SmartCVs

Career Coach

Find the jobs that fit you, then walk in prepared.

Ask the Career Coach which jobs suit you and it searches thousands of live New Zealand jobs, straight from employers' career sites, for the ones that fit your experience - and says honestly where each one fits and where it doesn't. Save the good ones in a click, then ask what the interviewer is likely to ask and shape your answers from your own experience.

  • Searches live New Zealand jobs for the ones that fit your profile
  • Tells you honestly why each one fits, and what it asks that you don't yet show
  • Prepares you for the interview, with answers from your real experience

Free. No signup. PDF or Word.

The SmartCVs Career Coach, opened from a Front Office Manager job at a lodge that's at the interview stage. It greets the job seeker and suggests questions. Asked what the lodge will ask about the Opera property system, which their CV doesn't show, it says to expect a question on property systems and to answer with the four years they ran a different system at a motor inn, then explain how they'd learn Opera.

How it works

Ask for jobs. Then get ready for them.

  1. 1

    Ask which jobs fit you

    Ask "What jobs fit my profile?" or name what you want - part-time nursing in Hamilton, remote roles over $100k. The coach searches every live job in New Zealand and shows the best as cards you can save or open.

  2. 2

    See why each one fits

    For each job it recommends, the coach says what in your experience matches and what the job asks that your profile doesn't show yet, so you know which are worth your time.

  3. 3

    Prepare for the interview

    Ask what they'll ask, how to talk about a gap, or how to answer "Tell me about a time...". The coach shapes answers with the STAR method, from your own experience.

Before and after

The answer you'd give. The one they remember.

Pick an interview and switch between a first answer and the one worked through with the coach. The coached answer tells a real story from the person's experience, with what they did and how it turned out.

Chef de Partie

The Wharf Kitchen, Nelson

What they're listening for

  • Calm under pressure, not answered
  • Clear communication, not answered
  • Solving the problem, not answered
  • Learning from it, not answered

The question

  • Tell us about a service that went wrong.

The answer

  • I'm good under pressure.
  • Things go wrong sometimes, but I just deal with it.
  • It worked out fine.

The coach works from the person's profile and what they tell it. It won't invent jobs, results or experience they don't have.

Examples, written to show how the coach helps. Your answers come from your own experience.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Something else on your mind? Email support@smartcvs.ai and a person will reply.

What does the coach know about my job?

Your profile, the jobs you've saved - with your match, the requirements your CV doesn't answer yet, where each is in your tracker and your notes - and every live job on SmartCVs' New Zealand job board. That's how it finds jobs that fit you, and knows where an interviewer is likely to push.

What can I ask it?

Anything about finding and getting the job: which jobs fit your profile, part-time or remote roles in your area, what they'll ask about a gap, how to answer "Tell me about yourself", which of your saved jobs you're strongest for, what to ask at the end of an interview, or how to talk about salary. It sticks to your job search.

Is it a mock interview?

Not a scripted one. It's a conversation: ask what they're likely to ask, draft an answer and ask it to tighten it, or work out what to say about a gap. For "Tell me about a time..." questions it helps you answer with the STAR method.

Will it make up experience for me?

No. It works from your profile and what you tell it, and it won't invent jobs, results or experience you don't have. The best answers are your own stories, told well.

Is the coach free?

The free plan includes 2 messages so you can try it. Pro gives you unlimited coaching, from finding the jobs that fit you to preparing for every interview.

Is my data safe?

Your CV stays private to your account and we never sell your data. The AI we use runs with zero data retention, so it doesn't keep your CV or train on it. You can close your account at any time, and ask us to erase everything in it.

How we keep your data safe

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Questions first? Email support@smartcvs.ai.