Roost
Built for international students in NZ

One CV won't get you hired.

You've done the work. Now show it the way each employer wants to read it. Matched to every job in minutes, not hours.

Only 100 spots: free for 6 months

The wall everyone hits

The odds are already against you.

Before you even apply, here's what a NZ job search actually looks like.

175

applicants for the average New Zealand job.

SEEK, 2025

7.4s

is all a recruiter spends on the first scan of your CV.

Ladders eye-tracking study, 2018

+115%

more interviews from a CV tailored to the job.

Huntr, reported by Forbes, 2025

See it work

The words change. The truth doesn't.

Paste a real listing and watch your CV get matched and reworded, then see exactly which lines changed.

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The job you're applying to
Product Designer
Auckland · Full-time

We're after a designer who can run end-to-end product design, partner closely with engineers, and lead design systems work. You'll turn research into shipped product decisions, present your thinking clearly to stakeholders, and help raise the bar for craft across the team. We work in fast two-week cycles, so comfort with ambiguity matters more than a polished portfolio alone.

Tailoring your CV…
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  • Led end-to-end product design for a fintech dashboard, from user research to shipped release.
  • Built and maintained a design system adopted across 4 squads, cutting handoff time 40%.
  • Ran A/B tests and used data to lift activation 18% quarter-over-quarter.
Download tailored CV
The same CV from above, line by line.
ExperienceGeneric CV
  • Worked on design projects across the team, including redesigning a dashboard for a fintech client from initial research through to launch.
  • Contributed to a company-wide initiative to build a shared design system that other teams picked up, which cut down on a lot of back-and-forth.
  • Helped improve internal processes by testing different versions and looking at the data to see what actually worked.
ExperienceTailored to this job
  • Led end-to-end product design for a fintech dashboard, from user research to shipped release.
  • Built and maintained a design system adopted across 4 squads, cutting handoff time 40%.
  • Ran A/B tests and used data to lift activation 18% quarter-over-quarter.

How it works

Three steps. Minutes, not hours.

No rewriting from scratch for every application. Paste the job, and get a version of your CV that speaks its language.

  1. Step 01

    Set up your profile once

    Your background, education, and work rights. We reuse it for every application.

    BackgroundEducationWork rights
  2. Step 02

    Paste the job you want

    Any NZ listing. We show where you fit and where to position yourself.

    Any NZ listingFit + positioning
  3. Step 03

    Get a CV that speaks NZ

    Tailored to that exact role, in the format local recruiters expect. Edit until it's yours.

    NZ formatEditable

Details most tools miss

The small things that get you filtered out.

Formatting and framing choices a generic rewrite won't catch, every time.

Translates your background

Reframes your studies, internships, and roles the way NZ employers understand them.

Handles work rights

Presents your visa or post-study status clearly, the way recruiters want to see it.

Knows NZ conventions

No photo, no date of birth, the local structure. We leave out what NZ CVs don't use, and what you shouldn't share.

Why it works

You did the work.
We just make sure it reads that way.

No stuffing keywords, no inventing experience, just showing what's already true in the language this job is looking for.

Speak the job's language

Match the keywords and must-haves a listing screens for, without stuffing or faking anything.

Stays in your voice

You're the subject, not the AI. It sharpens what's already true, it never invents a career you didn't have.

Minutes per application

Tailoring a CV by hand takes an evening. Here it takes the length of a coffee, so you actually do it every time.

Made for the NZ market

It's a CV here, not a résumé. Tuned to how Kiwi employers and recruiters read, from Auckland to Ōtautahi, including overseas study and work they don't automatically recognise.

Questions

Questions, answered honestly.

No vague marketing talk, just what actually happens when you use it.

Does it lie on my CV?

No. It only reframes and re-orders what you've actually done. If it isn't in your experience, it doesn't go on the page.

Will it beat the ATS?

There's no magic ATS hack. We help your CV clearly show the skills a role asks for, which is what actually gets you read.

What happens to my data?

Your CV is stored privately and only you can see it. You can delete it any time, and we never share it without you.

Do I still need to review it myself?

Yes, and you should. It gets you most of the way there in minutes; the final judgment is always yours.

How are my visa or work rights shown?

Stated clearly, the way NZ recruiters expect to see it, pulled straight from your profile.

Is it really free?

Free while in early access. No credit card.

Stop sending one CV everywhere.

Only 100 spots, free for 6 months. No credit card. Your CV stays private. Delete it anytime.

Your data is yours

We only ask for what a CV needs. Your information is encrypted, never sold, and you can delete everything with one click.