Tailor to a job posting

Capture the posting

Copy the full job description before you start. River stores a posting URL but does not fetch its page.

1. Open Job targets → Add job target.
2. Enter the Role title and Company.
3. If useful, enter the location.
4. Paste the job description into Complete posting text.
5. If available, enter the Posting URL.
6. Select Create job target.

Record the requirements

To record requirements manually, use the requirement editor in the job target.

1. Add a requirement.
2. Enter the Requirement text.
3. Choose the category that matches the requirement.
4. Set Priority to Required, Preferred, or Unspecified, based on the posting.
5. Add a supporting passage from the posting.
6. If the passage repeats, choose the intended occurrence.
7. Save the requirement.

If you use AI requirement extraction, follow Review AI suggestions before accepting the proposed map.

Choose evidence for each requirement

Use By requirement to select evidence for a specific requirement.

1. Select a requirement.
2. Find a relevant claim.
3. Inspect the claim's assertion, citations, and review state.
4. If the claim supports the requirement, add the evidence association.
5. Review your choices in Selected.

If no claim supports a requirement, leave the requirement as a gap.

To choose additional context for the job, use All evidence. For the difference between general selections and requirement associations, see Sources, claims, and résumé wording.

Create the résumé draft

After you review the job, create a draft for that posting.

1. In Résumé drafts, select Create résumé draft.
2. Enter a Draft name.
3. Choose a built-in template or an Approved saved template revision.
4. Select Create draft.
5. Follow Edit a résumé to add and tailor the content.

Capture a changed posting

A new posting snapshot starts with an empty requirement map and evidence selection.

1. Open the job's saved posting.
2. Select Add posting snapshot.
3. Enter the updated posting text and details.
4. Save the snapshot.
5. Review the new requirements and select evidence again.

To inspect earlier work, open Posting history. For version behavior, see Saved versions and local changes.