# Resume library with version control

Intervieux's resume library gives every candidate a master live resume, a version history of every variation built from it, and an immutable Original that stays untouched no matter how many versions get created afterward.

Most people apply to more than one job with more than one version of the same resume, and most of the time the earliest draft gets lost the moment a newer one replaces it. The library is built so that doesn't happen. Every version stays retrievable, and one copy, the Original, can never be edited or deleted. That protection applies automatically from the first resume a candidate ever adds to their account, whether they think about version history at that point or not.

## What it is

The resume library holds two kinds of thing at once. There's a master resume, the live version a candidate keeps current, and there's a library of every other version underneath it, including whatever the candidate started with. That starting version is marked Original and locked from editing permanently, so a candidate can always compare a later version back against where they began, even after months of edits and several rounds of AI curation for different jobs. None of that requires a separate backup step. Once a version is saved, it stays part of the account's library on its own, sitting alongside the master resume rather than replacing it.

## How it works

1. **Start with an Original** — The first resume a candidate adds, whether typed in directly or pulled in through LinkedIn import, becomes the immutable Original and can't be overwritten later.
2. **Keep a live master resume current** — A candidate's main working resume sits separate from the Original and can be edited freely as experience changes.
3. **New versions save into the library** — Every edit worth keeping, including resumes built by AI curation for a specific job, can be saved as its own version rather than overwriting what came before.
4. **Pick a version for a given purpose** — A candidate can choose which version to send with a specific application, or which one to be interviewed against in a resume-based session.
5. **The Original never changes** — No matter how many versions accumulate, the Original stays exactly as it was first added, a fixed reference point underneath everything built on top of it.

## Why an immutable Original matters

AI curation edits a resume for a specific job: reordering, emphasizing, sometimes trimming. That's useful, but it's also exactly the kind of change a candidate might want to undo or compare against later. Locking the Original means there's always one version nobody, including the AI, can alter, a baseline the rest of the library sits on top of.

## The master resume versus everything else

The live master resume is meant to be edited as a candidate's actual experience changes: a new job, a finished project, an updated skill. It's different from a saved version in the library, which is a snapshot frozen at the point it was created, useful precisely because it doesn't move.

## Where new versions come from

Versions build up two ways: manual edits a candidate makes directly, and versions AI curation produces for a specific job application. Both land in the same library, browsable and comparable against each other and against the Original.

## Feeding other features

A resume-based interview reads from whichever resume a candidate points it at, the master or a specific library version, and asks about the actual line items on that document. Keeping a real version history is part of what makes that interview type work: the questions come from a real resume, not a fixed script.

## Checking a version before it goes out

A saved version isn't just a record sitting in the library waiting to be sent. Job-match scoring, which compares a candidate's current resume against a specific posting, runs on whichever version is set as current, which means a candidate can switch between library versions and see how the match score changes before deciding which one to actually submit for a given job.

## Who it's for

The resume library suits any candidate applying to more than one type of role, who needs a slightly different resume for each without losing track of which version went where. It also matters to anyone who wants a fixed record of where they started, before AI curation or months of edits changed the document into something else, including candidates switching careers who want proof of exactly how their resume read before any of that change happened.

## Frequently asked questions

### What makes the Original resume different from other versions?

The Original is the first resume a candidate adds and it's locked from editing permanently. Every other version, including ones built by AI curation, sits alongside it without ever replacing it.

### Can I have a different resume for each job I apply to?

Yes. New versions can be saved into the library for specific applications, and a candidate can choose which version to send or be interviewed against.

### Does editing my master resume change the Original?

No. The master resume is a separate, editable document from the Original, which stays fixed no matter how the master resume changes over time.

### How do resumes get into the library in the first place?

A candidate can type one in directly, import one from LinkedIn, or save a new version produced by AI curation for a specific job. All three paths land in the same library alongside the Original.

### Can I check a saved version against a specific job before sending it?

Yes. Job-match scoring runs on whichever resume version a candidate sets as current, so switching between saved versions shows how the match score against a specific posting changes.

## Related pages

- [AI resume and cover letter curation](/features/ai-resume-curation)
- [LinkedIn profile import](/features/linkedin-import)
- [Resume-based AI interviews](/features/resume-based-interviews)
- [Browse open roles](/jobs)

## Keep every version of your resume, starting with your first one

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