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Tailor your resume without making anything up.
Plain advice on matching a job posting with what is already true about you. No statistics we cannot source, no promises about interviews or offers.
- TailoringHow to tailor your resume to a job description without lyingA step-by-step way to tailor your resume to a specific job posting using only true facts: map requirements, reorder, reword, and leave real gaps as gaps.
- ATS and keywordsATS keywords: how to match a job description honestlyWhat applicant tracking systems do with keywords, why keyword stuffing backfires, and how to use the posting’s language for skills you really have.
- Reading a postingRequired vs. preferred qualifications: should you apply if you don’t meet them all?How to read the requirements in a job posting, which gaps matter, and how to decide whether to apply when you meet most but not all of them.
- Writing bulletsHow to quantify resume achievements without inventing numbersResume advice says “add metrics”, but made-up percentages are risky. Here is how to find real numbers, estimate honestly, and show impact without numbers.
- Cover lettersHow to write a cover letter that addresses gaps honestlyHow to mention a missing requirement in a cover letter without apologising or bluffing, with a simple structure and an example paragraph.
- Career changeCareer change resume: show transferable skills honestlyHow to present transferable skills on a career change resume using real evidence from your past roles, without renaming jobs or overstating experience.
- Skills sectionHow to write a resume skills section that holds up in an interviewWhich skills to list, how to group them, and how to make sure every item in your skills section is backed by a bullet you can talk about in an interview.
- AI and resumesUsing ChatGPT or AI to tailor your resume without fabricating anythingGeneral-purpose AI tools can add skills, numbers and titles you never had when they rewrite a resume. How to spot it, what to ask for, and what to check.
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