What's new
Latest updates to Vikkla.
CVs and cover letters in both Swedish and English
Swedish companies often require English applications — now you can have CVs and cover letters in both languages. When you prepare an application, the language defaults to the job posting's language, and a language picker in the editor toolbar lets you rewrite the content in SV or EN at any time. Your fact bank is stored in its source language (LinkedIn in English, manual text in Swedish — or vice versa), and AI translates at generation time. Company names, titles, and proper nouns are preserved. The formulation library is now indexed by language, so reuse never mixes Swedish and English phrasings.
Brand new CV Builder — tailor CV and cover letter per job
The CV portfolio is rebuilt from scratch into a real workspace. You have a base CV (imported from LinkedIn or uploaded files) and can create tailored versions per job directly from the kanban card via "Prepare application". New Tiptap editor with inline highlighting for Swedish clichés, ghost-text completion grounded in your actual background, and DOCX export in ATS-optimized format. Throughout the flow, the fact bank ensures AI never invents companies, numbers, or results that aren't in your verified experience.
Cover letter as a first-class artifact
AI writes a 200–250 word first draft based on your CV and the job posting. You edit in the same editor as the CV — with ghost text and cliché highlighting. The letter uses your verified experience as hooks against the job's key requirements, complementing rather than repeating the CV. Download as DOCX directly.
Job analysis: is this worth applying for?
Click "Analyze job" on any card — AI breaks down the posting against your profile into key requirements, fit assessment (strong/partial/weak match), strengths to highlight, gaps to address, and a clear recommendation. The result is saved on the card and becomes the foundation when you later create a tailored CV and letter. The old AI tools tab is replaced by this + Prepare application in Overview — fewer tabs, clearer flow.
Profile gets its own page + consistent app navigation
The Profile tab has moved to its own page (/app/profile) accessible via the user icon in the top right. Top nav is now focused on daily workflows: Jobs and Applications. CV Portfolio, Skill Gaps, Settings, and Profile are one click away in the menu. All sub-pages share the same chrome (logo + Back + theme + user menu) — you never lose your orientation.
Import your LinkedIn profile with one click
The Profile tab now has an "Import from LinkedIn" button that fetches your experience, skills, education, certifications, languages, saved jobs, and LinkedIn applications via the official EU Member Data Portability API. We never overwrite existing values — only fill empty fields and merge lists with dedup. Saved jobs land as unreviewed cards on the Jobs tab; applications land as applied cards in the Applications pipeline. We never store your LinkedIn login — the token is used for the import and discarded immediately after.
Skill gaps: dismiss skills that aren't relevant
You can now dismiss individual skills in the Skill Gaps view with an X button. They disappear from the list immediately and won't come back — neither in "Top missing" nor "Add to your profile?". Previously the suggestions kept repeating: adding a skill revealed new ones you didn't want either. Now it's your call. The list also updates immediately when you click "Add" instead of waiting for a page refresh.
Smarter job cards: seniority, work mode, and employer type
The AI now also extracts three new things when you save a job: seniority level (Junior/Mid/Senior/Lead/Executive), work mode (On-site/Hybrid/Remote), and employer type (Startup/Enterprise/Consultancy/Government and others). These show as small pills in the detail view when the AI is confident. The data will power better overviews and filters going forward.
Midpoint email: your job search in numbers
On day 7 of your trial (once you've saved at least one job) you'll get a short, factual email that summarizes what you've built: saved jobs, applications, CV versions, and pending follow-ups. No "don't miss out!" — just the numbers and a link back in. Reminder: your trial ends in 7 days, but everything you've built stays with you if you continue.
Help articles and app copy updated after tab restructure
We've gone through every reference to the old "New jobs" and "Interesting" tabs and now consistently point to the new "Jobs" tab — in help articles, command palette, keyboard shortcuts, onboarding checklist, forms and toasts. Searching the command palette for the old names still works as synonyms so links and habits stay in place.
Three milestones and clearer onboarding
You now get a short, discrete confirmation at three meaningful steps: when you save your first job, when you move your first card forward in the pipeline, and when you've filled in your profile or uploaded your CV. No points or streaks — just a friendly ✓ when it's worth noticing. Empty kanban columns now show friendly prompts ("Drop jobs here when you've decided to apply", "Log your application — we'll remind you to follow up") instead of an empty placeholder. And the first time you land on the Jobs tab with 0 saved jobs you get a brief hint on how the paste feature works.
Three tabs instead of four: "Jobs" gathers all new and saved
We merged "New jobs" and "Interesting" into one tab called "Jobs". Cards you haven't reviewed yet get a "New" pill and cream background so you instantly see what's unqualified. Opening a card automatically removes the pill. The counter next to "Jobs" shows how many new cards you have to check.
Clearer landing page and confirmation step before payment
Hero copy now leads with the real pain (listings in bookmarks, CV versions in Downloads, deadlines in your head) instead of a feature list. The pricing card shows the framing "Less than a coffee · around €0.20 a day". Before we send you to Stripe you now get a confirmation step that shows exactly what's happening (all features, your jobs and CV versions are kept, no commitment) — easier to know what you're saying yes to.
Match engine: score, skill gaps view, and smarter AI CV
Three things in one release: (1) Every card now shows a match score (0-100%) based on how well your key skills cover the ad's strong requirements — badge in the card list, full summary in the detail modal. (2) AI CV and cover-letter review now gets the extracted requirements and your profile match served as structured input, making the feedback more fact-grounded. (3) New "Skill gaps" page (in the user menu) that aggregates across your active applications: top-missing skills by frequency, suggested skills to add to your profile, and an overview of all competencies across the board.
Smart cards: skill requirements and matching
Vikkla now extracts skill requirements from each job ad using JobTech's Enrichments model. Open a card to see what the ad actually requires (Python, Django, AWS, leadership…) and which of your key skills match. If your gap is large, Vikkla suggests related occupations in the same SSYK group that may fit better — one click switches occupational group and you get updated salary and forecast numbers.
New: market insights on every job
Every job now shows job market forecast and salary data from Statistics Sweden and the Swedish Public Employment Service's Occupational Barometer. Open a card to see job prospects by region, 5-year outlook, salary range (P25–P75) and regional average — based on the SSYK occupational code. The Interesting column can be sorted by "Best prospects" or "Highest salary". If the AI picked the wrong occupational group, you can pick the correct SSYK yourself via the "Edit" button. Shown only for Swedish jobs.
Insights: which CV performs best?
On the CV portfolio page you now see statistics over your applications once you pass 5. Total applications, response rate, interview rate, median days to response — plus a per-CV table: how many applications, interviews and responses each version got. Vikkla highlights the best performer with a trophy. You can also mark responses directly from the card detail view (Interview/Rejection/No response/Pending) without having to physically move the card.
Multi-CV comparison + auto re-scoring on upload
Two new tools for iterating on your CV. (1) On each job card, click "Compare all my CVs" — we run a quick scoring against all your CV versions so you can see which is the best starting point (free, doesn't count against CV quota). (2) When you upload a new CV version, it's automatically re-scored against your active applications and you get a toast: "Your new CV improved the Volvo role from 67 → 84 (+17)". Fast feedback loop on whether your CV update actually helped.
New: CV portfolio
Open "CV portfolio" in the user menu to see all your uploaded CV versions in one place. Each version shows Layout-ATS + Content-ATS scores, strengths and issues, and you can quickly open an active job card to review the CV against that specific listing. First step in a larger CV iteration — coming: multi-CV comparison per job, response tracking, and ATS parser simulator.
Cover letter review + CV messaging rework
Complement to CV review: paste your own cover letter and get passage-by-passage suggestions — or click "Write draft" if starting from scratch. We've also cleaned up all language in the app to match what Vikkla actually does: we review and suggest improvements, we don't generate complete CVs for you. You always own your document in Word, Docs, or whatever tool you use.
New: Review my CV against the listing
Click "Review my CV" on any job card — Vikkla analyzes your uploaded CV against the listing and gives concrete bullet-level suggestions with reasoning. Copy the suggestions directly into your Word or Docs CV. Match-score shown before and after (e.g. 67 → 84). Run it again after updating your CV to see the progress. Vikkla doesn't write your CV for you — we help you make the one you have better.
Snooze follow-ups + role on contact person
Follow-up dates are now saved per card — you can snooze 3, 7 or 14 days from the card detail view. Contact person gets a role field (recruiter, hiring manager, technical interviewer, HR, other) so you immediately see who you're talking to. The /sources page has been extended with the "2–6 months" range for active job hunts.
Contact person, follow-up badges, substeps, stats and ad snapshot
Five new features based on what AI engines recommend job seekers: (1) Contact person with name/email/LinkedIn per application. (2) Automatic "Follow up" badges on cards 7+ days in Applied without response. (3) Substep stepper for Gone-ahead cards (interview 1, case, reference, background) as chips. (4) Mini-dashboard with 4 key metrics above the kanban. (5) Chrome extension 1.1.0 saves the full job ad as a snapshot — readable even if the company removes it.
Chrome extension is live
The Vikkla Chrome extension is now live in the Chrome Web Store. Add it from Settings → Integrations, or follow the link in the dashboard banner. The extension lets you save jobs from LinkedIn, Platsbanken and other sites with one click — it uses your existing Vikkla session so no separate login is needed.
Help center: Cmd+K, related, 3 new articles
Press ⌘K (Ctrl+K) anywhere in the app to open the help sidebar. Each help article now has "Related articles" at the bottom. Step-by-step guides (Getting started, Chrome extension, CV upload) have HowTo schema for Google rich results. 3 new articles: kanban board, application log, and GDPR deletion.
Help center + contextual support
New help center at /help with guides for getting started, saving jobs, using AI features and managing your subscription. Inside the app, a "?" button in the header opens a sidebar with articles relevant to the page you're on, plus search across all help articles.
Clear quotas during the trial
The trial is still 14 days free — now with clear per-feature countdowns: 5 ATS reviews, 5 CVs, 5 cover letters, and 20 coach messages. URL extraction remains unlimited. Upgrade for unlimited access to everything.
New blog + sources page
Vikkla now has a blog (/blog) with articles on job search, CVs and ATS — plus a sources page (/sources) listing primary sources for every statistical claim we make.
New About page
Read more about Vikkla, Prouder AB and why we're building the tool — at vikkla.com/en/about.
Clickable deadline alerts
Click a deadline or follow-up reminder to open the card detail directly.
International cities in profile
The location list now supports Nordic, European and global cities — plus free-text entry for any city not in the list.
AI analyses saved automatically
Role analyses are saved when complete and shown instantly when you reopen the card. AI icons on kanban cards show which analyses, CVs and cover letters have been created.
Interactive diff view for CV optimization
Review AI suggestions line by line — accept, reject or edit each change. Compose your final version with full control.
Branded login emails
Magic link and verification emails now use Vikkla branding and are sent from hej@vikkla.com.
GDPR consent and 14-day trial
Explicit consent at login, extended trial to 14 days, and updated terms and privacy policy.
CV upload (PDF) fixed
PDF parsing in onboarding and CV analysis now works correctly in production.
ATS review in onboarding
Get an ATS score and actionable tips to optimize your CV during onboarding.
AF report for Swedish users
Compile your activities for reporting to the Swedish Employment Agency — right in the app.
EUR payment support
English-speaking users now pay in EUR instead of SEK.