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# Tailoring a resume for a job

> Copy your resume for one job, write a matching cover letter, and use its workspace for fit, application answers and interviews.

A resume written for one job usually does better than a general one. From any application you can make a copy of your resume that's linked to that job, write a cover letter for it, and later ask the assistant to help you prepare for the next step. Because the copy is linked to the application, [Check](/guides/checking-your-resume) and [the assistant](/guides/using-the-assistant) can compare it with the saved job posting.

## Before you start

* Add the job to **Applications**, ideally with its posting. See [Adding an application](/guides/adding-an-application).
* Have a resume to copy, or import or create one during preparation. See [Creating your first resume](/guides/creating-your-first-resume).
* Copying and manual editing work without AI. If you already have a usable [AI connection](/guides/using-ai), the assistant can also suggest changes.

## Make a copy of your resume for the job

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the application">In **Applications**, select the application to open its details.</Step>

  <Step title="Select Prepare a resume">
    **Prepare a resume** appears under **Documents for this job** when no resume is linked. **Save and prepare resume**
    when saving a job opens the same preparation flow.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose the resume to start from">
    Under **Start from**, pick the resume to copy. Usually that's your main, general resume.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check the job and the name">
    Under **For which job?**, the application is already picked. **Name** is suggested from the resume and the company,
    such as "Game Developer Resume — Maple & Moss". Change it if you like.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create the copy">Select **Create and open**.</Step>
</Steps>

<Frame caption="Copy a resume for a job">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/lazymedia/kg_VLIC57jHE8Lcr/images/guides/tailoring-a-resume-for-a-job/copy-a-resume-for-a-job-dialog.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=kg_VLIC57jHE8Lcr&q=85&s=1fb50225aa61ca41978dcfa073517429" alt="Copy a resume for a job dialog with Game Developer Resume selected under Start from, Maple & Moss selected under For which job?, and the suggested name Game Developer Resume — Maple & Moss, with a Create and open button" width="1280" height="1106" data-path="images/guides/tailoring-a-resume-for-a-job/copy-a-resume-for-a-job-dialog.webp" />
</Frame>

Reactive Resume makes the copy, links it to the job, and opens it in the editor. For a saved job, the copy becomes its prepared resume. Your original resume stays unchanged. The assistant opens automatically only when you already have a usable AI connection.

If you have no resume yet, select **Import or create a resume**, then import a file or select **Start blank**. The imported or blank resume stays linked to this saved job, so you can continue editing it without re-entering the posting.

To tailor the copy:

* Edit the resume manually to emphasize experience relevant to the saved posting, then review and download it.
* With a usable AI connection, pick **Tailor to the *company* posting** in the assistant. It reads the resume and posting, and suggests edits you accept or reject one at a time. See [Using the assistant](/guides/using-the-assistant).
* Switch to **Check** mode to see how well the resume matches the posting. See [Checking your resume](/guides/checking-your-resume).

<Tip>
  You can also start a copy from **Documents**: open a resume's **⋯** menu and select **Copy for a job…**, or select
  **New** and then **Copy a resume for a job**. Pick the application under **For which job?**, or **No job yet** for a
  plain copy.
</Tip>

<Frame caption="Tailor a resume and Write a letter, shown when nothing is linked yet">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/lazymedia/kg_VLIC57jHE8Lcr/images/guides/tailoring-a-resume-for-a-job/what-you-sent-tailor-and-write-buttons.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=kg_VLIC57jHE8Lcr&q=85&s=8900676ae9178f487f02ce9fc76e5ebe" alt="What you sent section with a Tailor a resume button, a Write a letter button and an Attach a file instead link" width="960" height="190" data-path="images/guides/tailoring-a-resume-for-a-job/what-you-sent-tailor-and-write-buttons.webp" />
</Frame>

## Write a cover letter for the job

In the application's details, under **Documents for this job** (or **What you sent** after submission), select **Write a letter**. Reactive Resume creates a cover letter named "Cover letter — *company*", fills in the recipient from the application, links it to the application and to the application's resume (if it has one), and opens it in the letter editor.

To link a letter you already have, go to **Documents**, open the letter's **⋯** menu and select **Link to application…**. See [Writing a cover letter](/guides/writing-a-cover-letter).

Use **Open application** to visit the original link and submit. Preparing documents or opening the link leaves the job **Saved**. After submitting, select **Mark as applied**, confirm the date and the documents or attached PDFs you actually sent. The selected document versions are kept for later. See [Managing an application](/guides/managing-an-application#seeing-what-you-sent).

## Continue in the application workspace

Open the application's details and select **Open workspace**. Your linked documents and saved posting are available there, alongside your shared facts and stories:

* [Fit](/guides/checking-job-fit) shows which requirements have evidence and which need clarification.
* [Apply](/guides/writing-application-answers) helps you reuse experience in form answers.
* [Prepare and Practise](/guides/preparing-for-interview-day) help you plan the next round and rehearse out loud.
* [Messages](/guides/replying-to-recruiters) helps you read and reply to recruiter messages.

For further resume edits, open the linked resume in its editor and use the document assistant. Review each proposed edit before accepting it.

## Related guides

* [Using the assistant](/guides/using-the-assistant): how suggestions, accepting and rejecting work.
* [Checking your resume](/guides/checking-your-resume): see how your resume matches a job.
* [Viewing application insights](/guides/viewing-application-insights): compare replies for tailored and general resumes.


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