Help & FAQ
The quick answers to how PrecisionApply works. Still stuck? Contact us.
What does PrecisionApply do?
It helps you apply to fewer, better-targeted jobs. For each role you add, it can tailor your resume to the listing in your own formatting, score how well you fit, and draft a cover letter, screening-question answers, likely interview questions, and a networking play.
What makes the ATS resume different from other tools?
Most tools pour your text into their own template. When you upload your resume (PDF or Word), we keep your original design. Your fonts, spacing and layout stay put, and we only retune the wording for the job, flagging every line we changed. The file you download looks like your resume, not ours. Two things change on purpose: a two-column layout comes back as a single column, and icons or photos are left out, because many applicant tracking systems read straight across the page, which jumbles side-by-side columns, and can't read images.
How is the fit score calculated?
We score your resume against the listing on four axes: skills, experience depth, requirement coverage, and seniority. Those are averaged into a score out of 100, and every score comes with a plain verdict: Strong fit, Worth a look, Stretch, or Probably skip. Below it is a list of what the job asks for that your resume does not show. Tick anything you have really done but never wrote down, and it counts from then on, in your scores and in your tailored resumes. Anything left unticked stays out: every tailored resume made from an uploaded file is checked, and a line that names a tool, standard or certification your resume does not show is put back to your own wording. The score is tuned to be honest rather than flattering, and scored against the people who would really apply for that role rather than the listing's wish list, so a job in the wrong field still reads as one.
Do I have to upload my resume, or can I paste it?
Either works for every tool. Uploading is the only way to unlock the format-preserving ATS resume, since a pasted resume has no layout to keep. Save yours on the Resumes page, and whichever one is your default pre-fills and pre-scores every new job you add.
Can I keep more than one resume?
Yes, named separately, which starts to matter once you are applying for two kinds of role. One is your account default, and any single job can be pinned to a different one, so a score always says which resume produced it rather than quietly mixing them. You can duplicate a resume to vary it, or save a tailored version from a job as a new resume of its own. How many you can keep at once depends on your plan.
How do I know it read my formatting correctly?
Check before you spend anything on it. Every saved resume shows which file it came from and offers a Preview formatting link, which rebuilds it through the same code a real download uses, so what you see there is what a tailored resume would be built on. It is free and uses no AI.
What are Screening Answers?
Paste the free-text questions from an application (“Why this company?”, “Describe a time…”) and we draft an honest, first-person answer to each, grounded in your real experience when a resume is present.
Do the Networking Tips give me real people's names?
No, and that's deliberate. Instead of guessing names (which risks getting them wrong), it finds the real overlaps you have with the company from your resume, tells you who actually influences the hire, gives exact searches to find them, and drafts a message per person-type.
Is my data private?
Your jobs and resume are tied to your account and aren't visible to other users. Each request is checked server-side against your session.
What is the LinkedIn Optimizer?
A separate tool from the per-job documents, because a LinkedIn profile is one thing you keep rather than something rewritten per application. From your real resume it drafts three headline options, a first-person About section, and the skills to list. It is included from the Basic plan up.
What does it cost?
Free covers one full tailored application and tracking up to 20 jobs on your board, with no card. Scoring a job never counts against that. The paid plans sit well under what comparable tools charge, and nothing is charged today, so everyone is on the free plan while we build. Pricing shows where it is heading.
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