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A TailoredCV alternative built for tailoring

TailoredCV is known for AI tailoring of a CV to a specific job description. Cooked does one thing: you paste a job link, and it rewrites your existing CV for that role, writes a matching cover letter and scores the result against ATS checks.

Choose TailoredCV if…

  • You're already set up there and happy with the results.

Choose Cooked if…

  • You want the AI to use only your real experience and flag gaps instead of inventing skills.
  • You want an ATS score with a clear fix for every failed check.
  • You'd rather pay $2.99 for the one CV you send than start a subscription.
  • You want eight ATS-safe templates with your own accent colour and font.

What you get with Cooked

  • Paste a job link or description: no copying requirements by hand
  • Rewrites your summary, skills and bullets using only your real experience
  • Matching cover letter for the same role
  • ATS score: keyword coverage plus 16 format checks, before and after
  • Honest gap list for skills the job wants that your CV doesn't show
  • 8 single-column, ATS-safe templates with 6 accent colours and 6 fonts
  • Interview questions for each job (Pro)
  • Free to try; $2.99 per CV, $9.99/month or $59 lifetime

Features and prices of other tools change often. Check TailoredCV's own website for its current plans. Cooked isn't affiliated with TailoredCV.

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Questions

Is Cooked a good TailoredCV alternative?

If you mainly want to tailor an existing CV to specific jobs, yes. Cooked rewrites your CV and writes a cover letter from a job link in under a minute, with an ATS score. TailoredCV is known for AI tailoring of a CV to a specific job description, which may suit you better if that's your priority.

Is Cooked free?

You can tailor up to 3 CVs a day for free and see an ATS score and a preview. Downloading a CV costs $2.99, or $9.99/month for unlimited CVs and the remote job board, or $59 once for lifetime access.

Does Cooked make up experience?

No. It only rephrases and reorders what's in your CV, and lists skills the job asks for that your CV doesn't show as gaps.

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