Recipe: anonymize a CV with a photo
A CV is a classic mixed document: identifying text (name, email, phone, address, a personal website, dated job history) and an identifying image (the headshot). Piixie handles both in one pass.
Goal: a CV a hiring panel can review blind — no name, no contacts, no recognizable face — that still reads like a real CV.
1. Choose mode and model
Section titled “1. Choose mode and model”Use synthetic, not redaction: a blind CV still needs to read naturally so reviewers can judge the experience. The default local model is fine; bump to reasoning Low/Med so the dated job history is handled thoughtfully.
2. Run it
Section titled “2. Run it”Drop the PDF in and process. Because it’s a PDF with an image, Piixie’s vision pass notices the headshot. The run produces the usual entry list plus the photo as a flagged image.
3. Review in the editor
Section titled “3. Review in the editor”Open the result in the editor. Expect entries like:
| Type | Original | → |
|---|---|---|
NAME | Marcos Patel | David Romero Gil |
EMAIL | [email protected] | [email protected] |
PHONE | +34 612 345 678 | +34 698 112 530 |
ADDRESS | C/ Mayor 12, Madrid | Av. del Sol 84, Sevilla |
URL | linkedin.com/in/mpatel | … |
DATE | Jan 2020 – Mar 2023 | 02/2018 – 11/2021 |
Check the dated job spans got caught — they pin down a timeline (why dates matter). If one slipped, add it by selecting it.
4. Handle the photo
Section titled “4. Handle the photo”In the entries panel, find the Images section with the headshot thumbnail. Flip its blur switch on. The regenerated CV now has an unrecognizable photo.
If the photo is part of a flattened scan rather than a recognized embedded image, draw a Black box over it instead.
5. Keep the school and the employer?
Section titled “5. Keep the school and the employer?”A blind CV usually keeps employers and schools (they’re relevant to the decision) but scrubs the person. If the model synthesized a NAMEd reference or a former manager you’d rather keep generic, that’s fine; if it over-scrubbed the well-known employer, turn that entry off so the company name survives.
6. Save and reuse
Section titled “6. Save and reuse”Save to output. If you process CVs regularly, save a template now — synthesize NAME/EMAIL/PHONE/ADDRESS/URL, keep employers, treat spans as DATE — so the next CV is one click. (The photo’s blur is per-file; templates don’t carry image or drawn decisions.)
Result
Section titled “Result”A natural-reading CV with a fake identity and a blurred face — reviewable on merit, with the candidate’s identity left on your machine.