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Kanvis vs a résumé.
A résumé is a claim on a page, read in seconds. A Kanvis profile is built from that same résumé in a conversation, so every entry links back to where you said it, and the page can answer a recruiter’s follow-up instead of being put down.
A résumé is the most portable document in hiring and it isn’t going anywhere. Every application form has a slot for one, every recruiter knows how to read one, and Kanvis writes them. What a résumé can’t do is survive a question.
It’s a page of claims read in seconds, so the reader isn’t really evaluating your work. They’re scanning for things that stand in for it. A company they recognise, a title that maps to the one they’re filling, dates with no gap. Nothing on the page can be checked in the time it takes to read, so the résumé that wins is the one shaped like the signal, not the one describing the better work.
A Kanvis profile starts from the same material and keeps going. Upload the résumé, spend a few minutes correcting and adding to it in conversation, and you end up with a page under your own name where each entry traces back to where you said it. Then it answers. The follow-up that would have gone to your inbox and waited a day goes to the page instead.
You still get the document. Kanvis writes a résumé against one specific job description, in a format applicant tracking software can read, so the page and the paper say the same thing about you. The page is what you send someone. The résumé is what you attach.
Side by side
You’ll still need the PDF. Kanvis makes one from your profile whenever a form asks for it, in a shape that reads well to people and to the screening software that often sees it first.
| A Kanvis profile | A PDF résumé | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A page at kanvis.me/you with your work, projects and education, and answers to the questions people ask about them. | One or two pages of claims in a fixed order, the same for every reader. |
| How it is read | Read, and asked. A recruiter can put a question to the page and get an answer from your record. | Skimmed in seconds, often by software before a person sees it. |
| What a claim is worth | Every entry links to the conversation that created it, so a claim can be traced instead of just trusted. | Whatever you wrote. Nothing on the page says where it came from. |
| Keeping it current | Tell the profile what changed. The link stays the same, so it’s current everywhere you’ve shared it. | Edit the document, export it again, replace it everywhere you sent it. |
| Fit for a specific role | Paste the job description and get a fit score, a plain-language read on the gaps, and a résumé shaped for that role. | You guess at what the role wants and reword the document. |
| Applying | On Kanvis, apply by talking: a short interview built on what the profile already shows. Elsewhere, attach the résumé it made for you. | Attach the PDF to a form and answer the same questions again. |
Questions people ask
Do I still need a résumé if I have a Kanvis profile?
Yes, and Kanvis makes it. When a form wants a PDF, generate one from your profile in a format that reads well to people and to the screening software that often sees it first.
How is a Kanvis profile different from a résumé?
A résumé is a claim on a page. A Kanvis profile is built from a conversation, so every entry links back to where you said it, and the page can answer a recruiter’s follow-up the moment they think of it. A résumé gets skimmed. A profile gets asked things.
Can Kanvis tell me how well my résumé fits a job?
Yes. Paste the job description and you get a fit score with the reasons behind it in plain language, plus the gaps worth closing before you apply.
Is Kanvis a résumé builder?
It builds a résumé, among other things. The profile comes first. The résumé, the fit check and the outreach copy are all made from it, so they all say the same thing about you.