Create detailed profiles to generate highly personalized cover letters.
What Are Candidate Profiles?
Candidate profiles are the foundation of personalized cover letters. They contain your professional information that FauxRun uses to customize each letter for different job opportunities.
Creating a Strong Candidate Profile
1. Professional Information
Start with your basic professional details:
- Full name and current job title
- Years of experience in your field
- Current industry or specialization
2. Skills Section
List your technical and soft skills. Be specific and include:
- Programming languages and frameworks
- Tools and software you’re proficient in
- Industry-specific methodologies
- Soft skills like leadership, communication, and project management
3. Projects and Achievements
Add your most impressive projects and achievements:
- Project name and description
- Your specific role and responsibilities
- Key results and metrics (increase in revenue, time saved, etc.)
- Technologies used
Best Practices
- Be specific with numbers and metrics
- Use industry-relevant keywords throughout
- Focus on achievements rather than just responsibilities
- Update your profile regularly as you gain new experience
- Create multiple profiles for different career tracks or specializations
Managing Multiple Profiles
As your career evolves, you may want different profiles for different types of roles. FauxRun supports multiple candidate profiles so you can:
- Switch between Senior Developer and Team Lead profiles
- Maintain profiles for different industries
- Test different skill emphasis with different profiles
The more effort you put into creating detailed candidate profiles, the better your generated cover letters will be!