{"schema_version":"1.1","name":"Jobsolv Resume Tailoring Software Public-Flow Observations","description":"Dated, non-scored observations of what an anonymous buyer could reach using the same synthetic resume and job description.","url":"https://jobsolv.com/directory/methodology/public-flow-observations.json","methodology_url":"https://jobsolv.com/directory/methodology","publisher":{"name":"Jobsolv","url":"https://jobsolv.com"},"date_modified":"2026-07-22","synthetic_data_only":true,"accounts_created":false,"payments_made":false,"performance_scores_published":false,"test_fixture_id":"strong-fit","test_fixture_pdf_url":"https://jobsolv.com/datasets/resume-software-test/resume-software-fixture-01-strong-fit.pdf","observations":[{"product":"Jobsolv","testedUrl":"https://jobsolv.com/score-resume","observedOn":"2026-07-22","fixtureId":"strong-fit","evidenceStatus":"public-flow-tested","usefulResultObserved":true,"accessBoundary":"Anonymous diagnostic available; signup required for the tailored rewrite.","observation":"The public scorer returned four matched and six missing keywords. The public input contained the job-description body but no separate target-title field, so Growth / CRO won from the phrases “growth leaders” and “A/B tests.” Supplying Marketing Analytics Manager to the detector returns Marketing Analyst, and the result screen lets a buyer re-score under that role. No performance point was awarded."},{"product":"InstaResume","testedUrl":"https://instaresume.io/tailor-resume","observedOn":"2026-07-22","fixtureId":"strong-fit","evidenceStatus":"authenticated-test-needed","usefulResultObserved":false,"accessBoundary":"The useful scan result was not available without authentication.","observation":"The PDF and job description were accepted, then Scan redirected to sign-in. Choosing Use without Login opened a blank demo editor without the uploaded resume or target description."},{"product":"Kickresume","reviewSlug":"kickresume","testedUrl":"https://www.kickresume.com/en/resume-tailoring/","observedOn":"2026-07-22","fixtureId":"strong-fit","evidenceStatus":"authenticated-test-needed","usefulResultObserved":false,"accessBoundary":"Registration required after upload and before a useful result.","observation":"Uploading the standardized PDF navigated to the tailoring dashboard and then the registration screen. No diagnosis, rewrite, or export was observed."},{"product":"CVTailor","testedUrl":"https://www.cvtailor.ai/","observedOn":"2026-07-22","fixtureId":"strong-fit","evidenceStatus":"authenticated-test-needed","usefulResultObserved":false,"accessBoundary":"Account required before upload or a useful result.","observation":"The main free-tailoring call to action opened a sign-in panel. The advertised first free CV was not tested because no account was created."},{"product":"JobOwl","testedUrl":"https://jobowl.co/configure","observedOn":"2026-07-22","fixtureId":"strong-fit","evidenceStatus":"public-flow-tested","usefulResultObserved":false,"accessBoundary":"The pre-account flow stopped at job-description validation; the page lists account creation before generation.","observation":"The PDF was accepted and analyzed. The exact standardized description was rejected as a single-sentence blurb rather than a full job posting, so no generated resume was observed."},{"product":"Resume Tailor","testedUrl":"https://resumetailor.ai/builder","observedOn":"2026-07-22","fixtureId":"strong-fit","evidenceStatus":"paid-test-needed","usefulResultObserved":false,"accessBoundary":"Existing-resume upload is labeled Pro and redirects to login.","observation":"An anonymous blank builder was available, but the standardized PDF could not be imported through the public free path. No tailored result or export was observed."},{"product":"FastApply","testedUrl":"https://fastapply.co/builder","observedOn":"2026-07-22","fixtureId":"strong-fit","evidenceStatus":"paid-test-needed","usefulResultObserved":false,"accessBoundary":"The resume builder is explicitly labeled a premium feature.","observation":"The page required an upgrade before AI keyword matching, tailored resume generation, templates, or PDF downloads could be exercised."},{"product":"TailoredCV","testedUrl":"https://tailoredcv.ai/","observedOn":"2026-07-22","fixtureId":"strong-fit","evidenceStatus":"authenticated-test-needed","usefulResultObserved":false,"accessBoundary":"The primary tailoring call to action redirects to authentication.","observation":"The app presented Google, LinkedIn, and email sign-in options before an upload or useful result. No account was created and no performance conclusion was made."},{"product":"Teal","reviewSlug":"teal","testedUrl":"https://www.tealhq.com/tools/resume-builder","observedOn":"2026-07-22","fixtureId":"strong-fit","evidenceStatus":"automated-observation-blocked","usefulResultObserved":false,"accessBoundary":"The automated test environment received HTTP 403 before the flow loaded.","observation":"No conclusion is made about Teal's ordinary visitor experience, product quality, account boundary, or payment boundary from this blocked observation."}],"interpretation_rules":["An access boundary is not a product-quality failure.","A provider claim is not treated as observed product behavior.","No product receives a performance score until all three fixtures and the finished export are evidenced.","A blocked automated observation makes no claim about the ordinary visitor experience."]}