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Tailor to the job
A resume aimed at one specific posting beats a generic one every time. Mirror the language the employer used and lead with what they asked for.
Mirror the posting’s language
Use the same terms the job description uses for skills and tools, provided they honestly apply to you. This helps both keyword-matching software and the human comparing you against the requirements.
Do
- Reuse the exact skill and technology names from the posting where they fit your experience.
- Bring the most job-relevant experience to the top.
- Address the core requirements explicitly somewhere on the page.
Avoid
- Don't keyword-stuff or claim tools you haven't used.
- Don't send the same untailored resume to every role.
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Built REST APIs in Node.js and PostgreSQL — the exact stack named in the posting.
Matches the employer’s wording without fabricating anything.
How our AI applies this
- Strategy coachgives prioritized, whole-resume recommendations
- Bullet writerrewrites your experience to match the job, staying 100% factual
- Summary writerdrafts a tailored professional summary
- Skills matcherselects the skills that best match the posting