CareerForge questions, answered.

Yes. No credit card required. Free plan details: Job Compass™ CV-led discovery: Free, no signup; Public ATS Resume Checker: Free forever, no signup; Job Check (full report): 3/month, no signup; AI resume tailoring (full): 1 lifetime trial, exportable; Standalone job-match analysis: Within the tailoring trial; Resume Builder + export: Unlimited PDF (basic template); AI Cover Letters: Locked; Interview simulations: Locked; Application Quality Gate: Resume-only checklist; Evidence Vault: Locked; Networking messages: 3/month; Job browsing and search: Included; Saved jobs: 10 stored jobs; Saved searches: Locked; Application tracking: 10 stored applications; Saved-job Kanban statuses: Locked; Salary Negotiation Coach: Locked; ForgeBot career coach: 3 lifetime replies; Priority AI: Not included.

Basic plan details: Job Compass™ CV-led discovery: Free, same discovery; Public ATS Resume Checker: Free forever; Job Check (full report): 20/month; AI resume tailoring (full): 5/month; Standalone job-match analysis: 10/month; Resume Builder + export: Unlimited exports, all templates; AI Cover Letters: 5/month; Interview simulations: 1 session/month, up to 15 questions; Application Quality Gate: Resume-only checklist; Evidence Vault: 20 stored cards; Networking messages: 10/month; Job browsing and search: Included; Saved jobs: Unlimited; Saved searches: 20; Application tracking: Unlimited; Saved-job Kanban statuses: Included; Salary Negotiation Coach: Locked; ForgeBot career coach: 20 successful replies/month; Priority AI: Not included. Pro plan details: Job Compass™ CV-led discovery: Free, same discovery; Public ATS Resume Checker: Free forever; Job Check (full report): Unlimited; AI resume tailoring (full): Unlimited; Standalone job-match analysis: Unlimited; Resume Builder + export: Unlimited exports, all templates; AI Cover Letters: Unlimited; Interview simulations: Unlimited sessions, up to 15 questions/session; Application Quality Gate: Full AI application review; Evidence Vault: Unlimited cards + AI parsing; Networking messages: Unlimited; Job browsing and search: Included; Saved jobs: Unlimited; Saved searches: 20; Application tracking: Unlimited; Saved-job Kanban statuses: Included; Salary Negotiation Coach: Included; ForgeBot career coach: Unlimited; Priority AI: Included. The five monthly Basic tailoring generations are total generations for the month: a regeneration you ask for uses another one, while failed generations do not.

No. The free ATS checker gives an instant score and specific findings without signup. Creating an account carries the resume forward into the full CareerForge workflow.

No. CareerForge is designed to reframe truthful experience around the job description, not invent credentials, employers, achievements, or eligibility.

CareerForge works from your existing resume, your real experience, and the actual job description. It improves wording, structure, and relevance rather than inventing experience or qualifications, and you stay in control of the final application.

Paid access uses secure NanoCorp checkout for the selected plan and billing interval. Billing questions can be sent to support@career-forge.net.

Yes. Basic and Pro are monthly subscriptions. Cancel future renewal from your account's billing page and keep paid access until the end of the period you already paid for.

Your account stays available. When the paid period ends, paid features lock and the account returns to the Free plan. You can upgrade again whenever you want.