Who writes the resume and cover letter for each role?
Which part is software and which part is a person?
Software narrows the list, and a person makes every decision after that.
- The software does the first scan, reading hundreds of listings a day against your profile.
- A person reviews the results, builds every application, and checks everything before it reaches you.
- The resume, the cover letter and any recruiter message are all tailored to the specific role.
Where do you sign off?
You have the final say on every application before it goes anywhere.
- You approve everything before it goes to an employer, and each match arrives as a finished resume and cover letter rather than a draft.
- You can ask for changes before you send.
- The same process runs whether the role came from our search or your own list.
Why do we not mass-apply?
Shortlisted sends fewer, better applications instead of applying to everything at once.
- Tools that fire off a hundred applications a day are being filtered straight to the trash by recruiters.
- We do the opposite and work on fewer, better applications, every role checked by a person first.
- The $95 a month covers every hand-built application we send you, and there is no charge per document.
Last updated September 2026