Job Seekers Struggle with Resume & Interview Prep
Job seekers are frustrated with generic, inaccurate, and disconnected resume and interview preparation tools. They desire solutions that tailor applications to specific roles, provide real-time market insights, and offer actionable feedback beyond basic resume building. Current tools often fail to deliver personalized and effective support.
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“skills can be taught but attitude and work ethic are way harder to train, people who are curious and ask good questions tend to pick up things faster, curiosity is a strong hiring signal”
“Rather than investing in a single resume, I’d use a tool like itinero.io to tailor your resume for each job. A single resume for all doesn’t work anymore for me.”
“For my most recent job, I tailored my application. But I got interviews with a generic resume as well.”
“Anyone who has used applicant lab and can share discount coupon for referral for me? submitted by /u/Thatbrowntechgirl [link] [comments]”
“Is it good enough for a fresh grad? Any advice on how to improve it would be greatly appreciated. submitted by /u/Top_Environment_5311 [link] [comments]”
“I interviewed someone the other day who had C# on their resume and couldn’t say what the CLR was or that it had a garbage collect or JIT compiler. He had C/C++ on his resume and I told him to write a class for a linked list and wrote a function where he instantiated a variable with the same name as a parameter. He then instantiate a variable equaled to its self. Huh? Fucking incompetent hack. He wouldn’t even do the stuff that I told him to do. Dude has a PHD in CS. He’s gonna be working at BK,”
“After doing my own research + lessening to advice people have given me up here this is my resume now. I’m sending it here to see if there’s anything that still needs to be changed or updated before I begin submitting it to places I’m specifically just looking for better ways to word my extracurricular and projects section, thank y’all for all the advice y’all have already given me submitted by /u/homosexualslol [link] [comments]”
“The 2026 market is brutal. Even solid engineers with years of experience are getting ghosted after 5+ rounds. What does your tool actually do differently? Is it resume tailoring, application tracking, interview prep, or something else? Curious what problem you're solving specifically.”
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“Need resume review and any suggestions are welcome. submitted by /u/Sad_Tutor_6486 [link] [comments]”
“Solo founder - Two things led me here. I've sat on the hiring side of the table and said no to people whose resumes looked great. On paper they had everything. In the room they couldn't walk me through their own work, and I had nothing else to go on. Then I caught myself on the other side of it. I know what I've done. But asked about it in an interview, it came out flat. Half the story, none of the impact. Turns out knowing your accomplishments and being able to say them out loud are”
“Get rid of the entire first page. Remote is competitive and since you job hop and are not a CPA you won’t get considered. The only real resume maker was the PE backed healthcare org. It looks like you weren’t there long, I would have stayed. The rest of the jobs are small and not recognizable. Target Senior Accountant or Accounting Manager roles and you will most likely need something hybrid or in person. Instead of hopping next time you need to get promoted so outsiders can see you actually exc”
“I'm a recruiter, and it's less about the fact that you move all the time and more about the fact that you're not progressing in-house at a company. I generally want to see one or two promotions on a resume before considering someone for a controller level role. The best indicator of future success is past success. The fact that nobody ever thought you were worth retaining and promoting is a big red flag when we start getting to this level.”
“Looking at the 2 pages of resumes, delete the whole first page. You also have a ton of jobs for the resume. I don’t really know how to help you there because you’ve hopped around a bit, but it’s hurting you. And last I’d say the biggest things making you not a candidate for a controller role is no public experience, no CPA license, and we don’t really know how long you’ve been a senior accounting manager. It reads shorter than it may be because you don’t have any months on your resume. Now, my r”
“Yes. Internships are basically just trial periods for a company to make sure you fit with the team.”
ROAST MY RESUME submitted by /u/INTROvert_GeNZ- [link] [comments]
“Most people underestimate how much they've actually done. Before touching your resume, spend an hour listing every project, result and skill from your education and jobs. Half of what makes a strong application is remembering material you forgot you had. Then write bullets around outcomes instead of duties. A hiring manager skims for what changed because you were there. The ATS before them scans for the job description's exact wording, so pull the posting's own terms into your bullet”
“you can use almost any AI tool its just matter of prompt you give to it. in my opinion give ur latest resume and tell it to ask ques which are in recent trends. and u should prepare more on domain of company u are applying for like if its an AI company get all the possible product related stuff known and similarly for other domains.”
“https://preview.redd.it/qucepwqdoych1.png?width=622&format=png&auto=webp&s=3b83ee2ba8ce4755423dcfeb1af1faf1d4ac8909 Kindly give feedback on what all improvements need to be done. submitted by /u/Witty-Ad-2125 [link] [comments]”
“Good point, though since there's no retrieval step (the full JD and resume are both in the prompt, nothing gets fetched from a larger corpus), recall/top-K don't map directly onto this pipeline. But you're getting at something real — I don't currently have a way to measure whether the model is missing important requirements from the JD, which is the same failure mode recall is trying to catch in a different architecture. Worth thinking about how to spot-check that. RAG-based resu”
“Just tested this with a case designed to break it — a JD requiring 3+ years fintech/SOC2 experience and Mandarin fluency, against a resume with zero related background. Both got correctly flagged as genuine gaps with a note saying not to claim them, while a couple of "resume has related experience but didn't name the tool" cases (like state management without naming Redux) correctly went into the expressable/rewrite-suggestion bucket. Feels like it's doing real semantic judgmen”
“Fair question — right now there's no separate eval step, it's a single structured-output call. But since every claim is required to cite a sourceQuote from the actual JD, I'm adding a lightweight post-generation check: verify that each quoted string actually exists in the original JD text (simple substring/fuzzy match). If a quote doesn't match, that item gets flagged or dropped rather than shown to the user. Not a full eval pipeline, but it catches the most damaging failure mode”
How are you controlling hallucination then? Any post retrieval evaluation?
“Nope, no RAG here — it's a single prompt that does structured comparison between the JD and resume text, returns everything as JSON. Wanted to keep round 1 simple and see if the core analysis holds up before adding more infra.”
“Yeah, that sounds much better. One thing I’d test next is a genuinely missing requirement. The tool should say “don’t add this” when the experience isn’t there, not always turn the gap into a rewrite suggestion.”
Just shipped the changes based on your feedback — the score is now collapsed by default (you see missing requirements and strengths first), and every suggestion links back to the exact sentence…
“I’d hide the 0–100 score until after the missing requirements. People will chase 82 to 90 by stuffing keywords even when the resume gets worse. Make each suggestion point back to the exact sentence in the job post.”
So I am a recent engineering graduate and secured an internship at a MNC. For a while I made the common mistake of reading generic articles like top 10 interview questions for…
“Hi All, Can someone give me honest feedback on the resume. I also feel I should include a projects section. Resume Link: https://imgur.com/a/n5tciGt submitted by /u/kapilkj [link] [comments]”
“Are you using any automation tools to simplify your application process ? Have seen folks use LLM to scan and customize resumes to using Simplify Copilot / Huntr / others Chrome extension. I have had limited success using these and most of job applications are still manual. What tools have worked for you ... Any tips to share, thanks! submitted by /u/PumduMe [link] [comments]”
“Resume Constructive feedback appreciated, but I'm mostly looking for articles on making/fixing a resume. I didn't see anything in the wiki here or in rSysadmin I'm thinking of cutting my oldest experience, trimming my skills section to highlights relevant to a job posting, and maybe trimming one bullet per job to try to get it down to one page. submitted by /u/WantDebianThanks [link] [comments]”
“Yep. Consistency across very different roles is the honest weak spot right now - the corpus and scoring still skew tech, and non-engineering roles are where the active tuning is. I broke down how the scoring and tailoring actually work - the rubric, the audit loop, and the numbers so far - in detail here: https://www.reddit.com/r/roastmystartup/comments/1us2re7/comment/owol140/?context=3 . Short version on your keyword-swap concern: the tailored resume is written only from your imported work his”
“i’d mainly test whether the fit scores stay consistent across very different roles. tools like jobfyt, jobright, teal, and tryapplynow all handle matching a bit differently, so the real differentiator is whether the top jobs are genuinely relevant and the tailored resume still sounds accurate, not just keyword-swapped.”
“I know someone who has less experience on their resume but their work is very good and they're a fast learner, would you hire a person like that? submitted by /u/elliewhimsi [link] [comments]”
“http://dreamstation.systems/resume.png I know it's quite dense but I honestly have no idea how to structure it better or what I should be cutting. submitted by /u/pie_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ [link] [comments]”
“"product manager" is quite a wide topic; it would be good if some report presented the top skills in demands. AFAIK if you have "Agentic AI" in your resume, ATS passes it otherwise it drops it.”
“If parsing breaks on your resume, the most useful bug report is: what tool the resume was made in (Word, Canva, LaTeX, Google Docs), single vs multi-column, and a screenshot of what parsed wrong (redact anything personal). You can reply here or DM. And I mean the reciprocal part — post your product below and I'll test it and leave feedback, not just an upvote.”
“Hello fellow PTs. I have a somewhat of a dumb question. I have not had to submit a resume in a long time and I need to update mine. Are professional (as in career jobs) resumes the same as when no degree was had? Before we had to put in skills, description of what we did in each job, etc. As a PT I feel all that is unnecessary. Can I just list employers and say what setting it is vs “developed exercise programs, performed evaluations” etc.? I like to be short and concise, so I’m hoping “Employer”
“Mr. Worldwide for Location. Especially for portfolios while applying for mid-senior 10 yr experience jobs? I want to consolidate my portfolio to 1 or 2 renderings (AI on top of personal time spent on enscape, photoshop, and illustrator), project descriptions, illustrative design analysis/process for a total of 10ish projects (5 professional, 5 academic studio) can add a lot more professional projects. Would like the mix to show professional and academic through process. Obviously, I will credit”
“This hits different because you're solving the actual problem instead of just naming it. I've been there with the "looks good" feedback loop and it's maddening because you know something's off but everyone's being nice. The roasting angle is clever because people actually listen when you're being specific about what's weak rather than vague about what's strong, and I think you're tapping into something real about how we all need permission to hear th”
“carrying an entire career on a single adverb' actually made me laugh, that's the kind of feedback nobody close to you will actually give you. One worry I have is whether the rewrites just turn everyone's resume into the same polished template instead of making it still sound like the actual person wrote it. Will be giving it a shot!”
“The zero signup approach is smart, most resume tools lose people the second they ask for an email. "Mild to Unhinged" is a great hook too, people will pick Unhinged every time just to see what happens. One thing I'd think about is letting people compare before/after bullets side by side so the rewrite feels more concrete. Nice build.”
“The biggest thing I would look for is whether the practice actually mirrors the real hiring bar. A lot of these tools can sound impressive but if the prospect persona is too soft or the scoring is vague, you end up rehearsing in a way that doesn’t transfer to actual interviews or live calls. For SDR job seekers, I’d want realistic interruptions, common brush offs and feedback on discovery, pacing and whether I actually earned the next step. What helped me most was treating practice like game fil”
“Currently looking for greener pastures. Does anyone know of a template they refer to for developing a resume? I’ve had the same role for almost a decade, so I’m looking to start my resume from scratch. There’s some templates I found online, but only for first year teachers. If anybody has any good suggestions for a format that schools or other employers might react positively to, I’d really appreciate the help organizing my job skills. 🫡🙏 Can’t make any promises, but if I’m hired into your dis”
“As a recruiter with over three decades of experience I would like to say that this is a great resume. This hits the mark to pass AI bot screening and focusing on results/contributions rather than duties is the best way to stand out. Many people don’t do that when writing their resume and it hinders the possibility for interviews.”
“https://preview.redd.it/mfb9525vl9bh1.png?width=890&format=png&auto=webp&s=20f2a327835892bb608fc8e823c08fac455c78f3 Hi everyone, I've been iterating on my resume for the past few weeks and would really appreciate some honest feedback from engineers and hiring managers. I'm currently pursuing an M.Tech in CSE (AI) and recently completed 1 year as a Software Engineering Intern at HPE Juniper Networks . During my internship, I worked on production AI systems, backend services, d”
“Hi, I am trying to create a resume. I just asked AI to create by feeding my info, it gave me a 8 page resume. I don't know what to do now.. how many pages is ideal for a 3 years exp. person??? Can anybody DM your current resume ?? submitted by /u/Tight-Scratch-2700 [link] [comments]”
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“Need Help with Placements? I’m Offering Free AI/ML Career Guidance I remember how confusing it was when I was preparing for placements. Questions like: - Is my resume good enough? - What projects should I build? - Should I focus on DSA, ML, or GenAI? - How do I get shortlisted? A lot of people don't need another paid course—they just need someone to point them in the right direction. So here's what I'd like to do. For the next few weeks, I'm offering FREE: - Resume reviews - Care”
“xlookup is better, but both still get used depending on the file and setup. better to just be honest about what you actually know”
“Honestly? Good formatting and grammar, as this speaks more to your work ethic and attention to detail than any experience or education. I've hired dozens and interviewed many many more. Work experience is far less important than the ability to learn.”
“Ever noticed how LLM-generated resume bullets always sound like... well, LLMs? They either hallucinate impact or default to generic corporate speak that hiring managers instantly spot. The most effective technique I've found to fix this isn't tweaking the system prompt to "act like a professional"—it's setting up an adversarial recursive loop . Instead of just asking the model to write the bullet point, force it to first draft it, then switch personas to become a hyper-crit”
“Is this CV is good for apply AI/ML , AI engineering intern.Made using europass cv method . submitted by /u/Business_Lawyer6513 [link] [comments]”
“Hi! I have 2+ YOE now since graduation from undergrad. I am wondering if it is appropriate to still include internship experience on my resume? submitted by /u/ConsiderationDry1787 [link] [comments]”