Your CV should read like you wrote it.
Recruiters can tell. A CV that sounds like a template gets read like one. getshortlisted helps you write the version that sounds like you — structured, in the language of the role, hosted in Switzerland.
Free during early access.
The market in 2026 has a noise problem. You're in it.
Eleven thousand applications are submitted to LinkedIn every minute. The result is not a meritocracy — it's a filter. Recruiters are overwhelmed, algorithmic sorting does the first pass, and the default response to your application is silence. The same silence that follows a bad CV also follows a good one that arrived on the wrong day. You have no way to tell which one you sent.
A better CV doesn't solve the volume problem. But a CV that sounds like a human wrote it — one with the specific language of the role, the specific voice of the person who did the work — is at least competing in the right category.
Here's what the difference looks like.
Most AI-written CVs optimise for keywords at the expense of the person who did the work. The line that goes unread is usually the one that reads like a job description — not a human account of what happened.
Before
Responsible for managing stakeholder relationships across multiple departments and ensuring alignment on project deliverables.
After
Led cross-ministry coordination for three delegations on a six-month multilateral review — negotiated two scope extensions and kept the final report on schedule.
Same person. Same role. The second line earns eight seconds of attention; the first one doesn't.
How it works.
Three steps. No onboarding session.
Import or paste your current CV.
Drop in a PDF or fill in your profile field by field. The form gives each role its own structure — dates, titles, achievements — so nothing gets lost in a wall of prose. If you already have a Word or PDF CV, start there.
Paste the job description.
Paste the role's job description into the tailoring flow. getshortlisted maps what the role asks for against what your CV currently shows, and surfaces the lines that need work — in plain terms, not a score.
Rewrite the lines that matter, in your own voice.
The AI suggests sharper phrasing for each bullet you choose to work on. It tightens, it flags passive constructions, it proposes language that fits the sector. You accept, edit, or discard each suggestion — nothing changes in your CV until you decide it should.
What it does.
Edit any role without touching the rest of your CV.
Add a role, swap two, rewrite one — the others stay where they are. Your CV stops being a single block of text you have to re-edit every time something changes.
Suggests edits to lines you've written — not lines it invents for you.
The AI works on text you've already drafted. It sharpens the verb, flags the passive construction, proposes language that sounds like the sector. It doesn't generate achievements from thin air. If a recruiter could tell it was AI, that's the failure mode we're avoiding.
Works in English and French today.
EU job seekers often need their CV in more than one language. The interface ships in EN and FR. Other languages will follow if and when they're ready, not on a marketing schedule.
What it doesn't do.
These are not missing features. They are decisions.
No auto-apply — because a submission you didn't review isn't an application, it's a gamble.
The products that tried this are rated 2 out of 5. Platforms flag identical AI letters. Recruiters add traps. The EU AI Act classifies employment-decision automation as high-risk under Article 14. You send. Not us.
No reading your inbox — because your messages are yours, and not what a CV tool needs.
The OAuth scope required to read your inbox is one of the most invasive permissions a product can ask for. It would make us a data controller for content with nothing to do with your CV. The line stays where it is.
No scraping job sites — because their terms are contracts and GDPR makes us joint controller if we cross them.
We don't pull listings from LinkedIn, Indeed, or any other platform without permission. If you want to tailor your CV to a role, paste the job description. That keeps the relationship with the platform clean — and yours.
No score out of 100 — because a number designed to make you anxious is not feedback.
Recruiters don't read CVs that way. ATSes don't either. An algorithmic score optimises for the score, not the role. We give you line-level observations on your actual draft. We don't give you a leaderboard.
About the waitlist.
getshortlisted is in early access. People get in in the order they sign up — not all at once. We'd rather onboard a few people properly than open the doors and watch the support pile up.
When it's your turn you'll get an email with access. The whole product is included. No upgrade nudge, no trial timer. You start when the queue reaches you.
The form is below.
On pricing and what it means.
The service is free during early access. That will change, and it will be clear when it does — a flat price, not a per-feature tier designed to nudge you toward an upgrade you don't need.
There is no advertising business behind this. No data brokerage. No external pressure to monetise your information before the product is ready to charge for itself. When pricing arrives, the privacy policy does not change with it.
Your CV is not the product.
Questions people ask before they sign up.
- Will the AI rewrite my CV in a way that sounds like everyone else's?
- It doesn't rewrite your CV. It works on individual lines you've selected — suggesting sharper phrasing, flagging passive constructions, proposing language that fits the role. You decide what stays. The AI is editing your draft, not replacing it with a generic version of a CV for that sector. If the suggestion sounds like a template, you don't take it.
- What happens to my CV data if I close my account?
- Your data is deleted within 30 days of account closure. Encrypted backups may persist for up to 30 additional days before the backup rotation overwrites them — that window is in the privacy policy because it's true, not because we want to hold your data. The full deletion process — what gets deleted, when, and how to request immediate deletion — is in the privacy policy.
- Why a waitlist instead of open access?
- Because the product is in early access and we're rolling out to real users in order of sign-up, not all at once. The waitlist is not a growth mechanic — it is what it says: a queue. If you sign up today, you get in before people who sign up next week. First wave access is in progress now.
- Is this free forever, or will I hit a paywall mid-search?
- Free for all early-access users, with no mid-search surprise. The service is free during this phase, full stop. When pricing arrives, it will be announced in-product and by email before it takes effect. If you joined during early access, you'll know what's changing and when, before it changes.
- Switzerland isn't in the EU — what does “EU-hosted” actually mean here?
- Switzerland is not an EU member state, but it operates under data-protection law that the European Commission has formally assessed as adequate — meaning your data receives protection equivalent to GDPR. The Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) mirrors GDPR in substance and is enforced by the FDPIC. The claim is structural, not marketing. The privacy policy gives the full legal basis.
- Does getshortlisted auto-apply to jobs for me?
- No. You write the CV. You send it. getshortlisted does not submit applications on your behalf, access your email, or take any action on external platforms. The principles page explains in detail why each of those boundaries exists — and why they're not going to move.
You've read this far. Here's what happens next.
Join the waitlist. When it's your turn — shortly after you sign up — you'll get access to the editor, the tailoring flow, and the full CV tool, free. No trial timer. No upgrade nudge. You start when the queue reaches you.
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