FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Practical answers about reviewing CVs, possible manipulation warnings, pricing and human-controlled decisions
General
fairsort helps businesses and teams hiring directly review AI-created and AI-enhanced CVs against the job requirements. It shows supporting evidence, groups applications by the strength of that evidence and flags findings that may need closer review.
fairsort is for businesses and teams that hire directly, whether you recruit for one job occasionally or review large numbers of applications regularly. It helps you review CVs consistently without handing hiring decisions to an automated system.
No. fairsort is a focused CV review tool that works alongside your existing hiring process. You create a job, upload CVs and review the evidence without setting up or replacing a full applicant tracking system.
No. fairsort groups applications and flags findings to support your review. It never automatically rejects a candidate or makes a hiring decision. You decide who to shortlist, reject or review further.
How it works
Create a job, check the requirements and upload the CVs you want to review. fairsort then prepares the applications so you can review the evidence, add notes and build a shortlist.
fairsort supports common CV formats including PDF, Word, RTF, text and ODT files.
Each application is reviewed against the requirements for the job. fairsort groups candidates into Strong Match, Potential Match and Weak Match based on the evidence found. The grouping helps you decide where to start and does not make the hiring decision for you.
No. fairsort does not try to decide whether AI wrote a CV. It can flag possible attempts to influence automated evaluation, such as embedded instructions, prompt-like text, keyword stuffing or obfuscation. A warning is not proof of AI use or intent, does not change the application's group and never rejects a candidate.
Pricing and plans
Yes. Pay As You Go has no monthly fee and includes a one-time introductory allowance for 1 job, up to 10 CVs and 2 Candidate Briefs. The introductory allowance does not reset each month.
Yes. Pay As You Go includes 1 job. If you later need another job without subscribing, the Single Job Pack adds 1 job and 200 AI credits. Your first Single Job Pack also removes the Pay As You Go CV limit.
Packs are one-off purchases that add capacity without changing to a monthly subscription. The Single Job Pack adds 1 job and 200 AI credits. The 100 AI Credit Pack is available to eligible Pay As You Go customers and customers on a paid subscription.
AI credits are used when fairsort processes jobs, CVs, evaluations and Candidate Briefs. Credits on a monthly plan reset each billing period. The introductory Pay As You Go allowance is granted once and does not reset. Credits bought in Packs are added to your available balance.
Yes. Upgrades happen straight away, so your new limits are available immediately. Downgrades are scheduled for the end of your current billing period.
You can add an eligible Pack, move to a monthly plan with more jobs, AI credits or team members, or contact us about Enterprise requirements.
Privacy and security
fairsort uses candidate data to provide the service, process jobs and CVs, prepare Summary and Evidence, support users and keep the product secure. See our Privacy Policy for full details.
Yes. Privacy and deletion requests are handled in line with GDPR requirements. Candidates should usually contact the organisation responsible for the application process first.
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