General
Handy information to general topics.
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- 🚩 Reporting a Problem With an AI Resume or Cover LetterHow to flag something the AI got wrong on a generated document, and what to do if you need it fixed right now.
- 🔍 "What Changed": Seeing How Your AI Resume Differs From Your ProfileA breakdown of what the AI kept, reworded, left out or you hid, and how to push back on any of it.
- 📐 Resume Blueprint: Controlling How Your AI Resume Is BuiltControl what the AI can put on a generated resume, in what order, and how much it's allowed to change.
- 🧩 Resume Gap Questions: Filling the Holes Before You ApplyWhat resume gap questions are, how to switch them on, and why answering them makes your AI resume and cover letter stronger.
- 🌐 Choosing the Language for Your Resume and Cover LetterHow to set the language AI-generated documents are written in, including matching each job posting automatically.
- 🛂 My Applications Say I Need Sponsorship / Can't Work in the USWhere to set your citizenship and work authorization so employer screening questions are answered correctly, and what to do about applications already sent.
- 😟 I Applied But Nothing Happened: Why Weren't My Applications Submitted?What to check if you swiped right on jobs but don't see the applications, including Manual Review, failed submissions, and credit refunds.
- 📄 Trouble Uploading Your Resume?Fixes for the most common resume upload problems, including file format and size issues.
- 😕 Trouble Applying? Try ThisSteps to try when an application won't go through, and what to do if a credit was used anyway.
- 📞 How to Contact Sprout SupportThe ways to reach the Sprout support team, and what to include so we can help faster.
- Why You Should Add a LinkedIn Profile (and How to Make One) 🔗Why a LinkedIn profile strengthens your applications, and how to set one up if you don't have one.
- Why We Only Accept PDF Resumes (and How to Save Yours as One) 📄Why Sprout requires PDF resumes, and how to save yours as a PDF from Word or Google Docs.
- 📊 How to Check the Status & Timeline of Your ApplicationsWhere to see whether an application was sent, what stage it's at, and what has happened since.
- ✍️ AI Generated Resume and Cover LettersHow Sprout tailors your resume and cover letter to each job, and where to see exactly what was sent.
- 📢 What’s New in SproutRecent updates to Sprout, including AI-tailored resumes and cover letters, the per-application inbox, and optional LinkedIn.
- 🧩 Showcase Yourself with Professional URLsHow to add your LinkedIn, GitHub, portfolio, or personal site to your profile, and how that strengthens your applications.