Frequently Asked Questions

No account required. TailorCV works entirely without sign-up. Your progress is saved automatically in your browser's local storage so you can return to it later.

Yes. TailorCV is fully responsive and works on mobile and tablet browsers. For the best experience when editing long CVs or previewing PDFs, a desktop browser is recommended.

Files up to 10 MB are accepted. Most PDFs and DOCX files are well within this limit. If you paste text directly, the limit is 50,000 characters.

Yes — the CV Builder (/builder) is designed exactly for that. You fill in each section (Personal Info, Summary, Experience, Education, Skills, Projects, Certifications) with optional AI writing assistance per section.

No. The AI only rephrases and restructures the information you provide. It will never invent jobs, qualifications, or skills you did not include. It focuses on keyword alignment, phrasing, and emphasis.

The ATS score is an AI estimate based on keyword match, experience relevance, and skills alignment against the job description. It closely mirrors how common ATS platforms evaluate CVs, but different employers use different systems. Use it as a guide, not a guarantee.

Yes. You can switch between OpenAI and Google Gemini models using the model selector in the tool header. Both support all features including tailoring, ATS scoring, and chat editing.

LaTeX produces typographically superior PDFs compared to HTML-to-PDF conversion. The output is crisply formatted, properly kerned, and reliably parsed by ATS systems — the same standard used by academic and professional publishers.

Yes. The DOCX file can be opened and edited in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice, or any compatible word processor.

Yes. Template selection happens at the end of the wizard and can be changed freely. Your CV content stays the same — only the visual presentation changes.