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A resume written for one job usually does better than a general one. From any application you can make a copy of your resume that’s linked to that job, write a cover letter for it, and later ask the assistant to help you prepare for the next step. Because the copy is linked to the application, Check and the assistant can compare it with the saved job posting.

Before you start

  • Add the job to Applications, ideally with its posting. See Adding an application.
  • Have a resume to copy, or import or create one during preparation. See Creating your first resume.
  • Copying and manual editing work without AI. If you already have a usable AI connection, the assistant can also suggest changes.

Make a copy of your resume for the job

1

Open the application

In Applications, select the application to open its details.
2

Select Prepare a resume

Prepare a resume appears under Documents for this job when no resume is linked. When you save a job with a resume chosen, Save and prepare resume skips these steps: it makes the copy with the suggested name and opens it.
3

Choose the resume to start from

Under Start from, pick the resume to copy. Usually that’s your main, general resume, and it’s picked for you: the most recently edited resume that isn’t a copy for another job. Each resume shows Copy for company or Not linked to a job, so you can see which is which.
4

Check the job and the name

Under For which job?, the application is already picked. Name is suggested from the resume and the company, such as “Game Developer Resume — Maple & Moss”. Change it if you like.
5

Create the copy

Select Create and open.
Copy a resume for a job dialog with Product designer as the base, job choices and Create and open

Choose a base resume and a job for the copy

Reactive Resume makes the copy, links it to the job, and opens it in the editor. For a saved job, the copy becomes its prepared resume. Your original resume stays unchanged. The assistant opens automatically only when you already have a usable AI connection. Android and iPhone also offer Save and prepare resume in Applications → Save job after reviewing a posting. Choose the source under More details → Resume. The new copy opens in Write, with unsent preparation suggestions when AI is available. Saving or copying never requests an AI rewrite. A copy failure continues in the existing copy step for the job that was already saved. If you have no resume yet, select Import or create a resume, then import a file or select Start blank. The imported or blank resume stays linked to this saved job, so you can continue editing it without re-entering the posting. To tailor the copy:
  • Edit the resume manually to emphasize experience relevant to the saved posting, then review and download it.
  • With a usable AI connection, pick Tailor to the company posting in the assistant. It reads the resume and posting, and suggests edits you review before accepting or rejecting. The set lists the posting requirements the assistant found, with what addresses each or that nothing does, and each edit shows what the assistant cites and anything nothing checked backs. See Using the assistant.
  • In a saved job’s preparation, Tailor the resume opens the job’s copy with the assistant ready. If the selected resume wasn’t copied for this job, the step shows Copy this resume for the job instead, so the resume your other applications use stays unchanged. The assistant also offers Copy for this job when you open it on a resume other jobs share.
  • Switch to Check mode to see how well the resume matches the posting. See Checking your resume.
You can also start a copy from Documents: open a resume’s ⋯ menu and select Copy for a job…, or select New document and then a resume copy under Start from. Pick the application under For which job?, Add a job to save one there and then, or No job yet for a plain copy.

Write a cover letter for the job

In the application’s details, under Documents for this job (or What you sent after submission), select Write a letter. Reactive Resume creates a cover letter named “Cover letter — company”, fills in the recipient from the application, links it to the application and to the application’s resume (if it has one), and opens it in the letter editor. To link a letter you already have, go to Documents, open the letter’s ⋯ menu and select Link to application…. See Writing a cover letter.

Record what you sent

Use Open application to visit the original link and submit. Preparing documents or opening the link leaves the job Saved. After submitting, select Mark as applied, confirm the date and the documents or attached PDFs you actually sent. The selected document versions are kept for later. See Managing an application. After submission, What you sent shows the documents you recorded. This example has reached Interview, with a technical interview as its next step.
Fictional Kiln Studio application page with its preparation next step and seven Work on it rows

Prepare documents from the application’s Apply screen

Continue in the application workspace

Open the application and choose a row under Work on it. Your linked documents and saved posting are available there, alongside your shared facts and stories:
  • Fit shows which requirements have evidence and which need clarification.
  • Apply helps you reuse experience in form answers.
  • Interview prep and Practice help you plan the next round and rehearse out loud.
  • Messages helps you read and reply to recruiter messages.
For further resume edits, open the linked resume in its editor and use the document assistant. Review each proposed edit before accepting it. Before accepting assistant edits, check Page fit beside the batch controls. It compares the current resume with the edits eligible for batch acceptance, using the actual PDF layout. A positive Estimated overflow change means more spill lines; a negative number means fewer. Nothing is saved by measuring. See Review proposed edits for individual checks and Undo.