About HiredIQ

Built by someone who has sat on both sides of the table.

HiredIQ was built from 30 years of hiring experience. Not to tell you what you want to hear. To tell you what hiring managers actually think when they read your CV.

Why HiredIQ exists

After 30 years running businesses, hiring hundreds of people and reviewing thousands of CVs, I moved into recruitment. And I immediately saw the same problem from the other side.

Good people applying for the wrong roles. CVs that did not speak the right language for the specific employer. Applications going into silence with no feedback and no way of knowing why.

Every tool designed to help candidates made this worse. High scores across the board. Generic advice. Encouragement to apply for everything. None of it honest. All of it designed to keep you subscribed rather than help you get hired.

HiredIQ was built to do the opposite. To give every candidate the honest assessment a hiring manager would give them, if hiring managers ever gave honest assessments.

30 yrs
In business and hiring
1,000s
Of CVs reviewed
UK + US
Markets served

What makes HiredIQ different

Every other CV tool on the market is built to inflate your score. High scores keep you subscribed. Low scores make you cancel. So every tool tells you to go for it.

HiredIQ is built to tell the truth. If you are a 31% match for a role, you will see 31. Not 67. Not a reassuring message about closing the gaps. The honest number.

The score that saves you from spending a week on an application that was never going to go anywhere is worth more than any inflated score that sends you into a process you were never going to win.

How the scoring works

Every analysis produces a score from 0 to 100 across four honest bands:

Who is HiredIQ for

Frequently asked questions

What is HiredIQ?
HiredIQ is an honest CV analysis and rewriting tool for job seekers in the UK and US. It scores your CV against any job description, tells you honestly whether you should apply, and rewrites your CV specifically for that role if you are a strong enough match.
How does HiredIQ score CVs?
HiredIQ analyses your CV against every requirement in the job description and produces a score from 0 to 100 across four bands: Strong Candidate (75-100), Good Match (55-74), Borderline (40-54), and Do Not Apply (0-39). The score reflects a genuine assessment of fit, not an inflated number designed to keep you engaged.
How much does HiredIQ cost?
HiredIQ offers 3 free analyses per month with no credit card required. Pro is £9.99 per month and includes 30 analyses plus CV rewriting. Power is £19.99 per month and includes unlimited analyses. Annual plans are available at a discount.
Is my CV data safe?
Yes. Your CV and job description are processed and immediately deleted. Nothing is stored. Your data is never sold or used to train AI models. Your email is only stored with your explicit consent.
Does HiredIQ work for US job seekers?
Yes. HiredIQ works for both UK and US job seekers. Salary context is provided in GBP for UK roles and USD for US roles.
What is the difference between HiredIQ and other CV tools?
Most CV tools inflate scores to keep users subscribed and encourage applying for everything. HiredIQ was built to do the opposite. It tells you the honest truth including when not to apply. The CV rewrite is specific to each role rather than a generic polish.
Why does HiredIQ not generate cover letters?
Because an AI-generated cover letter works against you. Recruiters spot them immediately and they create a negative impression. A cover letter should answer three personal questions: why this role, why now, and why you. Those answers need to come from you. HiredIQ tells you what to cover. You write it.

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3 analyses. No credit card. The honest truth about your next application.

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