New Zealand is a small search market where a firm in Auckland or Wellington may handle a chief executive appointment, a Crown entity board role and a cross-Tasman search in the same month with a handful of consultants. Each mandate ends in documents: board candidate reports, a confidential longlist, interview write-ups and a shortlist presentation. Kiwi recruiters mostly call the starting document a CV, and the client wants the finished product to look like the firm.
Few formatting tools are built in New Zealand, so most firms here buy offshore and connect the tool to JobAdder, Bullhorn or Vincere. We make one of the tools below, so details come from each vendor's own website, and we say where a different tool fits better.
| Tool | Best for | Output formats | Notable integrations | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formatix AI | Small search teams producing board reports, assessments and shortlist decks | Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF | JobAdder, API, email, ChatGPT/Claude via MCP | From NZ$41 a month, charged in New Zealand dollars; 10 free credits |
| Distill | New Zealand agencies wanting email-in formatting with anonymisation | Word, PDF | API on Studio and Scale plans | From US$49 a month for 50 CVs, unlimited users |
| Allsorter | Larger agencies formatting from inside the ATS | Formatted CVs | JobAdder, Bullhorn, Vincere, Salesforce, Mercury, Tracker | Quote only |
| HireAra | Firms that want candidate websites with video and tracking | Formatted profiles, one-pagers, candidate websites | JobAdder, Bullhorn, Vincere, Mercury, Salesforce, Access CRM | See HireAra's site |
| RemakeCV | Agencies that want a done-for-you Word template | Word | JobAdder, Vincere, Bullhorn, Salesforce, Mercury | US$25 per user a month, billed annually |
1. Formatix AI
Best for: lean New Zealand search teams that send more than CVs
Formatix is a London-based platform that turns search inputs into finished documents in your firm's existing template, keeping its fonts, colours, spacing and layout, so a two-consultant boutique in Wellington can send a board the same standard of pack as a much larger firm.
For New Zealand mandates that usually means a candidate report for a board or appointments panel, a blind profile for a confidential search and a shortlist presentation. Formatix does not assess candidates or interpret psychometric results, and it is not affiliated with any psychometric publisher.
Pricing starts at NZ$41 a month for 20 credits, charged in New Zealand dollars at checkout. Try it with 10 free credits and no card; trial credits last 14 days.
- Board and chief executive candidate reports, one-page profiles and blind profiles.
- Assessment reports built from interview notes, the CV and psychometric results your firm already holds (Hogan, SHL, Saville Wave or DISC).
- Shortlist decks with one PowerPoint slide per candidate and a matching Excel tracker; longlists, market maps and 9-box succession packs.
- CVs read in 40+ languages, which helps when candidates come from offshore.
- Uploads handled in the UK and EU under GDPR and not used for AI training.
- Use it in the browser, by forwarding an email, via API, alongside JobAdder, or from inside ChatGPT and Claude (MCP).
Less suited to: agencies that only need a logo and footer added to CVs, where Distill is simpler and cheaper per CV; firms that require data to stay in New Zealand; and buyers who need invoices in New Zealand dollars.
2. Distill
Best for: New Zealand agencies that want CVs formatted and anonymised by email
Distill describes itself as made in New Zealand. Forward a CV to its processing address, or use the web app or API, and receive Word or PDF in your brand kit with name, contact details, photo and graduation year removed. It says files are deleted after processing and candidate data is not used to train AI.
Plans are in US dollars with unlimited users: Solo US$49 a month for 50 CVs, Studio US$199 for 300 and Scale US$499 for 1,000, with API access on the larger two. It lists Bullhorn, Vincere, JobAdder and Firefish among compatible systems.
Less suited to: firms whose template goes beyond a logo and footer, or who need PowerPoint shortlists, Excel trackers or executive search reports.
3. Allsorter
Best for: bigger agencies already running Bullhorn, Vincere or JobAdder
Allsorter, based in Dublin, is used by 400+ recruitment and staffing organisations and connects to Bullhorn, Salesforce, JobAdder, Mercury, Tracker and Vincere. For JobAdder users the flow is simple: send the CV from the Candidates grid, let Allsorter merge it into your template, and import the result back onto the candidate record. It does not publish prices; you request a quote.
Less suited to: boutiques wanting a self-serve trial at a known price, or needing PowerPoint decks and assessment reports.
4. HireAra
Best for: firms that want to know when a client has viewed a candidate
HireAra, part of The Access Group, offers formatted profiles, executive one-pagers, spec CVs and client cover sheets, plus candidate websites with video introductions, live engagement tracking and instant booking. It runs a separate APAC login and lists integrations with JobAdder, Vincere, Bullhorn, Mercury, Salesforce and Access CRM, so New Zealand agencies on Vincere can keep presentation inside the same supplier group.
Less suited to: assessment reports, succession packs or Excel trackers built on your own template.
5. RemakeCV
Best for: agencies that want someone else to build the Word template
RemakeCV formats PDF and Word CVs, including scans and multi-column layouts, into a Word template its team rebuilds from yours, typically within 24 hours. It offers bulk processing and auto-anonymisation, with live integrations to JobAdder, Vincere, Bullhorn, Salesforce and Mercury on every plan. The Business plan costs US$25 per user a month billed annually and includes 30 credits per user each month.
Less suited to: shortlist decks covering several candidates, Excel trackers or search reports, none of which appear in its published features.
- You want the simplest setup and anonymised CVs by forwarding an email: Distill, which is also the one New Zealand-built option here.
- You are a larger agency formatting inside Bullhorn, Vincere or JobAdder: Allsorter or RemakeCV.
- You want clients to watch a candidate video and you want to see when they open it: HireAra.
- You run board, chief executive or Crown entity appointments and send reports, assessments or shortlist decks in your own template: Formatix AI.
- Before signing with any offshore vendor, check where files are stored, how long they are kept and how the vendor meets IPP 12 of the Privacy Act 2020.
Is there a New Zealand-made CV formatting tool for recruiters?
Distill says it is made in New Zealand. It formats and anonymises CVs sent by email, web app or API and returns Word or PDF files in your brand kit. Most other tools used by Kiwi firms, including Formatix AI, Allsorter, HireAra and RemakeCV, are built offshore.
Which CV formatting tools integrate with JobAdder in New Zealand?
Allsorter, RemakeCV and HireAra list JobAdder integrations, and Distill lists JobAdder among compatible systems. Formatix AI works with JobAdder too, and also by email, through an API and inside ChatGPT or Claude.
What does the Privacy Act 2020 mean for sending CVs to an overseas formatting service?
CVs are personal information. Information Privacy Principle 12 limits disclosing personal information outside New Zealand unless the recipient has comparable safeguards, such as contract clauses or equivalent law. Ask each vendor where it processes data and how long it keeps files. Formatix processes data in the UK and EU under GDPR and does not use it to train AI.
What does CV formatting software cost for a small New Zealand firm?
Prices are rarely in New Zealand dollars. Distill starts at US$49 a month for 50 CVs with unlimited users. RemakeCV is US$25 per user a month billed annually. Formatix AI starts at NZ$41 a month for 20 credits, charged in New Zealand dollars, with 10 free credits to try. Allsorter is quote only.
Can I produce board candidate reports and shortlist decks, not just CVs?
Formatix AI produces board and chief executive candidate reports, blind profiles, assessment reports and one-slide-per-candidate PowerPoint decks with an Excel tracker in your own template. The other tools here focus on the single-candidate CV.
Details about other vendors were checked on their own websites on 9 October 2026 and may have changed. Prices are in each vendor's published currency. Trademarks belong to their owners. Spot an error? Email [email protected].
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