Ways to use CandorBrief
Which one sounds like you?
Job searching has become a numbers game, and it can feel like everyone looks the same on paper. CandorBrief does not change how you apply. It gives you one more thing to share: a brief where you choose what to show and how to frame it.
It also goes beyond a webpage with a Resume/CV. You choose which curated prompts to offer, so the person reading can ask better questions, and the conversation starts in a more guided place.
The italic lines below are examples of what I hear regularly.
Free
Start here. Free covers all of these.
One well-kept profile handles each of these on its own.
The job seeker in a crowded market
“I have applied to more roles than I can count, and I look like everyone else in the pile.”
Every application shows the same flat Resume/CV, with nowhere to show how you think or what you are like to work with.
Where it fits, add your CandorBrief link to applications and messages. It is a place to show your experience in your own words, with prompts that help a reader ask better questions.
The career changer
“My Resume/CV reads like my old career, and the connection to the new one is in my head.”
Titles from a different field make a reader work to connect the dots, and many will not.
Choose the evidence that matters for where you are heading. Everything comes from your own Resume/CV, and the prompts help a reader see the through line for themselves.
The early-career professional
“I do not have a long track record, but I have real work I am proud of.”
A one-page Resume/CV squeezes projects, coursework, and volunteer work into a few thin lines.
Give your projects, certifications, and links room to be seen, with every item public or private by your choice.
The returning professional
“I stepped away for a while, and a gap in the dates is not the whole story.”
A timeline is all a screening process sees, so the story behind it rarely gets told.
Lead with your strengths and add the context you choose, in your own words, at the level of detail you are comfortable sharing. Enter dates only as precisely as you know them.
The experienced professional with a lot to say
“Twenty years of work does not fit on two pages.”
Decades of projects, writing, and speaking get trimmed to fit a format, and the best parts get cut.
Share the fuller picture across organized sections, and let readers explore what is most relevant to them.
The quiet networker
“I am open to the right opportunity, but I am not ready to announce it.”
Sharing your background usually means posting it where everyone can see it.
Everything is private by default. Invite exactly the people you choose with a revocable, time-limited Protected Brief link, and take it back whenever you want.
Pro
Where Pro adds more.
Pro builds on everything in Free. These people have more than one story to tell, so one profile is no longer enough.
The fractional executive or consultant
“I am a different fit for a board, an interim role, and a consulting engagement, and one profile cannot be all three.”
One Resume/CV tries to serve every audience, so it serves none of them especially well.
Up to five Profile Variations, each with its own link, look, access mode, and prompts, so every audience sees the version built for it.
The specialized freelancer or contractor
“Enterprise buyers and startups want to hear different things from me.”
Two versions of your story to keep straight, and a pitch that never quite fits both.
A separate variation for each audience, each with its own case studies and links, managed from one place.
The founder or executive being introduced
“Someone is introducing me to an investor this week, and I do not control what they find.”
A scattered mix of LinkedIn, press, and old bios speaks for you.
One current profile you control. Choose the story people see first, and update it once so every future introduction stays current.
The professional with two paths
“I am weighing hands-on work and management, and I want to be honest about both.”
One profile has to lean one way, which can hide the other path.
A variation for each direction, so you can share the path that fits the conversation without cramming both stories into one profile.
For the reader
On the receiving end?
CandorBrief is for the people who read them too. You never need an account or password to read one.
The recruiter
“I have a stack of Resumes/CVs and very little time.”
A file, a LinkedIn tab, and guesswork about what to ask first.
A focused brief with the evidence the professional chose to share, plus prompts that help you generate questions in your own AI tool.
The hiring manager or founder
“I want to walk into the first conversation prepared.”
Rebuilding context from scattered documents before the first call.
Read the evidence in one place, review any prompt in full before you copy it, and start the conversation better informed.
The prospective client or partner
“I am deciding whether to bring someone in for a project.”
A deck, a website, and a few links to piece together.
One brief you can read at your own pace, with prompts built for questions like consulting engagement fit and fractional mandate fit.
The person making an introduction
“A friend asked me to introduce them, and I want to do it well.”
You forward a Resume/CV and hope the right parts stand out.
Share one link that shows what they chose to make public, so your introduction starts with the real story.
Why I built this
I built CandorBrief because I was living it.
In early 2026 I was laid off, and I am still going through many of the same things you may be: applications that disappear, systems that reduce a career to keywords, and a process where everyone starts to look the same on paper.
I built CandorBrief for myself first, to have a better way to share my story and guide the conversation. As I worked through the design and the features, I realized I had to make it available to other people in the same boat. And I had to make a free version, because job searching is hard enough without one more subscription.
Since then I have been focusing on vibe-coding away the pain points I run into and offering the solutions to other people. CandorBrief is one of them.
CandorBrief does not change how you apply. It gives you one more thing to share, and more control over how your story is told. If it helps you, I am glad.
Michael Sheehan, HighTechDad
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