The process

Nothing happens to your CV that you have not read first.

CV Foundry is deliberately slower than a one-click generator. The slowness is the product: it is where accuracy comes from.

1. 01

   Import what you already have

   Upload a PDF, Word, OpenDocument, RTF, text file or image. There is no small 8 MB cutoff. Text is extracted in your browser before it is structured into contact details, roles, education, skills and certifications. Scanned PDFs and images use OCR; guided entry remains available whenever a document is unreadable.

   • PDF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, RTF, text, HTML and common image files accepted.
   • File type is detected from its contents, so generic cloud and Windows MIME labels are not rejected.
   • Guided entry asks role-by-role questions if you have nothing to upload.
   • The original file is read locally and is not stored by CV Foundry.
2. 02

   Confirm the facts before anything is rewritten

   Extraction is never perfect, and it should not pretend to be. Every field lands in an editor marked with where it came from. You fix titles, dates and employers first — we flag date gaps, overlapping roles and missing end dates so nothing embarrassing survives into the final document.

   • Chronology warnings for gaps, overlaps and impossible dates.
   • Completeness audit for missing contact details, thin roles and empty sections.
   • Nothing is rewritten until the underlying facts are yours.
3. 03

   Match the role and review every rewrite

   Add a target role or paste a job description. CV intelligence compares the requirements with evidence already present in your CV, highlights supported and missing keywords, asks for valuable missing facts, and proposes stronger wording. Your original stays visible beside every suggestion. Accept, edit, or reject each one individually.

   • Evidence-based alignment score — not an ATS guarantee or hiring prediction.
   • Supported keywords and missing evidence are kept clearly separate.
   • Accept, edit or reject each suggestion independently.
   • Prompts for metrics you can verify, never invented figures.
   • Live preview of the finished page as you work.
4. 04

   Generate both documents

   Choose one of the 11 supplied CV designs and generate. Each premium document follows the selected reference's own page structure, colour system and section hierarchy. You also receive an ATS-safe version carrying identical wording in a conventional single column. Download both PDFs immediately.

   • Three full generations per account, enforced in the database.
   • Premium and ATS PDFs, both fully text-selectable.
   • Downloaded directly to your device — no email delivery step.