v0.1.0-alpha
Release v0.1.0-alpha
Welcome to the initial Alpha Release of Scoutly! Scoutly is the modern AI-powered job application co-pilot designed to streamline candidate job searches. Maintain one comprehensive master profile, generate ATS-tailored resumes and cover letters in seconds, autofill job applications with our Chrome Extension, and manage your entire application pipeline in an interactive Kanban board.
New Features
- Master Candidate Profile: Build and maintain a single source of truth for your work history, education, skills, projects, and quantifiable achievements.
- AI Resume Tailoring: Automatically analyze job descriptions against your profile, calculate ATS keyword match scores, and produce targeted, ATS-friendly resumes.
- Google X-Y-Z Bullet Point Optimizer: Transform duty-based job descriptions into impactful achievement statements using the proven "Accomplished [X], as measured by [Y], by doing [Z]" framework.
- Targeted Cover Letter Generator: Generate role-specific, compelling cover letters that match the company's culture and highlight relevant career achievements.
- Chrome Extension (1-Click Autofill): Seamlessly detect application forms across Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday, and LinkedIn, autofilling candidate information and custom screening answers.
- Interactive Application Kanban Board: Organize and track every application across custom stages—Wishlist, Applied, Screening, Interview, Offer, and Archived.
- Deterministic Typst PDF Engine: Generate pixel-perfect, vector-based PDF resumes with guaranteed ATS machine readability and instant rendering.
- In-Browser Document Preview: Review and fine-tune your tailored resumes and cover letters with real-time vector previews before downloading or applying.
- STAR Behavioral Interview Synthesizer: Prepare for behavioral interviews with structured Situation, Task, Action, and Result responses synthesized from your real-world work history.
- Automated Job Ingestion & Discovery: Explore engineering and technology job openings aggregated across verified platforms with normalized salary benchmarks.
Improvements
- ATS-Optimized Formatting: Clean single-column and dual-column layouts designed to parse cleanly through Workday, Taleo, Greenhouse, and iCIMS.
- Keyword Salience Scoring: Real-time keyword density highlighting missing hard skills and soft skills required by the employer.
- Custom Application Preferences: Set target job titles, preferred work modes (remote, hybrid, on-site), and compensation minimums.
Security
- Candidate Privacy Vault: Field-level encryption for sensitive profile data with AES-256-GCM.
- Zero Data Selling Policy: Candidate profiles, resumes, and interview responses are never shared, sold, or used to train third-party public models.
- Scoped Extension Permissions: The Scoutly Chrome extension only activates on verified job boards and employer application portals.