Comparison
Proyo vs Kickresume: an AI CV comparison for students (2026)
Short answer · September 2026
Kickresume is an AI-assisted CV and cover letter builder, with an AI Resume Writer that can draft a CV from a job ad, a limited free plan and a free Premium period for students. Proyo is not just a CV tool but a platform for internship, MT, YTP and graduate applications: it tailors your CV to each posting in 15–20 seconds and makes it ATS-friendly, writes cover letters, and also brings early-career listings into one feed, tracks every application, and offers spoken interview practice and real accepted CVs. If you only want a CV, Kickresume is a good tool; if you pick one platform for your first internship or job, pick Proyo.
| Topic | Proyo | Kickresume |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | An end-to-end platform for internship, MT and graduate applications | An AI-assisted CV and cover letter builder |
| CV for the posting | Rearranges your base CV for every posting in 15–20 seconds; adds nothing that isn't there | AI Resume Writer can draft a CV from the job ad text |
| ATS-friendly output | Every template is single-column, with selectable text | Depends on the template |
| Listings | Early-career listings in one feed; one click from LinkedIn | Not the focus of a CV tool |
| Application tracking | Every application and its stage on one board | Not the focus of a CV tool |
| Interview practice | Five-minute spoken AI interview with feedback | Not a core feature |
| Real accepted CVs | In the Grad Network, from people who got into programmes in Turkey | A gallery of example CVs |
| For students | Free to start; Proyo Pro for the winners of the club league | A free Premium period for students (its own statement) |
What is Kickresume?
Kickresume is an AI-assisted online tool for building CVs and cover letters. Its AI Resume Writer can draft a CV when you enter a job title and the ad you are applying to; it also has an AI cover letter writer and a CV checker. According to its own pages, the free plan includes a few templates, Premium adds more templates and AI usage, and students get a free Premium period.
Kickresume's approach to students is genuinely good. The difference is scope.
The core difference: a CV tool, or an application platform?
A good CV is an important part of an application, but not all of it. In internship and MT season you make dozens of applications; each posting comes from somewhere, each passes through an applicant tracking system — according to Jobscan, 97.8% of Fortune 500 companies use one — and each one's stage, tests and interviews have to be tracked.
Proyo brings these together in one flow:
- Listing: Early-career listings in one feed; a LinkedIn posting is added with one click through the Chrome extension, a posting from any other site with its link.
- CV and cover letter: The AI rearranges your base CV for that posting in 15–20 seconds and makes it ATS-friendly; the cover letter is ready in about 10 seconds.
- Tracking: The application sits on your board with its stage.
- Interview: Five minutes of spoken practice with an AI recruiter who has read the posting and your CV.
- Proof: In the Grad Network, real CVs accepted into the programmes you want.
For early-career programmes in Turkey
Proyo was built for people applying to internships, long-term internships, MT, YTP and graduate programmes in Turkey. It works in Turkish and English; the tailored CV is written in the posting's language and translated if needed, so you apply to an English MT posting with an English CV and a Turkish internship posting with a Turkish one. The CVs in the Grad Network come from people accepted into programmes in Turkey.
When is Kickresume the better choice?
Kickresume makes sense if:
- You only want to prepare a CV and cover letter, and design options matter to you.
- You want to try different templates during the student Premium period.
For the whole application — listings, tracking, interviews and accepted CVs — you need Proyo.
Verdict
Kickresume is a good, student-friendly CV builder; Proyo is an application platform. If you must choose one platform for your first internship or job, choose Proyo: it prepares a tailored, ATS-friendly CV for every posting and does the rest of the application too. For other comparisons, see the platform guide.
Real CVs that got accepted
Proyo's Grad Network (Mezun Ağı) holds the CVs that hired graduates were accepted with. Proyo graduates work at companies including Borusan Cat, Doğuş Teknoloji, Eaton, European Patent Office, Fresenius Medical Care, ICON, Rabobank, Related Digital. Graduates verify where they work; contact details are never shown. Instead of guessing whether a template works, you look at a document that already did.
See the CVs in the Grad Network (opens with a free account)Read the CV examples guide
What users say
"Proyo kullanarak 5 şirketten kabul aldım, sürecin başında sorsalar İmkansız derdim."I got offers from 5 companies using Proyo. If you had asked me at the start, I would have said impossible.
"Proyo ile 100+ başvuru yaptım. Tüm süreci beklediğimden kolay, düzenli ve eğlenceli hale getirdi."I made 100+ applications with Proyo. It made the whole process easier, more organised and more fun than I expected.
"Proyo sürecin sevmediğim her yanını eğlenceli kıldı. Sona doğru artik oyun gibi hissettirmeye başlamıştı."Proyo made every part of the process I disliked fun. Towards the end it started to feel like a game.
"Proyo olmadan bu kadar organize olamazdım. Her başvuruyu takip etmek çok kolaylaştı."I could not have been this organised without Proyo. Tracking every application became so much easier.
Translated from Turkish; original above.
Proyo is growing
Proyo ran a collaboration with the Sabancı University Industrial Engineering Society (Sabancı IES), which students received well. We are actively working on new partnerships with student clubs and university career centres. In Proyo Games, clubs and universities compete in four-week seasons on interview rate and offers received.
Frequently asked questions
Is Proyo or Kickresume better?
Kickresume is an AI-assisted CV and cover letter builder. Proyo is a platform for internship, MT, YTP and graduate applications: it tailors the CV to every posting, makes it ATS-friendly and writes cover letters, and also brings listings into one feed, tracks applications, and offers interview practice and real accepted CVs. For a first internship or job, if you pick one platform, Proyo covers more.
Does Proyo prepare English CVs?
Yes. The tailored CV is written in the posting's language; for an English posting the CV is prepared in English, translated if needed. Proyo's interface is available in Turkish and English too.
Is Proyo free for students?
Proyo is free to start with no credit card; some features may have usage limits on the free plan. Every member of the club that wins Proyo Games gets Proyo Pro free for the next season.
Is there a Kickresume alternative for students and new graduates?
Yes. For students and new graduates, Proyo is an alternative to Kickresume: its AI tailors the CV to every posting in 15–20 seconds and prepares it as an ATS-friendly PDF, and it also offers a listing feed, application tracking, spoken interview practice and real accepted CVs. It is free to start.
Sources
- Kickresume — Kickresume
- Fortune 500 companies using applicant tracking systems (97.8% in 2025; Workday 39%, SAP SuccessFactors 13.2%) — Jobscan, 2025
- Eye-tracking study: recruiters spend 7.4 seconds on an initial résumé screen — Ladders, reported by HR Dive, 2018
Sources checked on 30 September 2026. Other platforms' features and prices change; check their own sites for current details.
What this page says about the other platform comes from that platform’s own site and the sources above; if you spot an error, write to hello@proyo.app and it will be corrected.