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Your match score

What does the Jiffy CV score measure?

It shows how well your resume matches one specific job, out of 100. It looks at three things: whether your resume shows the skills the job post asks for, how well you fit the role itself, and how clearly your resume reads to recruiters and hiring software. It's a quick, honest check before you apply, not a promise of an interview.

Read the guide: What is a good ATS score? →

Can I see why I got the score I did?

Yes. Your results list the skills the job asks for, split into the ones already on your CV and the ones missing, with must-haves marked. You also see what's holding your score back on job fit and resume quality, each with a one-line fix.

Is this just keyword stuffing?

No. Repeating a word doesn't raise your score. The rewrite uses the job post's words only in lines that already show that work, and every changed line is checked against your original resume. If a skill is genuinely missing, it stays listed as missing — we don't sneak it in.

Read the guide: How ATS systems actually read your resume →

Will a higher score guarantee an interview?

No, and nobody honest can promise that. Hiring also depends on who else applied, the recruiter, referrals, timing and much more. A higher score means your resume shows a stronger match for that job — which gives you a better shot, not a guarantee.

Will Jiffy CV invent experience I don't have?

No. The rewrite only uses facts that are already in your resume. If a job asks for something you don't show, it stays listed as missing. Where we can suggest wording, we ask you to confirm it's genuinely true before it's used. We never add qualifications, and if a number would help a bullet, you type in the real number yourself.

Using Jiffy CV

Will this work for freshers?

Yes, as long as your resume has real material to work with — projects, internships, education, certifications or volunteering. We won't make up work experience to fill a gap, so for roles that need years of experience, your score may honestly be lower.

What happens when I click AI Optimise?

You start with your original resume. Click Apply All to switch to the tailored rewrite, and your new score updates straight away. Suggestions for missing skills and adding numbers are separate, so you stay in control. You can see exactly what changed before you download.

Read the guide: How to tailor your resume for every job →

What can I upload and download?

Upload your resume as a PDF (up to 3 MB). Download your tailored resume as a PDF or an editable Word (DOCX) file, in the template and colour you pick.

Which resume templates are available?

Four simple, single-column templates that hiring software reads easily: Classic, Skills-Led, Early Career and Concise. Each comes in 3 colour options, and your download looks the same as the preview.

Is Jiffy CV a resume builder?

Not really. Resume builders start you from a blank page. Jiffy CV starts from the resume you already have and tailors it to each job in about a minute.

Why not just use a free AI chatbot?

You absolutely can.

But there's a difference between generating a resume and getting one ready to send. Writing prompts, reviewing changes, fixing formatting, and repeating the process for every job can still take 30–45 minutes per application.

Jiffy CV is built to eliminate that repetitive work. Upload your CV once, paste a job description, and get a tailored, ATS-readable CV in about a minute, grounded in your real experience.

Free AI helps you do the work. Jiffy CV takes the repetitive work off your plate!

Why 'Jiffy'?

A jiffy is a very short moment. That's the idea: your resume, tailored, before you've finished your chai.

Privacy and data

How is my resume data handled?

Your resume and job descriptions are private. Only your signed-in account can see your scans. To create the analysis and rewrite, they're processed by our AI provider, and we don't store the provider's raw responses. The privacy policy has the full details.

Plans and billing

What counts as one scan?

One scan = one resume matched against one job post. It includes your match score, the analysis, the tailored rewrite, suggestions for missing skills and up to three places to add numbers. Optimising the resume doesn't use a second scan.

What happens when my scans run out?

All your finished scans stay in your account. You just can't start a new one until you buy another plan. We never charge you automatically.

Do unused scans roll over?

No. Each plan's scans are valid for the period shown on the pricing page. Any you haven't used by then expire and don't carry over to a new plan.

Is this a subscription? Will it renew automatically?

No. Paid plans are one-time purchases and never renew on their own. When your scans or time run out, you decide whether to buy again.

What is the refund policy?

It depends on whether a paid scan was used and why you're asking. Please read the refund policy (linked in the footer), and contact support if a scan failed or a payment went wrong.

The quickest way to understand it is to try it.

Bring your CV and one job post. You'll see your match score before and after. No card required.

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