Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Legit Candidate and how it works.
Legit Candidate is a resume analysis tool for tech recruiters. It generates detailed reports using information from resumes, GitHub, LinkedIn, and other public sources. You'll also get tailored follow-up questions to improve your screening process.
We built Legit Candidate for tech recruiters, hiring managers, and founders who want faster and smarter candidate screening without needing to be technical themselves.
Each report includes:
- A summary of the candidate's experience
- GitHub and LinkedIn insights (if available)
- Stack and skills analysis
- Notable gaps or concerns
- Suggested follow-up questions
Reports cost $5 each, with volume discounts available. New users receive one free report when signing up.
Yes! You get 1 free credit when you sign up — no payment info required. You can also check the sample report to see how a report looks like.
No. We use the resume file during the analysis process, after which we permanently delete the file from our system. We do store the data processed from the resume file, but that can is deleted once you remove an application/resume from your account.
We primarily use the candidate's resume, GitHub profile, LinkedIn page, with more sources coming soon (e.g. the candidate's personal website).
Not at the moment, but we are working on adding report downloading as a feature.
The tool still analyzes the resume alone, but results may be less comprehensive.
No. Credits never expire — use them whenever you need.
If the analysis fails and a credit was used, we may offer a refund or restore the credit. See our Terms and Conditions for details.
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