How FastApply applies to jobs for you, how to set your profiles up so it targets the right ones, and what to do when a run misbehaves.
Worth reading first. FastApply has two modes and they run in completely different places, which is why one of them needs your browser open and the other doesn't.
You set your roles, locations and filters once. We watch for new matching jobs and apply for you.
Best for: Hands-off. Set it up, check the Tracker every few days.
You pick the jobs, or set a search and start a run. The extension fills in the applications for you.
Best for: Hands-on. You want to watch and choose.
Three steps, about ten minutes, most of it spent on the profile.
1. Install the extension and sign in
Sign in with Google, then install the Chrome extension from the Installation page. Apply for Me works without it; Browse & Apply needs it, because that mode runs in your browser.
2. Build a profile
Upload your CV and we fill in most of it. Name the profile after the kind of role it targets, then fill in Work Preferences and the About-you box — the more the AI knows, the better it targets and the less it has to guess at on forms.
3. Start applying
Apply for Me: set roles, locations and a match threshold, activate it, and leave it alone. Browse & Apply: pick your sources and country, set how many jobs to apply to, and press Start with the tab open.
What is a job profile?
A profile is one job search: a CV, your details, the answers we give on application forms, and the roles you're targeting. Most people keep one per kind of role they apply for.
How do I name and rename them?
Name a profile after the role it targets — “Non-Executive Director”, “Backend Engineer” — not after yourself. The profile name is the heading on the Profile tab with a Rename button beside it, and there's a pencil on every row of the profile switcher.
Should I upload more than one CV per profile?
You don't need to. Upload the CV for that profile and the AI tailors it for every job it applies to. Extra uploads are alternates you can switch between; the one marked Primary is the one used.
Where does context that isn't on my CV go?
The “About you” box in Professional Info. It holds 6,000 characters and the AI reads it when answering application questions — board and trustee work, why you're moving, constraints, context for a gap. You can import a .md or .txt file straight into it.
Can I add lots of skills at once?
Yes. Paste a comma-separated list into the Skills box and it splits into separate skills. Semicolons and one-per-line both work too.
Every application is generated for that specific job, not filled from a template.
Tailored CVs
On a paid plan the AI rewrites your CV for each job — matching the wording of the posting, keeping it ATS-readable — and attaches that version. Turn it on per automation in Apply for Me, or in the auto-apply settings.
Cover letters
Written per job, from the posting and your profile. You can set a default template in Documents on the Profile tab and the AI adapts it each time; leave it blank and it writes from scratch.
Application questions
Answered from your profile — experience, skills, work preferences, and the About-you box. Anything it can't find evidence for, it leaves rather than inventing.
A Browse & Apply run looks stuck.
Auto-apply runs in your browser, so it only progresses while the tab is open. If nothing moves for a few minutes the run banner turns red and names the board it stalled on — stop the run there and start it again. If you want applying to continue while you're away, use Apply for Me instead.
It never finishes on its own.
Browse & Apply is not meant to. It is your browser doing the work, so it stops when you do. Apply for Me is the unattended one.
A job board opened the wrong country's site.
Set the Country field on the auto-apply tab before starting — it decides which national site each board opens, and boards like Monster and Indeed run a different site per country. If it still looks wrong, tell support which board and which country and we'll check the run.
The dashboard is too dark or too light.
It follows your computer's appearance setting until you pick one. The sun/moon toggle in the header sets it explicitly from then on.
Use the chat widget in the bottom corner of any page — it reaches the team directly. Telling us which profile and which job board you were on gets you an answer fastest.