How to Use JobAlchemy: A Step by Step Guide

Job hunting can be frustrating, exhausting, and honestly... broken. We built JobAlchemy because we’ve lived through the pain of sending out hundreds of applications with no real feedback. This guide walks you through exactly how to get the most out of the JobAlchemy platform, from onboarding to applying, smarter and faster.

Step 1: Complete Your Onboarding

Onboarding takes seconds. Drop in your CV in any format and we will scan it in about five seconds. We pull out your roles, education, projects, and skills, then prefill everything for you to review. Add or edit details right after.

No CV or want more control? Start manual. You can type or narrate your experience. Speak naturally and we turn it into clean, CV ready text. Students can focus on projects, and professionals can import past roles. Either way, you keep the final say before anything is used.

Quick steps

1. Upload your CV or choose Start manual

2. We parse and prefill your profile

3. You add missing info and set goals

4. Done, your profile is ready for tailored applications

Step 2: Utilise the Dynamic Job Board

Your Job Board pulls live roles from LinkedIn that match your recommended roles and filters. It updates through the day so you do not have to keep searching.

What you can do on the board

• Scan new roles fast with clear titles, companies, and locations

• Filter by role, seniority, location, and work type

• See quick highlights like key requirements and posted time

• Open the original LinkedIn post in one click

When a role looks right, open it on LinkedIn from the card. The extension takes it from there.

Step 3: Install and Use the Chrome extension on LinkedIn

Next, install the JobAlchemy browser tool. This lets you generate tailored CVs for each job application in just ten seconds.

But here’s the difference: it doesn’t just paste the same CV everywhere. The extension tailors your CV content to match each job description. That means every application is context-aware, relevant, and built to score higher with ATS systems.

You also have the autofill feature as a part of the Chrome extension. Our autofill tool is one of the most powerful features. It works seamlessly on LinkedIn and fills out:

• Repetitive personal info

• Work and education sections

• Custom, open-ended questions like “Why are you a good fit for this role?”

• Cover letters tailored to the job description

Step 4: Edit CVs Instantly if Needed

If you want to tweak or update anything on the fly, our built-in editor lets you do exactly that.

• Rewrite bullets for clarity and impact

• Add or remove sections

• Switch templates with live preview

• Save versions for different role types

  
  

Step 5: Apply on other job boards (outside LinkedIn)

If you are applying on platforms other than LinkedIn, use the CV Generator in the web app.

How to use it

• Paste the job description text or a link in any format

• We tailor a role specific CV to that JD

• Download the CV and apply on that site

Beta note: The extension works best on LinkedIn today. We are expanding support across major job boards, but it will take a bit of time. Until then, please use the generator for other sites and bear with us.

Step 6: Application Tracker

Every time you autofill or generate a CV from a job post, we save an entry to your Tracker. Drafts you did not submit are kept too, so you can return later and finish.

What the Tracker shows

• Job link and platform

• Date and current status

• CV version used and any edits

• Answers submitted and your notes

Why We Built This

We didn’t set out to build just another job tool. We were unemployed and struggling ourselves. We built JobAlchemy because we wanted to spend less time clicking and guessing—and more time hearing back from companies.

We hope it helps you too.

Ready to start? Sign up here or Install the browser tool to begin applying instantly and make your next application count.

Written by the JobAlchemy Team, built by people who’ve been through the process.