How Top the Stack works

One master résumé in. A tailored application out - then prep, rehearsal, and follow-up, all from your real experience.

  1. Save your résumé

    Paste your résumé as text, or upload a PDF or DOCX. This becomes your master résumé, the source of truth for everything we generate. You can also add standing preferences, things like how you want your title phrased, or details you always want emphasized.

  2. Paste the job description - or import it by URL

    Drop in the posting, or paste a job-posting link and we pull the text in for you. Add the role title if it is not obvious. That is the only input we need.

  3. Optional: check whether it's worth applying

    Before you spend the effort, run a fit check. You get an honest rating and score, what's in your favor, and where you fall short - so you point your time at the roles that are actually worth it.

  4. We research the company and the role

    Before we touch your résumé, we look at the company's mission, recent news, and what the posting is actually asking for versus what it says on the surface. Generic résumés read generic because they skip this step. We do not.

  5. We tailor your résumé

    Your real experience gets reworked and reprioritized to match the posting, formatted using applicant-tracking-system best practices: single column, standard section headers, keyword alignment. Nothing is invented. If something in your history does not obviously connect to the job, we reframe it honestly or leave it out. We do not add anything that was not already true.

  6. We write your cover letter

    A tailored letter, written to match the tone of the research we already did, not a template with your name dropped in. Download everything as a PDF or an editable Word (DOCX) file.

  7. You get an honest tailoring report

    A plain-language summary: what we matched, what keywords we addressed, and what gaps we could not close because your background does not support them. This is information you can act on, not a black box.

  8. Pressure-test what you'll have to defend

    Run the interview-defensibility check and we flag any line an interviewer is likely to probe, with how to back it up truthfully from your real experience - or how to soften it - before you ever submit.

  9. Answer application questions

    Paste any screening or essay question, "Describe a project you led," "Why this role," anything. You get a specific, first-person draft grounded in your résumé, saved background, and your STAR library, not a generic template answer.

Then prepare, and follow through

  1. Build your interview prep

    When an application reaches the interview stage, turn it into a focused prep sheet: a company recap, the questions you're likely to face and how to approach them, sharp questions to ask, talking points, and a readiness checklist - grounded in the exact résumé and cover letter you sent.

  2. Rehearse with a mock interview

    Run a real rehearsal. An animated interviewer asks your likely questions out loud and listens to your spoken answers, then gives honest feedback: a readiness score, what worked, what to fix, and a downloadable transcript. Prefer to type? Text-only mode does the same. It works in any browser.

  3. Keep your best stories ready

    Save your accomplishments once in your STAR library (Situation, Task, Action, Result). We draw on the most relevant ones automatically when drafting answers and prepping you.

  4. Write the follow-up

    Draft the right message for the moment - a post-interview thank-you, a polite status check, a graceful withdrawal, or an offer reply - grounded in the company, role, and your notes. Edit and send.

  5. Never miss a date

    Set interview and follow-up dates on each application. A site-wide alert bar surfaces what's due, a calendar lays out your month, and pipeline analytics show how your whole search is going, applications, interviews, and offers over time.