MagicCV vs Enhancv: proposal CVs vs job-seeker CVs
Enhancv builds resumes that get candidates hired. MagicCV builds consultant CVs that win firms work. If you're comparing them, decide which document you're actually producing.
Where Enhancv is strong
- A genuinely excellent resume builder: polished editor, large template library, output candidates are proud of
- One-click import from LinkedIn, DOCX, and PDF, with job-description matching
- ATS-friendly formatting, which matters when recruitment software screens the document
- Team features with a shared library and custom branding - good for recruitment and career-coaching teams
Where MagicCV is different
- Built for the firm, not the job seeker: profiles for your whole bench, searchable by skills and sectors
- Optimizes for the client brief, not an ATS: the AI reshapes each CV around the brief
- Produces proposal-ready CV packs - 8 consultants, one template, one afternoon - plus one-click blind CVs
- GDPR-by-design with EU data residency, translation keeping your layout, and public pricing from $0
Side by side
| Category | MagicCV | Enhancv |
|---|---|---|
| Who it serves | Consulting and services firms bidding for work | Job seekers, and teams that support them |
| Document produced | Consultant CV for a client or tender | Resume for a job application |
| Optimized for | The client's brief and evaluation criteria | ATS parsing and job-description keywords |
| Team model | One profile per consultant, firm-wide search | Shared library of individual resumes |
| Tender features | Blind CVs and CV packs, one click | Not the use case |
| Pricing | Public: Free, $50/mo Pro | Public subscription plans |
Who should choose which
If your team helps individuals land jobs - recruitment, outplacement, career services - Enhancv is one of the best tools for that. If your CVs go into proposals and tenders with your firm's name on the cover, ATS optimization is irrelevant and brief-tailoring is everything - that's MagicCV. Name the reader of the document and pick accordingly.
“Our consultant profiles are finally in one place and always current. Resourcing a bid is a search now, not a scavenger hunt.”
Jonas Keller
Resourcing Manager · Kessler Partners
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can Enhancv handle consulting proposal CVs?
It can produce polished, branded documents, and some teams stretch it that way. What it isn't built for is the surrounding workflow: a searchable bench, tender-driven tailoring, blind CVs for tenders, and multi-consultant CV packs. Those are MagicCV's core, not an adaptation.
Do consulting CVs need ATS optimization?
Almost never. Proposal CVs are read by client evaluators and procurement panels, not resume-screening software. What moves the score is relevance to the brief - which is exactly the tailoring MagicCV automates.
Can we import resumes our consultants made in Enhancv?
Yes. Export them as PDF or DOCX and import into MagicCV - the AI parses each into a structured profile. LinkedIn exports work the same way, so onboarding the bench doesn't depend on any one source format.
Our recruitment arm uses Enhancv. Should the consulting side use it too?
Only if the consulting side's needs stop at nice-looking documents. The moment you need to search the bench by skills, anonymize for a framework tender, or tailor 10 CVs to one tender by Friday, you're outside what a resume builder is designed to do.
How does pricing compare for a team?
MagicCV's Pro plan is $50/month for 200 profiles and 600 CVs, with a free plan (10 profiles, 30 CVs) to test. Enhancv publishes its own subscription pricing per user - directly comparable numbers, just priced for different jobs.
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