Picks · @emircitakFree job search tools

Job hunting tools you can use without paying first. The free plan is their own claim.

by @emircitak

12 products. Hand-picked, as of Aug 16.

This week

No changes. Same list as last week.

  • 01

    Free plan on their own pricing page.

    Build a personal resume/profile page you can share as a live webpage or export to PDF — a free personal-branding tool for individual job seekers.

  • 02

    You can start without paying.

    Matches you to real job listings from a pool of over a million and drafts a tailored cover letter for each, instead of letting you mass-apply.

  • 03

    A free tier they state themselves, not one we assumed.

    Turns your resume PDF into a personal portfolio-style landing page in under a minute — for job seekers building their own online presence, not a recruiter tool.

  • 04

    Free plan on their own pricing page; paid starts at US$ 19.98 per month.

    Reads your resume against a job description to surface transferable skills and honest gaps — built for job seekers preparing applications, not for recruiters screening candidates.

  • 05

    You can start without paying. Paid tier: $7.95.

    An AI career-planning tool mapping transition roadmaps and income data across roles.

  • 06

    A free tier they state themselves, not one we assumed.

    A free job search engine that pulls listings directly from company career pages, so stale or fake postings disappear fast; no signup required.

  • 07

    Free plan on their own pricing page; paid starts at $4.99 / week.

    A service that handles the resume and job-search workflow on behalf of the job seeker.

  • 08

    You can start without paying. Paid tier: $39/month.

    Type your job title and get a free score for how exposed it is to AI automation, using US Department of Labor data. A quick anxiety check, not a career-planning tool.

  • 09
    KINETK ATS Checkershipped 7d ago

    A free tier they state themselves, not one we assumed.

    A free tool that checks whether a resume will pass applicant tracking systems.

  • 10

    Free plan on their own pricing page.

    Billed as a complete job-search workspace; the listing gives little further detail beyond that, and it looks aimed at individual job seekers rather than employers.

  • 11

    You can start without paying. Paid tier: $0.

    AI resume builder with ATS scoring that checks resumes against job descriptions and rewrites weak bullet points, with free templates and PDF export.

  • 12

    A free tier they state themselves, not one we assumed.

    Pastes a job listing and generates a ready-to-send, DIN 5008-formatted German cover letter in under a minute, built specifically for job seekers applying in Germany.