Learn Candidlyst

Short videos to help you set up once and use it well from there.

Setup

One-time work that makes the tool actually useful. Do these once, well, and everything else -- analyzing jobs, generating applications, checking ATS fit -- draws on what you build here. Essentially a one-time cost and effort.

Think of this less like configuring settings and more like training the AI on who you actually are. The time you invest in setup pays dividends in accuracy throughout everything you do in Candidlyst afterward: sharper fit scores, resumes that sound like you, applications that don't need heavy rewriting. It's a few focused sessions, done once, not an ongoing chore.

1

Master Resume Bank & Background Digest Builder

Build the two career foundations Candidlyst draws from for every job you evaluate and every application it generates.

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2

Define Your Style

Writing Rules, Cover Letter Style, and Resume Structure -- how Candidlyst should sound and format when it writes for you.

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3

Job Preferences Builder

Tell Candidlyst what you're actually looking for, so fit scoring reflects your real priorities.

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Ongoing Use

How to actually work the tool day to day, once setup is done.

Analyze & Results

How to analyze jobs and work with what comes back in Results -- covers both tabs together, since they're two halves of the same step.

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Library Features

Everything you can do with a job once it's in your Library: ATS analysis, Reconcile with your Resume Bank and Background Digest, and Interview Prep once you land an interview.

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Maintenance

Periodically check your Master Resume Bank and Background Digest for accuracy, make granular edits directly in Settings when you want more control than the guided builders offer, and use Export/Import to bring your full setup with you to a different browser or computer. Check the FAQ for more details.