Why CV Heap Exists
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We measure the actual experience of an employee against the actual experience requirements of the employer.
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What’s Broken
Exhibit R · How most platforms view a résumé
Most job platforms and ATS only match keywords from a short summary. Some add “AI” on the label, but it’s still ultimately just keyword matching.
The pool is flooded with similar-sounding résumés that are fueld by misinformation. The only real winners are the platforms mining data and the employers paying to collect that data.
Elen a Duarte …AI not expecting “a” before last name
Auto Mechanic · 32 yrs …AI-flagged as big number
Followed up on customer complaint and discovered incorrect
business listing
[Long list of great automotive work]
Trained 12 new hires over years, teaching the trade and
great service
Set up a homelab that provided Managed Services for Open
Source projects …not professional work
Support users of hosted web services
Always available for the surprise emergency
Familiar with: Linux, PowerBI, Nginx,
Cloud, ITIL …no python
Degree: Automotive …expected IT
Example Only: Not a real résumé
Auto-reject
Why was the candidate missed?
Depite a long history contributing to Open Source projects, their career in Automotive guarantees no ATS will ever score their résumé high enough to have any chance of an interview.
Worse yet, many AI-backed platforms introduce hidden bias when trying to find evidence for keywords that would be illegal if proven to exist.
What the filter asked
Smilar to other successful hires?no
Has Nginx + Linux + Cloud + Python?no
Exact title match?no
Enterprise support of end users?no
Exact degree match?no
Result: never read by a person.
Our Solution
Exhibit C · How we approach your curriculum vitae:
Many popular job search platforms have become nothing more than social media platforms that use jobs as bait that’s always kept at the end of a stick. Their business model thrives by promoting the same misinformation that it claims to stop.
Our internal process starts by removing all private data and normalizing typing patterns before running all curriculum vitaes and job descriptions through the exact same scoring process. We then search our entire database for the absolute best match that we can provide based on your actual work experience.
Elena Duarte …removed before scoring
Auto Mechanic · 32 yrs
Followed up on customer complaint and discovered incorrect business listing
[Long list of great automotive work]
Trained 12 new hires over years, teaching the trade and great service
Set up a homelab that provided Managed Services for
Open Source projects
Support users of hosted web services
Always available for the surprise emergency
Familiar with: Linux, PowerBI, Nginx, Cloud, ITIL
Degree: Automotive
Example Only: Not a real résumé
Must interview
What makes this candidate unique?
This person has a long history that is backed by a long, detailed, and cohesive story. This person has a strong record that shows attention to detail and concern for quality standards. Activities cover both DevOps and Automotive, with a strong focus on community. This person championed the adoption of ITIL practices that resolved many customer complaints.
Apply |
Enable |
Initiate |
Strategy |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Learning delivery |
Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Problem management |
Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Application support |
Yes | Yes | No | No |
Incident management |
Yes | Yes | No | No |
Infrastructure operations |
Yes | Yes | No | No |
- No paywallThere will never be a paywall on your best matches.
- Which meansIf you are hiring, the person who fits your role will find it.
- No noiseNo promoted listings, and no ghost jobs.
- Both sidesMutual interest is visible to both, or to neither.
Your Journal
Exhibit Y · Build your curriculum vitae:
Get started today!
Our scoring system is extremely in-depth, but it only knows about the history that you provide.
This is the opposite of a résumé–instead of writing for an audience that’s hoping to find many keywords in a few seconds, the audience here is yourself. Write about what you actually did…every boring daily activity and every exciting accomplishment.
This data is yours and it stays in your own private repository.