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The easier way to write CVs
Enter A Smart CV, the new app that will take the stress out of managing the job application element of your career. Use if for a single application or make a long-term friend of it and take out an annual subscription. (Check out the pricing – it is unbelievably good value.)
For beginners and pros
If you’re at the start of your career and need help formulating your first CV, ASmartCV is the tool for you. If you’re a seasoned contractor regularly changing projects, this is definitely for you too. It is a simple yet high-quality tool that enables you to construct a resume that fulfils the specific job description at hand, giving you a much better chance of hitting the mark and making it past the all-important first glance, through to a successful application.
Utilising the power of AI
There is AI (literally everywhere), and then there is making the right use of AI. A Smart CV takes the knowledge and experience of real humans: Sean, a Senior Consultant who regularly applies for and wins new contracts, and Tom, a Recruitment Specialist who has been helping people to nail their next job for 20+ years. A Smart CV focuses the capabilities of AI to an exact end use: no more groping around with random AI prompts, this work is done for you.
UK English language specific
Yes, there are other CV creation tools out there and some of them look pretty comprehensive too. But, and it’s an important but, the majority are US products and therefore not tailored to a UK market and UK employer. The difference is all in the nuance – spelling, turn of phrase and intonation. There is something very particular about the English use of the English language and A Smart CV captures that. This will give you a subtle edge for starters!
Simple yet sophisticated
A Smart CV is finely honed and designed to be easy to use. Less flannel, more direct value, it gets to the point quickly, delivering a succinct, bespoke and appropriate CV with a neat cover letter.
How Inca Creative helped develop the brand
We began with a consultation with the A Smart CV Team, and then working in close conjunction with our partner Provanta.ai, who developed the app itself, we created a brand and website to shape the front end customer interface for A Smart CV.
“When I met Sean and Tom, I was won over by their professional yet light-hearted and approachable manner. They clearly know what they are doing and wanted to take their combined expertise and fashion it into a useful and usable tool to help others. It’s a brilliant idea.”
Jo Parsons, Inca Creative MD
We were also impressed with how well-formed this idea was. The A Smart CV team had a clear mission and concept fully fashioned in their minds. Working with Sean and Tom to produce the branding and website was therefore a collaborative and rewarding experience.
Hitting the target
Inca came up with the paper aeroplane motif as a take on ‘folding up your traditional paper CV’ and posting directly to the target. It embraces the old and the new. The brand encompasses colours and styling that represents the sense of the professional and the approachable. The onus is on simplicity and clarity to get the user to where they need to be quickly and confidently. The system behind the front end is robust, secure and fast. Once you have entered your core information you can rustle up A Smart CV from anywhere.
The verdict
Whatever stage you’re at in your career, A Smart CV is a no brainer. It will undoubtedly make your life easier and help you to win more roles with considerably less effort and stress – for the duration of your career.