Resume Audit Tool for LLM-Based Hiring Screens
ATS scanners used to be the boss to beat. In 2026 most large employers also run a private LLM screen over each resume. Candidates have no visibility into what those models see, especially when their resumes were written in Notion, Figma, or a fancy template. Sifter parses a resume the way an LLM does and tells the candidate what is silently missing.
Problem Statement
Candidates rewrite their resumes to please human recruiters but cannot see what an LLM screen extracts. Multi-column PDFs, icon stacks, and embedded graphics break parsing in subtle ways, so qualified candidates are rejected before a human ever reads their file.
The Idea
A resume audit tool that scores how clearly a candidate's CV reads to the LLM screens that now run on top of ATS pipelines.
Why Now
By 2026 the major ATS vendors all bundle an LLM-based pre-screen, and TikTok career creators are openly recommending candidates 'design for the model'. Most candidates still upload a beautiful PDF with hidden text layers, columns, and icons that confuse extraction. The Show HN for sifter.sh confirmed thousands of click-throughs on day one.
Target User
Active job seekers aged 22 to 45, career coaches, and bootcamp career services teams who advise hundreds of candidates per cohort
Target Market
Career services SaaS, job search add-ons, and bootcamp tooling in North America and EU
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