’t show this yet
- !NiceHubSpot or SalesforceThinListed in Skills, no example yet
- ✓MustAuthorized to work in the USFrom the line under your name:
US citizen
Save jobs in one click from the sites you already use.
See it in 70 seconds
One new account, from resume to mock interview
Upload a resume, paste a job, tailor, strengthen a story and practise an answer — the real product, with made-up data.
How it works
One thread from your first story to your last interview
Write your experience down once. Every job you apply for, and every interview you sit, makes the next one easier.
Build a story bank of STAR answers
Import your resume. A coach asks one question at a time until each story has a situation, what you did, and a result with a number.
- Answer in any language; stories are saved in English
- Shows which part of each story is still missing
- Every resume, letter and answer draws from the same bank
Free tools
Try it on your own resume. No account needed.
A mock interview you answer out loud, and three checks from inside CandidThread.
- No sign-upMock interview practiceAnswer five questions out loud for any job, or for one of 20 roles. See your pace and length, then get AI feedback on what you said.“Tell me about a time you worked under pressure.”1:48 142 words/min 6 filler words!“I got it done” hides what you did. Say the steps you took.Start a mock interview →
- No sign-upResume vs job description matchPaste your resume and a job ad. See which requirements you prove, and the line that proves each one.✓SQL and dashboarding!A/B testing: no result yet✕Managing peopleCheck my resume →
- No sign-upSTAR answer checkerPaste an interview answer. Find the missing part of Situation, Task, Action, Result, and how to fill it.STARM“Much better” isn’t a result. [How big was the backlog?]Check my answer →
- No sign-upAI claim checkerUsed ChatGPT on your resume? Paste both versions. Every claim it added without a source is flagged.✓“Cut the daily run to 20 minutes”✕“Managed a team of twelve”Check for made-up claims →
Resume templates
8 resume templates. Every one free, in PDF and Word.
Change the colour, font, spacing and section order on any template. None of it is behind a paywall, and every layout reads cleanly in applicant tracking systems.
ModernClean sans-serif with a colour accent. Right for most roles.
ProfessionalAccent bar by the name, serif headings, skills in a tinted panel.
Two ColumnFull-width header over a tinted side column for skills and education.
ClassicCentred serif header and ruled sections. Finance, law, academia.
CompactSection labels in a margin column. Fits a lot on one page.
SidebarSkills and education in a tinted side column.
BannerA tinted band across the top. Stands out in a pile without shouting.
ElegantDisplay serif name, quiet sans-serif body. Design, marketing, leadership.
Candid by design
Tailored, never made up
Recruiters check. Interviewers ask follow-ups. Everything CandidThread writes has to come from you.
- Only your materialThe AI writes from your resume, stories and answers. It can’t add employers, dates, numbers, tools or results.
- Claims are checkedCoach drafts and cover letters are checked sentence by sentence against what you’ve told it. Anything without a source is flagged.
- You approve each changeTailoring arrives as suggestions you accept or reject, one by one.
- What you sent stays putEach application keeps an exact copy of the resume and letter you sent, so you can prepare from it later.
Dear Hiring Team,
At Tui Payments I rewrote our reconciliation batch job, cutting the daily run from six hours to twenty minutes. I managed a team of twelve analysts and presented the results to the finance leadership group.
I’d bring the same focus on clear numbers to Harbour Bank’s product analytics team.
Resources
Answers and rules for the job market you’re in
Common interview questions, with example answers
- Tell me about yourself.
- What are your greatest strengths?
- What’s your biggest weakness?
- Why are you looking to leave your current role?
- Where do you see yourself in five years?
- What are your salary expectations?
Guides by country
- How to write a CV for New Zealand jobs New Zealand
- How to format a resume for jobs in Canada Canada
- How to write a federal resume for USAJOBS (two-page limit) United States
- Resume vs CV: which one do you need? All countries
- The STAR method for interview answers, with examples Interviews
- Selection criteria examples, and how to write your own Australia
- How to write a resume as a newcomer to Canada Canada
Privacy
Your career history is personal
Your resume, stories and recordings are used for one thing: helping you apply.
Pricing
Free to start
No card needed.
- Story bank and coach
- All 8 templates, PDF and Word
- Coverage check for every saved job
- 3 tailored jobs a month
- 1 mock interview and 30 minutes of recordings a month
or $45 for 3 months, save 21%
Everything in Free, plus:
- A tailored resume and cover letter for every job
- Likely questions for every job you save
- Mock interviews whenever you want
- A debrief after every real interview
Questions
Will the AI make up experience to fit a job?
No. It can reword and reorder what you’ve told it, and choose what to lead with. It can’t add facts, and drafts are checked for claims you haven’t made.
How is CandidThread different from Teal or Huntr?
Teal and Huntr are built around a job tracker and keyword matching. CandidThread is built around a story bank of what you’ve really done: every resume, letter and interview answer comes from it, and every claim is checked against it. It also debriefs your real interviews, so the next one goes better.
Does CandidThread apply to jobs for me?
No. You apply on the employer’s site, then record what you sent. CandidThread keeps an exact copy so you can prepare for the interview from it.
Which countries is it for?
English-language job markets: the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Free and Pro work everywhere.
Resume or CV?
Both. Pick one of 8 templates and export to PDF or Word, on US Letter or A4.
Which job boards does the extension work with?
SEEK, LinkedIn, Indeed, Trade Me, Reed, jobs.ac.uk, Dice, Wellfound, CareerOne, Adzuna, Workday, Lever, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Greenhouse, Jora, Glassdoor, Job Bank, NHS Jobs, USAJOBS, Built In, plus most other job pages that publish the job’s details. It works in Chrome and Edge. If a page can’t be read, select the job description and save that, or paste it. CandidThread isn’t affiliated with these sites; their names and logos belong to their owners.
Can I answer in another language?
The app and your documents are in English. In the career interview you can answer in any language, and CandidThread follows along.
Start with one job
Upload your resume, paste a job description, and see what your experience already proves.