Why Hassle?

Your CV is getting rejected by a machine

99.7% of large companies use automated screening. 27 million qualified people are rejected every year before a human sees their CV. A recruiter spends 7.4 seconds on the ones that get through.

PDF? 18% parsing failure rate. DOCX? 4%. Most people send PDFs.

Hassle listens first

Before touching your CV, Hassle has a conversation. Where are you headed? What kind of role? Which market? The rewrite is tailored to your goals — not generic best practices.

Research, not vibes

The rewrite is informed by ATS vendor mechanics (Textkernel, Greenhouse, Workday), hiring platform data (LinkedIn, Indeed), and peer-reviewed hiring research. Every claim tracked to its source.

Achievements, not duties

"Responsible for managing the team" gets filtered out. "Grew team from 5 to 12 engineers" gets shortlisted. Hassle rewrites duties into achievements — the same framework Google uses to review 20,000+ resumes.

Built for South Africa

Hassle understands NQF levels, SAICA and ECSA designations, B-BBEE context, POPIA consent, and what SA recruiters actually expect. Not an American tool with a .co.za — built by a South African for South Africans.

No risk

Chat and your first CV review are free. Not happy with your rewrite? One free revision included — just tell us what to change. If we fail to deliver, you get a refund.