Drag in a CV, get a searchable candidate. Here's how credits work.
Hey! Luke here, founder of Giig š
Parsing is the bit where Giig reads a CV and fills in the candidate for you, so you're not copying and pasting phone numbers like it's 2009. Every plan gets some parse credits, and you can store as many CVs as you like whatever plan you're on. Here's how it all works.
What's a parse credit?
When you drop a CV into Giig, the parser pulls out the name, contact details, skills, work history and so on, and puts them into the candidate record. That's what makes the candidate show up when you search for "Java developer Manchester" later.
1 CV = 1 credit. A credit is only used when you drop a CV into a parse box (more on where those are below).
Storing CVs is free and unlimited on every plan. Credits only cover the auto-fill.
Your credits reset on the 1st of every month.
How many do I get?
Free: 10 parses a month
Giig Starter: 50 parses per user, per month
Giig Plus and Giig AI: 5,000 parses per user, per month
Used them all up? You can keep adding as many candidates and CVs as you want, you'll just fill in the details by hand until your credits reset. If you're on Free and keep running dry, Starter is the cheapest way to get more. Have a look at the pricing page.
Checking how many credits you've used
No need to guess. Giig keeps a running count for you:
Click your profile picture, top right of the platform
Select Usage
Under Monthly Credits Used, the CV Parse bar shows how many you've used this month out of your limit (e.g. Used: 1 / 5000)
The same screen shows your AI credits, file storage and how many jobs you've got on your careers page, so it's worth a peek now and then.
Parsing a single CV
Click the orange Create button at the top of the screen, then Candidate
Drag the CV into the Parse Candidate CV box on the left (or click it to browse)
Give it a few seconds, then check the details Giig has pulled out. First Name, Last Name, Current Role Title and Town/City are required, so fill in anything it missed
Hit Create
š” Pro tip: if you get "something went wrong", you've probably dragged the CV straight out of a job board, OneDrive, SharePoint or Google Drive. Those files are often only half-downloaded. Save it to your desktop first, then upload it. Works every time (well, nearly).
Parsing lots at once
Got a folder full of CVs? Use Mass CV Parse instead of doing them one by one.
Click the Import icon (the upload arrow) top right of the platform
On Mass CV Parse, click Go
Drag your CVs into the box. You can do up to 100 files at a time, with a 25mb combined limit
When they've all been processed, click Save and finish
Don't skip Save and finish. Without it, it looks like it's stuck and your candidates won't be created. Each CV uses one credit, so 100 CVs = 100 credits. You can also get here from the Mass CV Parser button in the Create A Candidate popup.
Careers page applicants
Candidates who apply through your careers page aren't parsed automatically. Until they are, they won't show up in keyword searches. To parse one:
Open the candidate and go to the CV tab
Click Parse Current CV
Got a newer CV for someone? Click Upload New CV. It replaces the old one and Giig offers to parse it.
š” Pro tip: run out of credits on the 3rd of the month? You can still upload and store every CV, you'll just be typing for a few weeks. Think of it as character building.
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Need a hand?
Look, software's only useful if it actually helps you place people faster, that's the whole point of Giig. If something's not clicking, or you think a feature's missing that would make your life easier, tell me. I'm not a faceless support team, I'm the guy who built this thing. Email me: support@giighire.com