If you've been following our recent email roundup, you know we've had a banner year at Promana—hundreds of enhancements designed to make your coaching life easier and more impactful. But that was just the teaser. Here, we're unpacking the details: what we built, why it matters, and how it's setting the stage for a flood of job hunters eager for your expertise in 2026. Think of this as your behind-the-curtain look at how we're evolving the platform to supercharge your business.
We're not just tweaking code (though there's plenty of that); we're building tools that help you stand out, streamline client interactions, and attract more opportunities. Let's break it down by key areas, with real examples of how these changes translate to wins for you as a coach.
1. Revolutionary CV Tools: From Basic Resumes to Winning Masterpieces
One of our biggest focuses this year was the CV Checker. We've created a brand new AI-assisted powerhouse for helping job hunters craft standout applications. We didn't just iron out bugs; we architected and built the whole flow for speed and smarts.
- Smarter Analysis and Automation: Now, when a client uploads or pastes a CV, our system runs a full end-to-end analysis in real-time. It checks for scan-friendliness (hello, ATS compatibility), highlights matched skills with formatted keywords, and even generates dynamic warnings for issues like awkward widths or missing elements. Plus, we've added automated cover letters that pull in job-specific details... no more starting from scratch.
- Reporting and Customisation: Reports are printable and shareable, with compatibility scores, stability checks, and edge-case handling (e.g., ongoing progress tracking for incomplete CVs). As a supporting coach, this means you can deliver polished, data-backed feedback faster, positioning yourself as the go-to expert. We've also optimised skill displays and, in the back office, we created an AI recipe system so we can continue to optimise as we learn and improve the system.
- Why It Grows Your Business: With job hunters always on the horizon, these tools let coaches offer their own tailored premium services and packages. Wish there was a way to onboard new clients seamlessly? Here it is. Throw your support behind referred candidates and watch your future referrals skyrocket as they land interviews.
We squashed a ton of development-related bugs, from formatting glitches to processing delays, ensuring scalability for reliability even under heavy use.
2. Enhanced Features for Seamless Connections and Network Expansion
Coaches are at the heart of Promana, so we invested heavily in tools that make your daily workflow intuitive and expansive. This year's updates emphasise collaboration, visibility, and ease - fully prepping you to welcome those incoming job hunters.
- Client Referral Program: Subscribed coaches can now request access to our Client Referral Program directly, complete with categorised (and translatable) focus areas so hunters and coaches can be well matched. Our admins got some love too with efficient tools to handle inducting coaches to the program quickly and smoothly. Referral program coaches now appear in the job hunter's "Ask an Expert" tab, showcasing them to potential clients.
- Mobile and Dashboard Polish: We added a mobile-friendly coach tools menu for on-the-go setup, plus role-specific dashboards that work on all devices. Top navigation is now improved for verified coaches.
- Chat and Survey Refinements: Automated structured "get to know you" chats engage job hunters, capturing chat history, and integrating chats into behavioural assessment reports they can share with their coach. This makes client interactions feel natural and efficient, like a virtual office hour.
- Business Impact: These aren't just nice-to-haves; they're growth accelerators. With better networking tools, you'll build stronger client relationships and tap into our job hunter inflows. Expect more enquiries as the platform becomes a matchmaking hub for career guidance.
3. Boosting Your Visibility: Making You Discoverable to Job Seekers
In a crowded market, getting found is half the battle. Our professional directory upgrades ensure your profile always pops, especially as we ramp up efforts to bring job hunters aboard and match them with you.
- SEO and Filtering Upgrades: We added country-based filtering, improved SEO discoverability, and threw in recency sorting (so you your latest directory updates will push you to the top in your time zone). We preapprove many coaches, so check our directory - you might be in there already.
- Built-in bookings: Every verified professional now gets a free public schedule, whether you've subscribed or not, so claim your listing if you see it in our directory so you can customise and go live instantly.
- Preapproval and Listing Fixes: We've streamlined one-click access requests for coaches, added redirects for converted listings (to train search engines), and made numerous fixes for post-onboard explorers. Inactive offers now stay hidden, and public bookable events are only shown when active.
- Nuisance Suppression Tools: Better handling of do-not-contact flags, searchable preapproval lists, and mail integrations to keep your outreach clean and targeted.
- Growth Angle: As we drive job hunters to Promana, these new features are optimised to position you front and centre. More visibility means more leads, turning casual browsers into paying clients and expanding your practice without extra marketing effort.
4. Rock-Solid Reliability: The Invisible Work That Keeps You Focused
Not everything's flashy, but these foundational upgrades ensure the platform hums along, letting you coach without tech distractions.
- Payments and Subscriptions: Extended timeouts on your public assessment offers to 28 days, added payment flows, and fixed others for smoother upgrades (e.g., from Explorer plans).
- Email and Notifications: Enhanced suppressions for hard bounces, spambot mitigations, and ICS (calendar) attachments for bookings. No more duplicate emails or failed deliveries. Your client comms stay professional.
- Themes and UI Tweaks: Finalised the iConsult theme, and added over 20 others to our development pipeline. Fixed carousels and profile pics across Modenight and others, and added error messages for generators. Landing pages got some tweaks and coach websites got even faster (what's faster than blistering?).
- Tech Backbone: The tech stack received several upgrades during the year, improving PDF parsers for better CV analysis performance, and resolved numerous inconsistencies. Over 80 fixes and typo corrections mean fewer "oops" moments.
All told, these create a stable ecosystem ready for scale—perfect as we onboard job hunters and watch your client base grow.
Looking Ahead: 2026 and Beyond
2025 was all about building a robust foundation; 2026 is about expansion.
With job hunters heading our way through targeted campaigns, Promana is primed to be the ultimate career ecosystem. Your input has driven these changes so keep the feedback coming via email or our community channels.
Ready to leverage these tools? Log in today, update your profile, and get set for the opportunities ahead. If you're not yet a coach on Promana, sign up here and join the movement.
Thanks for being part of our journey. Here's to your success!
The Promana Team