Open the 🎯 Candidate tab, paste your résumé into the Your Resume box or click 📎 Attach File to load a PDF, DOCX, TXT, RTF or MD file, then click 🎙 Start Session. In Candidate mode the résumé is added to every answer, and Mock Interview builds its questions from it. The app doesn't keep the résumé after you quit, so keep a copy you can paste again.
Add a résumé in Candidate mode
- Open CoPilot Interview and click the 🎯 Candidate tab.
- Paste your résumé, or just your key highlights, into Your Resume ("Paste your resume or key highlights, or attach a file above...").
- Or click 📎 Attach File and choose the file. The label reads "⏳ Reading file name..." and then shows the file name with a ✓, and the extracted text appears in the box.
- Read the box once. If the text looks broken, paste it from your document instead.
- Add the job too, in 📋 Company & Job Description; see how to add the job description.
- Click 🎙 Start Session.
Where each mode takes a résumé
| Mode | Field | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 🎯 Candidate | Your Resume, 📎 Attach File | Added, with the job description, to every answer, so examples come from your real experience |
| 🎧 Mock Interview | 📄 Your Resume, 📎 Attach | The interviewer "digs into your real projects and claims"; boxes left empty are copied from the Candidate tab when you open it |
| 🎤 Interviewer / HR | 📄 Candidate Resume, 📎 Attach | For hiring managers: the candidate's résumé, used to tailor questions and evaluations |
| 📄 Resume Builder | 📄 Your Current Resume, 📎 Attach File | The starting point for a tailored résumé; see the AI resume builder |
File types and limits
| Item | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Accepted files | .pdf, .txt, .doc, .docx, .rtf and .md |
| Text is pulled from every page. A scanned PDF has no text layer, so the box shows "[PDF could not be read. Please paste resume text manually.]" | |
| Word | .docx text is extracted. Older .doc files are read as plain text and often come out garbled, so save them as .docx or PDF first |
| Length in Candidate mode | The whole text goes with each answer; the app doesn't publish a length limit |
| Length in Mock Interview | The first 4,000 characters of the résumé (and the first 3,500 of the job description) |
| Kept between launches | No. The box is empty each time the app opens, but it keeps its text while the app stays open |
| In the saved session file | No. The file holds questions and answers, not your résumé |
What happens to your résumé
With each question, the résumé text is sent over an encrypted connection through CoPilot Interview's API proxy to the AI model you picked. The privacy policy says interview content is not stored on CoPilot Interview's servers, and the app does not write the résumé into the session file. You can leave out your phone number and home address; the AI only needs your experience. Does an AI interview assistant store your résumé? covers the general question, and how assistants use your résumé and the job description explains why both matter.
Tips for better answers
- Put the role most relevant to this job first, so it falls inside Mock Interview's 4,000 characters.
- Keep numbers in: team sizes, results and dates give the AI concrete examples to use.
- With no résumé and no job description, Mock Interview still runs a general interview at the level you chose.
- The résumé can be in any language; answers follow the 🌐 Language setting.
Practice with your own résumé
CoPilot Interview is an AI interview assistant for Windows and Mac, and its free AI mock interview is the quickest way to hear how your résumé holds up: it builds questions from your real projects, reads them aloud and scores each spoken answer out of 10. Online assessments, proctored tests and AI-led interview rounds forbid outside help, so prepare for those with practice instead.
Frequently asked questions
Does CoPilot Interview's Candidate mode use my résumé?
Yes. In Candidate mode the résumé and the job description are both added to every answer, so the answers draw on your own experience. Mock Interview and the Resume Builder use it too.
Do I have to add my résumé every time?
Yes, after you quit. The app keeps the text while it stays open, but the box is empty each time it starts.
Why does the box say my PDF could not be read?
The PDF is probably a scanned image with no text layer. Open your original document, copy the text and paste it into the box.
Is my résumé stored on CoPilot Interview's servers?
No. It is sent through the API proxy to the AI model you picked with each request, and the privacy policy says interview content is not stored on the servers. It is not saved in the session file either.
Practice this interview before the real one
The AI mock interview builds questions from your resume and the job description, reads them aloud and scores each spoken answer out of 10. Included on the free plan.
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