How does CV Booster help pass ATS filters?

CV Booster analyzes specific job descriptions and identifies missing keywords and skills. It then uses AI to naturally integrate these terms into your CV while maintaining a professional LaTeX format that is 100% readable by all major Applicant Tracking Systems.

Why is a LaTeX CV better than a Canva or Word resume?

Canva and Word resumes often contain 'invisible' formatting, floating text boxes, and complex graphics that break ATS parsers. LaTeX produces a clean, machine-readable structure that guarantees your contact info, skills, and work history are extracted correctly every time.

What is 'Proof of Work' in a resume?

Proof of Work refers to verifiable evidence of your skills within the resume itself. This includes hyperlinks to live projects, GitHub repositories, design portfolios, or published case studies, rather than just text descriptions of your duties. It is the primary signal 2026 recruiters use to verify AI-generated resumes.

Is it okay to use AI to write my resume?

You should use AI (like CV Booster) to structure, optimize, and edit your resume, but never to generate the core content from scratch without review. Purely AI-generated resumes often suffer from 'hallucinations' (invented metrics) and generic language that recruiters can easily spot and reject.

Why does my fancy Canva resume fail in ATS?

Canva and similar design tools export PDFs as 'flat' images or use complex positioning that ATS parsers cannot read linearly. This often results in blank or garbled text extraction (e.g., merging columns incorrectly), causing an automatic rejection before a human ever sees it.

What is the best resume format for ATS in 2026?

A clean, single-column layout with standard headings (Experience, Skills, Education) remains the gold standard. While it may look 'boring' to the human eye, it ensures 100% readability for the AI agents and ATS parsers that screen you first.

Does a PDF resume get read differently than a DOCX?

Modern ATS parsers read both, but PDF is preferred to 'lock' your formatting. However, the PDF must be text-based (selectable text), not an image-based PDF. If you cannot highlight the text in your PDF viewer, the ATS cannot read it.

How do I prove 'Soft Skills' without using buzzwords?

Do not list soft skills like 'Leadership' or 'Communication' as keywords. Demonstrate them through results using the Context-Action-Result framework. Instead of saying 'Great leader,' write: 'Mentored 4 junior developers, resulting in 2 promotions within one year.'

Do recruiters still read cover letters?

Yes, but the purpose has shifted. Recruiters use cover letters to understand the context behind your career moves (e.g., gaps, industry pivots) or to assess communication style. They rarely use them to read a summary of the resume.

User Guide

Getting Started with CV Booster

The modern job market doesn't reward the hardest workers; it rewards the best communicators. This guide walks you through the CV Booster workflow—from auditing your current resume to generating a laser-focused, ATS-proof application.

The Audit: Automated CV Evaluation

Before you can fix your resume, you need to know what is broken. Most candidates are rejected not because they lack skills, but because their resume fails the "Parsing Test."

How it works

Our AI acts as a strict recruiter. It scans your uploaded PDF and scores it based on structure, impact, and clarity.

Generic Assessment: Perfect for general improvements when you don't have a specific job in mind.
Targeted Evaluation: Paste a Job Description to see exactly how well you match that specific role.

Free Feature

Analysis Results Screen showing Score Gauge and Feedback list

The Context Layer: Achievement Logging

Stop guessing what to include

Don't waste time formatting or deciding what to cut. Just dump your career wins into the Achievement Logger in raw form—rough notes, metrics, or project details.

When you generate a CV, the AI scans this "Vault" and automatically selects only the achievements that match your target job description. It does the heavy lifting of context-switching for you.

Input Raw Data

AI Auto-Selection

Perfect Relevance

My Achievements Dashboard showing list of saved wins

The Engine: Tailored CV Generation

This is the core of CV Booster. We take your profile, mix it with your logged achievements, and restructure it to perfectly match a specific Job Description.

1. Analyze & Tailor

Input the target Job Description. The AI rewrites your bullets to highlight relevant skills found in your achievements log.

2. Validated Editing

We don't just give you a PDF. We take you to the Editor. You can modify, delete, or add to the AI-generated content to ensure it sounds like you.

3. LaTeX Compilation

Once approved, we compile your data into a structured LaTeX PDF. This ensures 100% readability by ATS machines.

The CV Editor Interface showing editable form fields on the left, live preview on the right

Credit System

Generating a Tailored CV costs 10 Credits. Good news: You get 10 credits free at signup, so your first tailored resume is on us. Once generated, you can edit that specific CV and download the PDF an unlimited number of times for free.

4. Bonus: The Cover Letter

The Cover Letter Editor Interface showing editable form fields on the left, live preview on the right

Once you have a Tailored CV, you can generate a matching Cover Letter with one click.

"The AI analyzes the tone of the company's job description and writes a letter that bridges the gap between your resume and their culture."

Free for any Tailored CV | Fully Editable

Frequently Asked Questions

Is CV Booster free?

The CV Evaluation and Achievement Logger are 100% free forever. The Tailored CV Generation costs credits, but every new user gets enough credits to create their first tailored CV for free.

Can I edit the AI suggestions?

Yes! We never force you to download the AI output directly. You are taken to a comprehensive editor where you can tweak every word, add new skills, or remove bullets before generating the final PDF.

Why LaTeX?

Standard Word docs or Canva designs often confuse ATS parsers. LaTeX creates a clean, structured code layer behind your PDF that ensures machines can read your data perfectly, increasing your chances of getting a human interview.

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