The ParrotPrep Handbook.
Everything Parrot can do, how the pieces fit together, and the fastest path through whatever your search throws at you. Short pages, real answers, no support-site fog.
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How Parrot thinks about your search.
Most tools treat a job search as a list of applications. Parrot treats it as a loop — six pieces that feed each other. Once you see the loop, every screen in the app is just one station on it.
Everything starts from the target role
When you set a target role, Parrot matches it against 13,000+ role blueprints — what that title actually requires at your seniority. That single choice powers the rest: which skills count as gaps, what your practice interviewer asks, how your resume gets scored, and which of your tracked jobs fit best.
The loop, not the list
Add a job to the tracker and Parrot reads its description — feeding your gap ranking. Run a practice session and the score flows back into what to work on. Tailor a resume and it's linked to that job, not lost in Downloads. Nothing in Parrot is a standalone tool; every action you take makes the next recommendation smarter.
That's also why Overview greets you with two or three suggestions each morning instead of a dashboard of numbers — Parrot walks the loop for you overnight and points at the station that needs you most.
- AccountTarget role — set it once, refine anytime
- SkillsSkill gaps — ranked against role + tracked jobs
- PreparePractice — voice sessions, scored
- ResumesMaterials — build, tailor, ATS-check
- TrackerPipeline — jobs, contacts, interviews in motion
Features
Job TrackerEvery application, one board.
The tracker is the spine of Parrot — the pipeline everything else attaches to. Each job carries its description, documents, contacts, notes, and match score, and moves through stages that mirror real hiring.
How to use it
- 1Add a jobPaste the posting or add it by hand. Parrot reads the description and extracts what the role really asks for.
- 2Move it as things happenDrag between stages. Stage moves feed your Overview — interviews land on your schedule, stale jobs get flagged.
- 3Attach the restLink the tailored resume, the recruiter, your notes. When the interview comes, everything's on one card.
Where it fits in the loop
Feeds on
Target roleYour resumeFeeds into
Skill gap rankingInterview prepFollow-up nudgesFeatures
Interview PracticeSay it out loud before it counts.
Practice is a live voice conversation with an AI interviewer, not a list of questions to read. Anchor a session to a tracked job or your target role, pick the style of the round, and talk. Every session ends with scored insights on what landed and what rambled.
How to use it
- 1Build a sessionChoose the anchor — a specific job or your target role — and the style: behavioral, product, or technical. Add focus skills if you want the questions to press somewhere specific.
- 2Talk it throughThe interviewer asks, listens, and follows up in real time. It's voice-first on purpose — interviews are spoken, so practice should be too.
- 3Read the insightsAfter each run you get a scored breakdown: strong answers, weak spots, and what to re-run. The delta between run one and run two is where the prep happens.
Where it fits in the loop
Feeds on
Target roleTracked jobsSkill gapsFeeds into
Skill gap rankingSession insightsFeatures
Skill GapsWhat's between you and the role.
Parrot compares your profile against your target role and every job you track, then ranks what's missing — critical, recommended, worth considering. It's not a generic skills list; it's your market, measured against you.
How to use it
- 1Set the inputsYour target role and profile come from Account; your market comes from tracked jobs. The more real jobs you track, the sharper the ranking.
- 2Read the tiersCritical gaps show up across most of your jobs. Recommended ones appear often. Consider is the long tail. Work top-down.
- 3Close them, or claim themPractice a gap out loud, add it to your resume if you already have it, or dismiss it if it's not your path. The list recomputes as you go.
Where it fits in the loop
Feeds on
Target roleTracked jobsYour resumeFeeds into
Practice focusResume keywordsMorning suggestionsFeatures
Resume StudioOne resume that becomes many.
Upload the resume you have or build one from scratch — either way Parrot parses it into structured experience it can work with. From there, every good posting gets its own tailored version, scored against ATS checks and linked to the job it was made for.
How to use it
- 1Bring a resume inUpload a file and Parrot parses it — roles, dates, skills, all structured. Or start in the builder with templates that stay clean under ATS parsing.
- 2Tailor per jobDuplicate your base resume for a posting and shape it to what that description actually asks for. The version stays linked to the job card.
- 3Check the scoreEach resume gets an ATS analysis — parseability, keyword coverage, structure. Fix what's flagged before a machine reads it before a human does.
Where it fits in the loop
Feeds on
Your profileJob descriptionsFeeds into
Match scoresSkill gap rankingApplicationsFeatures
Contacts & ScheduleThe people side of the pipeline.
Most offers travel through people. Contacts keeps every recruiter, referral, and coffee chat linked to the jobs they matter for; Schedule keeps interviews and follow-ups where you'll actually see them. Parrot nudges when a thread's gone quiet.
How to use it
- 1Capture people as they appearThe recruiter who reached out, the friend who offered a referral, the interviewer's name — add them and link them to the job.
- 2Put dates on the calendarInterviews, follow-up deadlines, coffee chats. Events link back to jobs and contacts, so context is one click away.
- 3Let the nudges workA quiet thread after an interview, a promised follow-up you haven't sent — Parrot flags them and drafts the short note.
Where it fits in the loop
Feeds on
Tracked jobsInterview datesFeeds into
Follow-up nudgesWarm introsYour OverviewFeatures
Parrot, the coachThe agent that walks the loop for you.
Parrot reads your whole search — target role, gaps, sessions, pipeline, people — and turns it into two or three suggestions each morning instead of a dashboard of numbers. Ask it anything in your own words; it answers from your data, not a help center.
How to use it
- 1Start from OverviewEach morning Parrot points at the station that needs you most: a stale job, an unprepped interview, a gap worth closing this week.
- 2Ask in plain words"How do I tailor my resume for the Stripe role?" — Parrot answers with your resume, that job, and your gaps in hand, then does the legwork.
- 3Let it researchCompany research lands on job cards before your interviews — product, funding, recent news — so knowing the company cold takes a skim, not an evening.
Where it fits in the loop
Feeds on
Everything aboveFeeds into
Morning suggestionsDrafts & researchEvery featurePlaybooks
You got the callInterview in 5 days.
Congratulations — now channel the nerves. This is the countdown Parrot runs with you, about 45 focused minutes a day. Each step lives in one feature; together they're the prep.
- D-5Know the company coldTrackerOpen the job card. Parrot's company research is already there — product, funding, recent news. Skim it, then read the job description twice and note the three things they repeat.
- D-4Check what they'll poke atSkill GapsYour gap list, filtered to this job, is your likely question list. Pick the top two gaps — that's where interviewers will press, so that's where you prep.
- D-3First practice runPrepareRun a voice session in the style of the round — behavioral, product, or technical — anchored to this job. Don't aim for a score. Aim to hear yourself ramble, once.
- D-2Second run, fix the flagged bitsPrepareYour session insights named the weak answers. Re-run just those. Most people's score jumps 8–10 points between run one and run two — that jump is the prep.
- D-1Logistics + one warm touchContactsConfirm the time on your schedule. If you know anyone inside, send the short "any advice?" note — Parrot drafts it. Then stop preparing. Sleep is prep too.
- DayAfterwards: log it while it's hotTrackerMove the stage, jot what they asked in the job's notes. Future-you, prepping for round two, will be grateful.