Guides
Practical guides. No score mythology.
Everything here follows the same rule as the product: advice grounded in how hiring actually works, with no invented statistics and no promises nobody can keep.
Tailoring
- How to tailor a resume to a job descriptionPrioritize the right evidence, mirror useful terminology, and rewrite for one specific reader without stuffing keywords or stretching facts.8 min
- Resume keyword alignment without keyword stuffingUse the employer's terminology where it is accurate, skip the match-score mythology, and keep the document readable for the human who decides.6 min
- How to use a master resume for multiple applicationsTurn one comprehensive, approved source of truth into many focused application packets without version chaos or factual drift.6 min
- How to write resume bullet points that survive scrutinyA structure for accomplishment bullets that lead with outcomes, stay specific, and hold up when an interviewer asks the follow-up question.7 min
- How to explain employment gaps without lyingHandling resume gaps honestly: what to state, what to leave out, and why date manipulation is the one strategy that reliably backfires.6 min
- Writing a resume summary that is not genericReplacing the interchangeable 'results-driven professional' paragraph with three lines of evidence that fit one specific job.5 min
Working with AI
- AI resume tailoring without invented experienceA practical workflow for aligning a resume to a job description while keeping every claim grounded in evidence you actually supplied.7 min
- Generate a cover letter from a verified resumeWhy the checked final resume, not a chat history, should be the factual boundary for a paired cover letter.6 min
- How to check an AI-written resume for invented claimsA systematic review pass for AI-assisted resumes: where fabrications hide, which claims to verify first, and how to fix them without starting over.7 min
Files and formats
- ATS-friendly resume: PDF versus DOCXHow to choose a resume file format on evidence, what applicant tracking systems actually do, and which checks matter more than format.7 min
- How to convert a scanned resume into editable, checked textTurning a scanned or photographed resume into real text with OCR, and catching the errors that matter before they reach an employer.6 min
- One page or two? Resume length in Canada and the USHow to decide resume length on evidence density rather than folklore, and how to cut or fill honestly to the right size.5 min
Canada and US
- Canadian resume format guideStructure, length, personal details, and conventions for an English-language resume in Canada, with the differences from other countries made explicit.7 min
- US resume format guideThe expected structure, length, and content rules for an American resume, and the conventions that differ from resumes elsewhere.7 min
Reading is optional. The checks are built in.
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