Common questions
Questions people actually ask.
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About jobespy
What is jobespy?
A structured way to run a real job search: set a plan, build real relationships, tailor every application to beat the gatekeeper, and hold the rhythm over the months it takes. Espy is the partner who keeps the rhythm across the weeks a real search takes.
Who is jobespy for?
People running a real job search who want to do it properly. Particularly suited to five situations: early in your career, weighing your next move, recently redundant, returning to work, or changing careers. If none of those is exactly you, you may still be in the right place.
How is jobespy different from a job board?
Job boards list roles. jobespy is the system that holds your campaign for finding the right role. We do not list jobs. We are not a marketplace. We help you do the structured work that turns listings on other sites into actual offers.
How is jobespy different from LinkedIn Premium?
LinkedIn Premium is a feature pack on top of LinkedIn. jobespy is a separate, focused tool for the campaign itself: opportunities, people, conversations, materials, rhythm. LinkedIn is one channel where you reach out. jobespy holds the structure around all of it.
How is jobespy different from a career coach?
A career coach is a human who gives advice in periodic sessions. jobespy is a system you work with daily. They are not substitutes. Some people use both: the coach for advice, jobespy for execution.
Is jobespy an AI tool?
jobespy uses AI in two places. First, to make CV and cover letter personalisation viable at scale (it reads the job spec and produces a tailored version built around the keywords that matter). Second, in Espy, who observes patterns across your opportunities and notices what is moving. The AI does not apply for you, write from scratch for you, or contact people for you. The work, the writing, the conversations, and the decisions are yours.
Is this just ChatGPT with extra steps?
No. ChatGPT gives great advice and then forgets you by lunchtime. Espy holds your entire pipeline, every company, every person, every conversation, and picks up exactly where you left off. It nudges you before threads go cold and shows you what is moving, not just what is recent. The memory is the whole point.
How it works
What happens when I join?
You go through a short walkthrough that asks about your goals (what role, why now, what constraints) and helps you set up your first one or two opportunities. From day one, you can start personalising CVs and cover letters, mapping people to opportunities, logging conversations. The weekly rhythm with Espy kicks in from week one.
What is the weekly rhythm?
Three short moments. Monday: Espy briefs you on the opportunities worth working this week. Wednesday: Espy shares Worth Knowing observations about patterns in your replies and conversations. Friday: you and Espy reflect on what moved and what to carry forward. Each takes 5 to 15 minutes.
How does the CV personalisation actually work?
You upload your master CV. When you find a role you want to apply to, you create an opportunity. The AI reads the job spec, identifies the keywords that matter, and produces a tailored version of your CV built around them. The personalised version is stored against that opportunity, ready to send.
What is an opportunity in jobespy?
The way we built jobespy. An opportunity is the cluster of people, organisations, roles, conversations, and materials that, worked together over time, eventually produces an offer. You can think of it as a workspace for one pursuit, with everything connected.
Does jobespy apply for jobs on my behalf?
No. We do not. The application is one of the moments only you can do well. We do not automate it.
Does jobespy work outside the UK?
Yes. At launch jobespy is built for English-speaking markets including UK, US, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, UAE, South Africa, plus Germany and the Netherlands. Pricing is geolocated. Other markets are charged in USD. Localised language versions are on the roadmap.
How is it different from a spreadsheet?
A spreadsheet needs you to remember everything and do all the analysis yourself. jobespy holds the memory, spots the patterns, and tells you what to do next. Espy's Monday briefing, Wednesday observations and Friday reflection replace the spreadsheet's blank rows with actual guidance.
Does it work if you're not a natural networker?
Especially if you're not. The awkward part of networking is not knowing what to say or when. Espy handles the when. You handle the saying. You still have the conversations. jobespy just makes sure you do not forget to have them.
What can I actually ask Espy to do?
Talk to Espy in plain words. Paste a recruiter's email and it creates the opportunity, adds the contact and sets the next action. Tell it you spoke to someone and it logs the conversation. Ask what to focus on and it tells you, based on what is warming and what is going cold. It drafts messages when you ask. It does not send anything or contact anyone for you: you always press the button.
ATS and personalisation
Will jobespy get my CV past ATS?
Yes, significantly more often than a generic CV will. Personalisation is what gets you past ATS, and our job is to make that personalisation viable for every application you send. Your CVs will be properly read by the algorithms, and a human will see them more often than they would today. We will not promise a specific outcome because ATS configurations vary by company and human reviewers still pass on candidates for many reasons. But the structural problem of generic CVs being filtered before anyone reads them is exactly what we are built to solve.
Is jobespy trying to trick the algorithm?
No. We are trying to help you be properly seen by it. Personalisation means making sure the CV you send accurately reflects the parts of your experience most relevant to the role, in the structure the algorithm expects. That is honest representation, not deception. We do not invent experience you do not have.
How is this different from AI CV writers?
AI CV writers generate a CV from scratch using prompts. The result reads as AI-written and often contains hallucinations or generic phrasing. jobespy starts from your real CV, and the AI produces a tailored version built around the keywords in a specific job spec. The output is your CV, refined for that role, not a CV invented for you.
What if I do not want AI involved in my CV at all?
You can do the personalisation manually inside jobespy. The structure, the storage, the version history, and the opportunity workspace all still work. The AI assistance is a tool, not a requirement.
Will my data be used to train AI models?
No. Your CV, cover letters, conversations, and opportunity data are not used to train any AI model, ours or anyone else's. Full details in our privacy policy.
Pricing and commitment
How much does jobespy cost?
Fixed monthly pricing, shown in full on the pricing page. Free to start. No card asked upfront. When you decide to upgrade, your card is charged monthly. Cancel any time. No annual contracts. No upsells.
Is it free to start?
Yes. Join and use the full product before we ask for anything. No card required upfront. We ask for payment when you decide you want to keep going.
Can I cancel any time?
Yes. From your account settings. Your membership runs to the end of the month you cancelled in. No forms, no calls, no cancellation flow designed to make you stay.
Do you offer refunds?
No. The free start period exists so you can see whether jobespy is for you before any money moves. If you cancel after upgrading, your membership runs to the end of the current month and is not refunded.
Is there a cheaper tier?
No. There is one membership. It includes all of jobespy. No tier below this. No tier above it. No upgrades, add-ons, or premium features.
Why is it free to start?
Because a tool that proves its value before you pay for it is better than one you buy on faith. Join, set up your first opportunities, work a few conversations through Espy, and see for yourself. We ask for payment when you decide to keep going.
Privacy and data
What data does jobespy collect about me?
The information you give us in the walkthrough (goals, constraints), the activity you do in the app (opportunities created, people added, conversations logged, materials uploaded), and standard account data (email, name, payment info). We do not track you across other sites. We do not sell your data. Full details in our privacy policy.
Do you share my data with employers or recruiters?
No. Never. Your search is private to you. We will never share your activity, opportunities, materials, or even the fact that you use jobespy with any employer, recruiter, or third party. This is not a marketplace.
Is my data safe?
Yes. We follow UK GDPR and standard security practices. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest. We do not store payment card details (those are with Stripe). You can request export or deletion of your data at any time.
Where is jobespy data hosted?
The product app is hosted on US-based infrastructure with EU data residency options. Marketing site is on Cloudflare's global edge. Full details in our privacy policy.
Who owns the data I put into jobespy?
You do. You can export your data at any time. You can delete your account and all associated data at any time.