Savviest Product Updates

Jared Carlson -

Professional Coaching – September 1, 2021

TL/DR: Going through the job search alone is like walking in the dark without a light. Don't stumble and have your applications fall flat. Get support from a Savviest professional coach and let us guide you to a more empowered career and job search.

Wait, but why? Even with the tools Savviest provides to make your job search easier, it can still challenging and hard to know if you're on track. That's why we are releasing professional coaching services in the Savviest ecosystem. You can now have access to the best coaches at an affordable price, ensuring your job search and career are on track.

We're starting with these targeted offerings to help you succeed.

  • Resume Review Your resume is the first thing that most recruiters, hiring managers, and employers know about you. It’s your ticket to an interview, and your first opportunity to make a strong impression. Make sure it follows best practices and is getting through ATS!
  • LinkedIn Review A polished LinkedIn profile is a great opportunity to tell your unique professional story. Don’t waste it with inaccurate headlines, poorly written About sections, or incomplete work history. Our LinkedIn review gives you detailed feedback and specific suggestions to make sure you stand out to recruiters and hiring managers.  
  • Mock Interview Practice Interviews can be nerve wracking for everyone, no matter how good of a candidate you are. Luckily, the best way to ace your interview is by practicing and preparing with a professional who knows all the tips and tricks.

Visit savviest.com/app/coaching to book a session today.

Modern Job Tracker – August 25, 2021

TL/DR: We're releasing a brand new tool to help you stay on top of your job search with more ease and less stress.

Wait, but why? An unorganized job search crushes even the best candidates. Failing to stay on top of an increasingly complex job search means lost opportunities and lackluster applications. Don't derail your job search with a lack of organization.

With the Savviest Job Tracker you can now

  • Track all of your applications in one simple view.
  • Attach and edit unique resumes and cover letters for each application. Remember generic applications always lose to tailored ones!
  • Take notes on your excitement level, salary, interview preparation, and more to make sure you make a well informed decision when comparing opportunities.

See the Job Tracker in action

Best Practices  — March 1, 2021

TL/DR: We've added best practices from top recruiters and coaches to help you tell your career story and craft amazing resumes and cover letters.

Wait, but why? Building a resume and cover letter requires you to reflect on your accomplishments and craft your unique career story. We heard from our users that it was hard to know where to start or whether they were doing it correctly. So, we chatted with our network of top recruiters and coaches to bring you the best practices or tips and tricks to stand out and know if you're on the right track.

  • Tips and tricks from top coaches and recruiters, integrated directly into Savviest.
  • Streamlined process for thinking through and aggregating all of your professional experiences into Building Blocks.
  • Intuitive skills and achievements building blocks section.
  • Redesigned cover letter paragraph creation experience.

TL/DR: New UI and onboarding experience ?

Wait, but why? Our goal with this release was to make Savviest more intuitive to the user, especially when they are new to the platform. To do that, we've entirely rethought the user onboarding experience and app navigation. Here are some of the highlights from this release.

  • New side navigation to make it easier to track your job search, manage your resume and cover letter building blocks, etc.
  • Onboarding checklist for new users.
  • A quick add + button on the top of the screen to quickly track jobs or add accomplishments from anywhere in the app.
  • Cover letters and resumes now live in the Documents folder.

Resume importer  - Jan 10, 2021

TL/DR: Resume importer available for new users ?

Wait, but why? Many of our users have an existing resume or LinkedIn profile that they would like to import into the platform. We heard you and we developed a world class resume importer to make the onboarding process much quicker for new users. Now you can get to the value of using Savviest even faster!

  • Savviest users can now import their resume to the app at sign-up
  • We parse your data and put it into building blocks that can be used for new resumes.
  • Be on the lookout for our upcoming release which allows existing to import a resume to their profile.  

Resume  Feedback - Dec 10, 2020

TL/DR: Easily request feedback from your network on every resume ?

Wait, but why? One of the number one requests we've received from the savviest community is the ability to easily request feedback on a resume. We took that to heart and built out a very intuitive resume feedback system. Now you can request feedback for each resume and cover letter you build, from the people who you trust most!

  • Easily send your resume to a friend, mentor, family member, or career coach to get their comments on what you've created.
  • It's like Google Docs for your resume
  • By leveraging your community, you can be a much more effective job seeker!  

Job Tracker - August 6, 2020

TL/DR: Easily track and manage your entire job search from Savviest ?

Wait, but why? Many people submit 100+ applications during their job search. We wanted to make any easy way to track each of these applications and link a tailored resume and cover letter for each one. In doing so we can keep your job search more organized and make you more successful because your applications are tailored.

  • Easily track your jobs directly from Savviest
  • Keep track of each stage of the job search, from applied to hired.
  • Link a tailored resume and cover letter to each job.
  • Find and track jobs using our job search or manually add tracked jobs.

Savvy Auto Search  - Jun 25, 2020

TL/DR: We find the perfect job and creates tailored resumes for every one ✅

Wait, but why? We recognize the job search process can be very challenging. Managing the process on your own is daunting. The good news is we have your back to make it easier. Savviest can now automatically find jobs that fit your background and interests, are within your desired commute, and which we determine you have the best chance of landing.

  • Tell us about your interests, commute preferences, and let Savviest do the rest.
  • Savviest builds a new resume and cover letter for each job and send you an email in the morning.  
  • You get to sit back and relax. ??
  • Renamed as Savvy Career Agent as of February 1, 2021,

Modern UI redesign - April 15, 2020

TL/DR: We've updated Savviest with a c ylean, modern, intuitive UI ?

Wait, but why? As a result of feedback from our beta tester program we've updated the app with a clean and intuitive UI. We've redesigned savviest from the ground up and we think you'll love the new experience.

  • Fresh, modern user interface with streamlined organization.
  • Redesigned side navigation bar for easy access to job search tools.
  • Easier to find what you need within the app.
  • Take a look at the differences below.
Old Savviest UI (Left) compared to new Savviest UI (right)