CV Reviews

Two ways to get
your CV read.

Start with free AI feedback against the eight checks Ryan uses when hiring. When the CV is ready to send, choose The Captain's Read for Ryan's personal judgement.

Free AI check. Paid personal review. Different readers and different jobs.

Two reads. Different jobs.

Use the AI check while you are building the CV. Pay for Ryan's personal read when you want a final human judgement before you start sending it.

Instant AI CV Check

Best for drafts and quick corrections.

Free

  • A first-impression and pile verdict
  • Eight hiring checks against Ryan’s published rubric
  • The three changes to make first
Who reads it
AI using Ryan's rubric
When it comes back
About 30 seconds

Ryan does not personally read the free upload. Your CV is read once and not stored.

Check my CV with AI

The Captain's Read

Best for the version you are ready to send.

Paid

one personal review

  • Your CV marked up in writing
  • A recorded verdict from Ryan
  • Your changes put in priority order
Who reads it
Ryan personally
When it comes back
Within 7 days

Bookings are temporarily closed during the payment-provider change. Existing paid requests remain valid.

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Your CV is read once to produce the review and is not stored, saved to your account, or used to train anything. Nothing is kept after the page returns.

What gets checked

Photo
Passport-style, maritime background, dressed like crew.
Length and layout
One page. Scannable in eight seconds.
Contact and logistics
Nationality, location, availability, visas — all visible.
Certificates
STCW BST, ENG1, PB2 — then what earns a manning slot.
References
Named, contactable, and warned they are being called.
Experience framing
Hands-on work, framed for deck.
Written by a human
Sounds like a person, not a language model.
Attention to detail
The details that predict how they work on deck.