u/SM12122 — reddlx

Applying to jobs is honestly exhausting… especially when you don’t even know if you’re a good fit.

I’ve been on the recruiting side, and most people get rejected simply because they don’t match the job criteria clearly enough and not necessarily because they’re bad.

So I made a simple tool where you:

Upload your CV
Paste a job description
And it tells you your “fit score” + what’s missing

The interesting part is it shows:

Where your CV aligns
Where you’re falling short
What you could improve before applying
An AI Consultant to assist to you as well

It’s completely free and takes like 10 seconds.

Not trying to sell anything just thought this might help people avoid blind applying.

Curious:

Do you usually tailor your CV for every job?
Or just apply to as many as possible?

Happy to share if interested!

After 4+ years in TA, I've been on the frustrating side of this too.

I've watched great candidates get filtered out because their CV didn't tick the right keyword boxes. I've seen recruiters ghost people not because they didn't care but because they had 200 applications and 3 hours.

The system isn't broken because people are bad at their jobs. It's broken because the tools are terrible.

So I built something.

My Ideal Candidate and free, no signup, no BS:

For candidates: upload your CV + paste a JD → get an instant fit score, see exactly what keywords are missing, understand how an ATS reads your application before a human ever does

For recruiters: screen and rank 50 CVs in 60 seconds with gap analysis and a clear shortlist

Also built Sam, an AI consultant you can actually talk to about your career, interview prep, salary negotiation, why you keep getting rejected

I'm not here to sell anything. It's genuinely free. I built it because this community deserves better tools than what exists right now.

🔗 myidealcandidate.com

Brutal feedback welcome this community will tell me what's actually wrong with it better than anyone else.