As a freelancer your CV is a sales tool, not an application document. Tailoring per client matters — if it doesn't cost you hours.
The freelance reality
An employee CV says "hire me". A freelance CV says "you get what you pay for". Different goal, different choices — outcomes first, clients named, framing tuned to the specific brief.
What CVeetje does for you
- One profile, all engagements. Client, sector, scope, period, your role, outcomes. Set up once, then a foundation for every variant.
- Per-proposal tailored variant. Paste the brief, generate. Relevant engagements surface first; framing matches what the client wants.
- Rate signal through framing. "Because" and "which led to" in bullets — "built dashboard because management was steering blind". Two words, different rate.
- Your own template supported. Have a signature layout? Upload as DOCX. AI fills it.
What a sharp freelance CV typically does
- Specific positioning at the top. Not "freelance software engineer". "Freelance software engineer | backend + DevOps for fintech scale-ups".
- Recent engagements in depth. 3–5 engagements with the problem, your role, measurable outcome.
- Focus toolset. Not every tech you've touched — the 3–5 you're truly good at now.
- Honest limitation. What you don't take on anymore. Signals seriousness about your craft.
BYOK is usually right for freelancers
If you send a tailored CV with every proposal you'll quickly do 10–30 generations per month. On platform credits that costs €15–€40. On BYOK (your own Claude or OpenAI key) it costs a few euros in your own API fees plus one credit per download on our side. For active proposal work: BYOK.
Deeper reads for you
- Tailoring a CV in two minutes — how it works without the cringeThe "one CV for everything" advice is dead. Here's how to make a job-specific CV in two minutes without fighting Word.
- ChatGPT vs CVeetje — when is a dedicated tool worth it?ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini all make CVs. So why a separate tool? An honest comparison without sales fluff.
- Writing a cover letter with AI without sounding like AIThe typical AI tells in cover letters, why recruiters bristle at them, and how to do a second pass that makes the difference.