SmashTheJob
CV checker
Check your CV against the job you want.
Most CV checkers only read your CV. This one checks it against the job advert, one requirement at a time. You’ll need the job advert you’re applying for, and your CV.
Score your first advert free. If it doesn’t show you something you’d have missed, don’t buy.
Free: your first job advert, with one rating of your CV.
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A real rating of a sample CV: Sofia, a made-up restaurant supervisor, against an operations manager advert
From 5 to 8 out of 10 after she added three lines about work she had left out.
Or paste the job description
This is the version we rated. To change it, edit your own CV and rate it again.
Please do not upload health or disability details, your referees' contact details, or personal information about other people. The tool scores what the job asks for; none of those help.
Add a job advert and your CV first
1 free job advert left
Never used to train AI models. What we keep, and for how long
Add a job advert and your CV to see the meters.
Your match for this job
How this is scored
Your biggest gaps
Your first fix is on us. Tap Fix this on a gap and we’ll show you what to write and where it goes.
Gaps not on your list yet
Done editing? Save your CV in your own app, then upload it here to see what moved.
Fix this only rewords what your CV already says, or asks you what is missing. It never invents experience.
Application kit for this job
Want to know exactly what to write?
With a pass you get the wording for each gap, where it goes in your CV, and as many ratings of your updated CV as you like. Cover letters and saved history too.
A real example: Sofia’s sample CV went from 5 to 8 out of 10 after she added three lines about work she had left out. What you get depends on your own experience.
Unlike a chatbot or a free checker, we score your CV against each requirement in the advert, and never invent experience.
Email me my score and ready lines for this job
Must-haves
Nice-to-haves
CV quality
Questions
What do I need?
Your CV (a PDF or Word file, or its text) and the job advert you’re applying for. Paste the advert, add its link, or add screenshots of it from the job app.
Why do you need the job advert?
Every job asks for different things. A CV that’s right for one job can miss what the next one asks for. We read what this advert asks for and check your CV for each thing.
I don’t have a job advert yet
Find a job you’d apply for on any job site and copy its description. Your CV stays on this device while you look. Or try a sample first to see how it works.
Is it free?
Your first job advert is free: one rating of your CV, your biggest gaps, and your first fix. After that, a Smash Pass is paid once, with no subscription. See passes.
The job is on Indeed or LinkedIn
Those sites don’t let us read their pages from a link. Take one to three screenshots of the advert and add them, or copy the description and paste it.
Do you change my CV?
No. We show what’s missing and suggest wording for you to copy into your own CV, in Word, Google Docs or wherever you keep it. We never make up experience you don’t have.
What happens to my CV?
It is never used to train AI models. What we keep, and for how long.