Resume tailoring
Tailor your resume to the job — by emphasis, not invention
Point your real experience at the role in front of you. Hey Vitae reads the job description against your resume, shows exactly where you line up, and surfaces the experience worth leading with — so you tailor from what's true, without inventing things you didn't do.
Tailoring is emphasis, not invention
Tailoring a resume to a job description doesn't mean inventing experience you don't have or stuffing in keywords until the bots are happy. It means pointing your realexperience at the role in front of you — leading with the projects that match, framing your bullets in the language the job actually uses, and cutting what doesn't earn its place.
AI that makes your resume sharper — not AI that pretends to be you.
Hey Vitae doesn't rewrite your resume into JD-matching filler. It reads the job description against your background, shows you where you line up, and surfaces the real experience worth leading with — so you tailor from what's true. You stay the author. Nothing gets fabricated.
See where you line up before you apply
Paste a job and Hey Vitae's Apply IQreads it against your resume — a match score, the requirements you cover well, the gaps worth closing, and a quote from your own materials as evidence for each one. Instead of guessing whether you're a fit, you see exactly where you're strong and where a sharper bullet would close the distance.
That's the difference between spraying the same resume at 40 roles and tailoring the handful where you can actually win.
It points you at experience you already have
Often the thing a job wants is something you've done — it's just sitting on a different resume, or buried three bullets down. Hey Vitae finds requirements your broader background covers but your current resume doesn't show, and surfaces the exact line from your own materials, so you can bring it forward.
It can only ever point at what you've actually written — it never makes something up to fill a gap. When there's a real gap, it tells you that too.
Keep multiple versions — and know which one fits
Keep a master resume and as many versions as your search needs, with full version history. When you're looking at a specific role, Hey Vitae's Top Pick tells you which of your existing resumes best matches it, and can mark each bullet, summary, and skill by how relevant it is to that job — so you know exactly what to lead with and what to trim.
Your resume isn't changed until you change it. The tailoring stays in your hands; Hey Vitae just makes the right moves obvious.
Cover letters, the same way
Build a reusable cover letter with AI, then customize it per role — the company, the specifics, the details that make it yours. Before you send, per-job coverage feedback flags the requirements your letter hasn't spoken to yet, so it reads like it was written for the job — because you wrote it for the job.
The resume is one input — this plugs into the whole search
A tailored resume opens the door; it doesn't win the search on its own. Hey Vitae connects the fit signals to everything after — tracking each role, prepping for the interviews, and following up — so the work you put into a strong application actually carries through.
See why we're more than a resume tool.
See where you line up before you apply.
Free to start — no card needed. Match score, covered requirements, and gaps on every job you track.
Start freeCommon questions
What does it mean to tailor a resume to a job description?
Tailoring means shaping your resume to a specific role — leading with the experience that matches, using the language the posting uses, and trimming what's not relevant — so a recruiter sees the fit in seconds. It's about emphasis and relevance, not rewriting your history. Hey Vitae reads the job description against your resume, shows where you line up, and points you at the real experience worth leading with.
Does Hey Vitae write my resume for me?
No — and that's on purpose. Hey Vitae reads the job against your experience, shows where you line up, and surfaces the real experience worth leading with, but you write the resume and nothing gets fabricated. It never invents jobs, skills, or numbers you didn't provide. Fabricated resumes fall apart in the interview; a resume built on what's true doesn't.
Can I keep multiple versions of my resume?
Yes. Keep a master resume and as many versions as you need, all with version history. When you're looking at a specific role, Hey Vitae's Top Pick recommends which of your existing versions best fits it and can mark each bullet by relevance — so you always know which resume to send and what to lead with.
Is Hey Vitae just a resume tool?
No. Resume and cover letter versioning is part of the workspace, but the main product is the full job-search system: tracking, interview prep, follow-ups, documents, email, Spotlight pages, and insights. Companies have ATS. Recruiters have CRM. Hey Vitae is the candidate-side system.
Is Hey Vitae free?
Yes — Free tracks unlimited jobs, keeps 5 saved documents, and lets you try the AI, with no card needed to start. When your search picks up, Plus makes Apply IQ unlimited (match scores, cover-letter feedback, and résumé coaching on every job) and adds full interview prep on 10 jobs a month plus 3 practice interviews — $120 for a 6-month pass (no auto-renewal) or $24/month. For peak prep, Max ($39/month) makes interview prep unlimited (fair use), adds Deep Prep research, and gives 10 practice interviews a month. Plus and Max both include Functioning Human access.
Is my job search data private?
Yes. Your tracked jobs, notes, documents, and emails are private to your account. Spotlight pages are only public if you choose to publish them — and you can keep them private or share role-specific links. See the privacy page for full details on data handling.