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I long for the day when I’ll wake up in the morning and get my AI ready to go to work for me . Until that time comes, the least AI could do for me today is to help me land a job I like.

Not everyone is a fan of resume and cover letters, but they remain staples in many recruitment processes.

For years, employers have also been using forms of AI to filter through these documents in order to narrow down the pool of applications they receive for any given vacancy. 

The latest advances in generative AI mean that right now employees can leverage AI tools at their disposal to empower themselves in the job-hunting process.

I wanted to see how powerful these tools are. To find out, I created a shortlist of AI resume and cover letter builders that I wanted to try. Tom’s Guide believes in fair fights, so I used each of them as though I was applying for the same job with the same profile.

A target was required and I found a LinkedIn ad for a real job as a remote Software Engineer with generative AI responsibilities at Meta (formerly Facebook) that looked promising.

The role asked for a candidate with over two years of coding experience and over two years of building large-scale applications. More experience was required in designing and completing medium to large features without guidance. Meta was looking for a candidate with, or in the process of obtaining, a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent practical experience. In exchange, the company was offering a salary between $116k and $168k per year.

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I created a fictitious aspiring Meta software engineer, Tamsin Smith, in order to have some kind of profile I could submit to the AI. Smith holds two Stanford University degrees in computing science, completed an internship with Twitter and has been working at Google as a software engineer since 2019. 

If that’s not enough for Mark Zuckerberg to give her an offer, she also leads a local scouting group in her free time.

With an actual job ad and an alter ego in hand, I was ready to start reviewing AI tools. Read on to find out which tools I used, what they produced and my thoughts on their performance.

My first attempt was with Rezi.ai since it offers a free basic service and I wanted to check if the way I designed the review could work in principle. And it did!

Right after confirming my email, I was creating Tamsin Smith’s first resume.

I was presented with a choice between a “Job-Tailored Resume” and a “General Purpose Resume”; I went with the first choice as it was exactly what this test was about. It asked me for the role and company I’m targeting but I was blindsided when Rezi asked me to insert a job application I’d written for the role. Isn’t this something the AI should be doing for me?

I finished this side quest and then added basic details like my name and email, followed by my previous work experience. Here’s when I first encountered signs of AI life in the form of a bullet point generator to further explain my role. 

Rezi went on to ask me to add details on projects I’d worked on, my education history, certifications, coursework, involvement in other organizations, and my skills.

The next exciting step was the summary section, where I gladly let the AI take control. It was nothing I couldn’t have come up with myself if I simply wanted to summarize my resume, but it at least merits a pass mark. (I wanted to ask the AI to write a cover letter for me based on the finished resume but that feature requires a subscription.)

Overall Rezi marked the resume it produced at 87 out of 100, which I think is a bit too generous. If you have a rough idea of what you want your resume to look like, by all means, use Rezi so you don’t have to worry about the formatting. It might also provide a helpful AI-generated bullet point or two along the way.

If you were worried that not using Rezi’s AI was the one thing stopping you from getting your dream job, rest assured that (at least with its free version) this is not the case.

My score: 3/5

Resumaker.ai

“Designed templates that will get you hired at the world's leading companies,” Resumaker proudly displayed on its homepage. I also had to pay ($0.99) to download my resume and cover letter. Surely, I was on the verge of getting Tamsin hired?

By now I’d gotten the hang of inserting details like my education and work history. In this regard, little separates the resume builders tested here.

The AI kicked in to provide me with text I could insert as accomplishments in my jobs and as the headline summary. The latter left much to be desired but at least it was presentable. Resumaker didn’t offer to beef up my volunteering section so I had to write that part manually. As a whole, the resume felt a bit dry but at least it was presentable.

However, it’s a good thing this service isn’t called Coverlettermaker. Every sentence it generated started with either an “I am” or “I have”. When you’re working with such a structure, there’s only so much you can do to make the rest more exciting. Furthermore, it left the [Company Name] field for me to fill in. AI that’s supposed to help me land a job in a highly competitive market should come with higher standards. 

Resumaker.ai claims that thousands of applications it created landed people jobs. If there’s any truth to that, then on the bright side we really shouldn’t be overthinking what we’re sending to hiring managers.

The main question I asked myself before deciding whether each AI builder deserved a pass mark was: Can I send out the résumé as is? 

Teal didn’t quite make the cut here.

It asked me to connect the specific job I was applying for from LinkedIn to the resume and it started analyzing the job ad for keywords I should include. Fantastic! I was ready for a made-to-measure summary, past accomplishments, and cover letter — the areas where I wanted the AI to work its magic.

Unfortunately, this is where I felt let down. In the headline summary, Teal ended up giving me a compilation of the achievements it had previously generated but also prominently added that I had expertise in “work authorization”. The AI thought the right to work in the U.S. requirement from Meta’s job description was a hard skill. 

It scored its own resume at 79%.

As far as its cover letter goes, I appreciated that I could generate it for free without having to spend time adding more details than I already had. However, the result was something I could have just as easily written myself.

My score: 2/5

Kickresume.com

The last AI resume maker I wanted to test was Kickresume, which had the highest monthly fee out of the lot at $19 per month. You can bring that down by paying an annual lump sum that brings the pricing down to $9 a month or, as I did, utilize the free trial version. 

Right when I was losing hope in the resume generators, Kickresume lifted my spirits.

Its helpful AI writer was alongside me from start to finish, offering handy suggestions for work accomplishments, explaining my certifications, and also suggesting skills I should list specifically for a software engineering position. I ended up with a clean-looking CV and I didn’t even have to break a sweat.

Kickresume gave the resume it generated a score of 88/100.

If I’m in a pinch and need a new resume that I don’t have to scan for AI-generated sentences that would land me in the "rejected" pile, Kickresume.com is the first website I’ll be visiting.

I wanted to add a nice cherry to the cake, so I asked Kickresume to create a cover letter using the great resume it made. But this is where I was underwhelmed. 

While devoid of grammatical errors, I felt as though the AI didn’t take the résumé and job description I gave into consideration. It provided me with a few short lines that didn’t even name-drop Tamsin’s fictitious stints at Twitter and Google. You wouldn’t even know she completed two degrees at Stanford. Based on my positive experience with the résumé, I couldn’t believe this was the same AI content generator.

My score: 4/5

No subscriptions. No plugins. I wanted to see how well the free version of OpenAI ’s ChatGPT would do against the four dedicated AI resume and cover letter generators listed above.

I tweaked a prompt that I found online and, in 161 words, I asked the AI for a first draft of my new resume. I then asked the chatbot to refine its work based on the job description I gave it to make my resume less generic. In seconds, I had my second draft.

Since ChatGPT only gave me a plain text version of my resume, I then pasted what it gave me into a template from one of the previous builders.

I’m happy to announce that both myself and Tamsin were very pleased with the results. The resume easily rivals the ones generated from the other services I tested. I wouldn’t have minded some text to beef up the education section to explain what I had learned at Stanford. Also, the line pointing out that Meta was previously called Facebook is something I would never have included in a resume intended for Meta’s eyes. Other than that, ChatGPT gave me decent results in the shortest amount of time.

I was especially impressed with the cover letter I asked ChatGPT to craft for me. It was perhaps a bit too long for some tastes but it was arguably the most well-rounded out of the five.

Honorary score: 4/5

The verdict

There have already been reports of people using AI to write resumes and cover letters who ended up getting hired for the positions they’ve applied for, and I’m not surprised. But as this test has shown, a website’s claim that it uses AI to provide a service is not some kind of guarantee of the level of service you can expect. 

Shop around when looking for AI resume and cover letter writers. Perhaps combine two or more of them to leverage each one’s specific strengths. But add the finishing touches yourself.

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You can use our AI-powered resume builder to automatically generate your entire resume. The AI Resume Writer can write professional sections for your resume summary, work experience, and education, with a consistent tone throughout the document. Try it for free and get your AI-generated CV ready in seconds.

• Automatically writes great bullet points for your resume
• Quick & easy resume generator

AI Cover Letter Generator

Use AI to generate a matching cover letter.

Once you’ve polished your resume, you can use our AI Cover Letter Writer to quickly generate a great cover letter that visually matches your resume. The AI Writer takes into consideration the content of your resume and generates a full-fledged cover letter in seconds. Learn more about the AI Cover Letter Writer.

• Let AI generate the first draft of your cover letter
• Customizable templates to match your resume

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AI Generated Resume

Ai-generated resume examples.

What does an AI-generated resume look like? See for yourself! These resumes were generated by our AI resume builder.

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“Kickresume helped me land a job at Philips! Creating my CV and cover letter was very quick and easy, and the outcome very professional. It impressed every single job interviewer I had an interview with. Definitely worth the small investment as it will benefit your career substantially.“ Dennis Bondarev, Key account manager at Philips

“When I was changing careers, I wanted a resume with a modern look and feel that would set me apart from other applicants. When I came across Kickresume, I absolutely loved their designs and the ease of use. What's more, interviewers would often tell me how pleased they were with the look of my resume.“ Steve Dominguez, Graphic Designer at K-Brite

“Kickresume is by far the most powerful resume editor on the web. It helped me create my resume really fast and people are always "Wow" when they see it. Moreover, having a portfolio website is awesome and it's easy to create. A must-have tool for anyone who changes jobs regularly.“ Bastien Vidé, Full-stack Developer & Team Manager at Airfrance

“When I was looking for my first job after finishing university, I struggled to stand out from the crowd of other graduates. Kickresume gave me the edge I needed. Suddenly I would get invited to interviews! I can't recommend it enough. Great designs, incredibly easy to use and totally worth the upgrade.“ Peter Trenkner, Product Line Manager at Dell

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Let artificial intelligence write your resume. Our AI Resume Writer is powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4 language model and it can produce your first draft in seconds.

AI Cover Letter Builder

Try our AI Cover Letter Writer and produce a rock-solid cover letter in seconds. Most people struggle to find the right words for their cover letter. Let AI find them for you.

40+ ATS-Ready Templates

All resume and cover letter templates are customizable, ATS-friendly, and designed by a team of professional typographers and recruiters.

AI Resignation Letter Generator

Our AI Resignation Letter Writer will help you find the right words to quit your job and leave all bridges unburned.

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Create a perfect resume or cover letter from your mobile device. You can now access and edit your career documents from anywhere! Available on both iOS and Android.

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Get inspired by resume and cover letter examples that helped real people land jobs with the world’s top companies. Search by company or job title.

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Find out how your resume compares against other successful resumes in our database. Receive your resume score and get personalized tips on how to improve it.

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Turn your resume into a personal website with a single click. Choose from a number of customizable templates and let your future employer find you online.

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Let our experienced human proofreaders make sure that your resume or cover letter have impeccable grammar. Don’t let a silly mistake ruin your chances of landing a job.

AI Resume Writer FAQ

While we’ve tried to make this tool as easy to use as possible, it’s okay to have questions. If you don’t find your answers here, contact our customer support.

What is Kickresume AI Resume Writer?

Kickresume AI Resume Writer is based on OpenAI’s GPT-3 neural network which is a powerful language model able to produce texts that are indistinguishable from texts written by human writers.

In other words, the AI Resume Writer does exactly what you’d think it would — automatically writes your resume.

• All you have to do is enter your job title, click “Use AI Writer” and the AI will generate a number of bullet points for your work experience subsection.
• If you don't like these bullet points, you can either edit them or delete them and click the button again.
• If you like the bullet points but feel like that section is still too short, simply click the button again and the AI will add more phrases to it.

But naturally, since the text is written by AI and not you, you still need to tweak some details in the end. Nevertheless, it can still help you write your first draft.

Is the AI Resume Writer free?

Even with a free account, you get a limited number of uses. Every premium subscription (starting at $5/month) includes a substantially higher number of AI requests.

At the beginning of every billing period, credits are added to your account (whether it’s a month, three months, or a year).

GPT-3 is a paid tool and we have to pay Open-AI for every API request. We’re “buying” the use of their AI technology. Because of that, we had to put a limit on how many times you can use the AI Writer per month.

Kickresume’s AI Resume Writer is able to generate a work experience section based on a provided job title.

All you have to do is:

• Sign up or log in to your Kickresume account. When logged in, on the dashboard scroll down to Your Documents and click on Create New.
• When filling in the Work Experience section, enter your job title, click “ Use AI Writer ” and the AI will generate a number of bullet points for your work experience subsection.

Our AI Resume Builder is easy to use, generates unique resumes every time, and uses natural language indistinguishable from resumes written by human writers.

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ResumeBuild is the world's most trusted free AI Resume Builder. We write and build your CV, optimizing your ATS job applications for the best chances of getting hired.

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Write or rewrite individual bullet points based on real-world best practices and quantifies your achievements.

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Instantly improve your interview rate by targeting words that your recruiter will look for.

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ResumeBuild quickly spots content pitfalls in your resume, like missing bullet points, overused buzzwords, and opportunities for enhancing your message.

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The ResumeBuild Score critiques how well you've created your resume across 23 criteria points.

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Get full creative control without compromising ATS Optimization.

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Create tailored AI-written cover letters and resignation letters for your specific job application or current position.

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Choose from a variety of free and premium templates, and effortlessly tailor them to your needs without encountering any difficulties.

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"The amount of interviews I got post using ResumeBuild versus my own resume, it’s a stark difference. I’d guesstimate roughly 300% increase in responses, interviews, and feedback."

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Create a flawless CV with the AI Resume Builder

Feeling stuck customizing countless resumes for each and every application? VisualCV’s AI resume builder allows you to create a new resume in minutes. No stress, no fuss, no telling it was written by AI. 

VisualCV’s AI Resume Builder

Whether you’re looking to start a new resume from scratch or update your current one, VisualCV’s AI resume builder can help. Using Open AI’s GPT, you can create compelling, engaging material for your resume summary and work experience sections.

How to use the ChatGPT Resume Builder

Using our AI resume builder is a straightforward 4-step process that takes less than a minute for you to get started.

Step 1: Add content to our AI Resume Builder

You can import your existing resume or simply start with a blank resume. Once you import or fill in your resume summary and your work experience, you are all set to use AI resume builder.

Step 2: Click on “Improve with AI”

Once everything is in place, you will see an “Improve with AI” button on your summary and work experience entries. Click or tap on the button to get a recommendation. Depending on the information provided by you(your name and other metadata), our AI generates a custom rewrite, just for you!

Step 3: Select Suggestion or Request New AI Recommendation

Depending on what information you provided our AI will provide its first recommendation. We encourage you to try a few recommendations before settling for anything. Try several recommendations to see which ones reflect the unique you.

Step 4: Customize Your Resume for Each Job

Spray and pray job application process results in less than 0.5% interview calls. Use our AI to customize your resume for each job without spending hours on customizing the resume. Never send a generic application again!

Top Features of the AI Resume Writer

Stand Out From The Competition

Using keywords specific to your industry standards, our AI Resume Writer knows exactly what a hiring manager is looking for, and how to creatively and professionally demonstrate that you’re it.

Beat The ATS

VisualCV’s professionally designed resume templates are specifically formatted to beat applicant tracking system (ATS) software and get your resume in front of a real, human hiring manager.

Custom AI Resumes, Every Time

It’s an often-touted rule that you should customize your resume for every job you apply to, but today’s job searchers are often applying for dozens of positions at once. Our AI Resume Builder makes it easy to customize your resume every time you apply.

Create An Amazing First Impression

Say goodbye to spelling mistakes and formatting errors in your freshly-submitted resume. VisualCV’s AI resume builder ensures a polished and professional final product, meaning embarrassing typos are a thing of the past.

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Sign-up for our free AI resume builder. Select one of the many ways you can create a resume(import, use an example or from scratch) and use AI to improve your resume.

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Yes, you can create a professional resume using AI. Our platform makes it virtually impossible for a recruiter to distinguish a hand written resume from a resume created using AI.

Professional Summary Generated with VisualCV AI Resume Builder

Struggling with writing a professional resume summary? Just tap our “Improve with AI” button on your resume’s summary section and see the magic! Based on the information from your resume, our AI resume platform will generate a professional summary within seconds.

AI Generated Resumes That Can Beat 9/10 Resumes

Where do resumes fail? They fail when:

• they are not customized
• they don’t show the REAL you
• they are not optimized for ATS systems
• they are built with no real visual hierarchy

It isn’t too difficult to see why even resumes from skilled professionals fail to impress hiring managers.

Our platform’s goal is to get you the interview. We want to disrupt the 0.5% conversion rate(jobs applied to interview calls received) of 2024. Here’s how our AI resume writing platform helps you achieve that:

• Comes with templates that have excellent scannability supported by time tested visual hierarchy. We excel at balancing visual elements with professionals to delight the hiring manager.
• Our cutting edge AI features and our visual resume editor makes it extremely easy for you to customize and edit your resume. The result is the UNIQUE you.
• Our platform generates ATS compatible resumes in PDF and Word format.

At the end, what you get is a resume that beats 9/10 resumes competing for the job!

A resume for your unique work story

Just because your resume was written by a robot doesn’t mean it has to look that way! VisualCV’s AI Resume Writer can help you create a resume that looks like it took hours. 

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AI Resume Writer Frequently Asked Questions

How does an ai resume writer work.

An AI resume writer analyzes thousands of existing resumes across industries and job titles to learn how to write the perfect resume for any application. Simply input basic information such as your current job title and skills, and let our AI resume writer generate text for your resume’s summary and work experience sections.

Can my AI resume be personalized to each job I apply to?

AI resumes are the perfect option when you’re applying for many positions, because they allow you to personalize each resume quickly and efficiently. Whether you choose to personalize the content manually, or request changes from the AI itself, our AI resume builder can generate unlimited personalized resumes.

How effective are resumes generated by an AI resume writer?

Resumes generated by an AI resume writer are just as effective, if not more effective, than traditional, manually written resumes. Because our AI resume writer has analyzed so many effective resumes, it understands exactly what to say to help you stand apart from the crowd and catch a hiring manager’s attention, fast.

How long does it take to build a resume using AI?

An AI resume can take just minutes to build. Once you’ve input your information, VisualCV’s AI resume writer will generate your content in a matter of seconds. After that, it’s up to you how much or how little you’d like to change the content or add any extra sections, such as skills, to your resume.

What information should I provide an AI resume writer?

The more information you provide an AI resume writer, the better. However, VisualCV’s AI resume writer can create resume summaries and resume work experience entries using minimal information, such as your industry and level of experience. For example, telling the AI resume writer that you work in finance and your current job title is portfolio manager will lead the AI writer to create content based on previously analyzed portfolio manager resumes. This approach may require more editing on your end, but can be a great jumping off point when you’re feeling stuck. On the other hand, if you include more information about your accomplishments at your current position, the AI resume builder can give your work experience or summary sections that extra bit of polish you’re looking for.

Will my resume pass Applicant Tracking System (ATS) software?

All of VisualCV’s professionally designed resume templates have been formulated specifically to pass ATS software. Using our AI resume builder will not impact your resume’s ability to be seen by a real person in any way!

Should I use an AI resume writer, or a professional resume writer?

Whether to use AI or a professional resume writer can be a tricky decision, but, in general, our AI resume builder is a perfect jumping off point when you’re not sure how to begin writing. If your career has been especially long, you have many jobs to speak about, or your journey can be difficult or complicated to explain in a resume, you might find it easier to work with a (human) professional resume writer. However, the majority of resumes are straightforward and perfect candidates for our AI resume writer.

Can I make edits to my resume after the AI resume writer creates it?

You can always edit your resume in VisualCV’s resume builder after our AI resume writer has created it. If you aren’t happy with the content the AI resume builder provides, you can either edit the existing content or regenerate the provided content for a new suggestion.

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7+ Best AI-Powered Resume Builders For 2024

Making your resume stand out in today’s competitive job market is essential. 

That's why a lot of job seekers put a lot of time and effort into writing the perfect resume.

But, what if we told you that creating your resume doesn’t have to be complicated?

As technology advances, so do the ways it can help job seekers create the best resumes and cover letters. Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically, can be used to streamline the resume-building process and polish your resume every step of the way.

AI is already integrated into several resume-building tools out there. AI resume builders can analyze vast amounts of data to pinpoint what skills, experiences, and achievements will make a job seeker’s resume stick out to a potential employer.

To make sure you have only the best tools at your disposal, we’ve made a list of the best AI-powered resume builders out there.

Let’s dive in!

#1. Novorésumé

If you’re looking for an intelligent, user-friendly interface, then Novoresume is the best choice for you.

The resume builder’s intuitive interface guides users through each section of their resume, offering tailored content suggestions. Novoresume uses AI to help format and tailor your resume , which makes personalizing your resume to different roles easier.

The resume builder comes with real-time content optimization and suggestions to make sure your resume stays on track and makes it past the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) . You can use the resume builder to create a resume, CV , or cover letter with the help of AI suggestions.

With dozens of professional templates and customization options to choose from, you can create an eye-catching resume that shows off your personality and style. Not to mention, there are hundreds of resume examples available if you need inspiration, and the AI resume builder can help you make your resume just as good.

The free option is a great way to make a resume if you’re on a budget but the premium version goes the extra mile. Some of the extra features include multiple-page resumes and access to the cover letter builder.

#2. Enchancv

A popular pick for an AI-powered resume builder with a modern, customizable look is Enhancv.

This resume builder uses data-driven insights, stylish templates, and an easy-to-use drag-and-drop editor to personalize your resume. Enchancv leverages AI to analyze your content, provide feedback on how to improve your wording, polish your achievements , and eliminate errors.

It comes with a “Tailoring” feature that lets you paste the job description for the role you want to apply for and helps tailor your resume to the job ad. And before you finish your resume, you have the opportunity to share it for feedback from Enhancv’s career experts.

In addition to AI-powered guidance, Enchancv lets users showcase their personalities with various resume design elements that make this resume builder stand out.

#3. Skillroads

Relying heavily on AI-driven features, Skillroads comes with a personalized approach to resume creation.

The platform uses an algorithm that analyzes the information from an existing resume you upload and provides suggestions on how to tailor your resume to your desired job. The AI helps you avoid overused phrases and cliches and gives your resume an engaging narrative.

Skillroads comes with a user-friendly interface and various customizable templates that help your resume stand out. 

But the real kicker is the AI career advisor, which provides valuable guidance for your job search . Skillroads can generate a resume for you based on the information you provide about your skills and work experience, and it can help match your strengths to job openings you’re interested in.

The AI does most of the work in this resume builder, however, you should carefully consider every suggestion it makes. At the end of the day, only you can determine if it captures the nuance of your experiences and value as a candidate.

#4. Resume.com

Resume.com comes as a blend of user-friendliness, extensive customization options, and AI-backed guidance.

You can choose from the ready selection of professional templates, which simplify the process of creating a good-looking resume. Resume.com’s AI database technology then lets you choose from pre-written bullet points with industry-specific keywords for each section of your resume.

Resume.com has a step-by-step process that helps you craft each section of your resume effectively, make adjustments instantly, and see a real-time preview of your work so far. The resume builder comes with a built-in spell checker that scans for grammar and punctuation and provides suggestions.

#5. MyPerfectResume

MyPerfectResume earns its place on our list with its intelligent optimization features.

The resume builder lets you easily customize your resume so that it’s presentable, yet leaves room for a personal touch. MyPerfectResume also comes with a cover letter builder and a “Resume Check” tool to scan for common resume mistakes . 

MyPerfectResume incorporates AI technology to provide users with content suggestions and instant feedback so that you can draft each section of the resume effectively. 

One of its top features is the available database of pre-written bullet points describing a candidate’s work experience, all tailored to different industries and roles. Users can browse through them and use what best showcases their skills and work experience .

The resume builder also suggests relevant keywords you can incorporate throughout your resume, which are invaluable for meeting the demands of the ATS. With its intelligent guidance and user-friendly design, MyPerfectResume offers excellent tools for crafting a resume with the help of AI.

#6. Resume Worded

Resume Worded helps its users create impactful resumes through the help of robust AI-powered features.

For starters, the resume builder leverages some advanced AI to offer detailed feedback on your existing resume. Suggestions are provided on improving bullet points, changing phrasing , and quantifying results to make a lasting impression.

The “Score My Resume” feature provides you with an overall score of how well your resume meets hiring managers’ criteria and lets you know where to make improvements. Resume Worded also comes with an extensive library of job-specific bullet points and resume examples from successful job seekers.

Other features users can take advantage of include LinkedIn optimization tips and cover letter reviews, which can provide an extensive toolkit for your job search. The AI-driven feedback, strategic insights, and practical job search features make it a great choice for anyone looking to leverage technology to their advantage.

Rezi is a great AI-powered resume builder designed specifically for getting you past the ATS.

The proprietary technology it uses ensures that your resume meets the requirements of various Applicant Tracking Systems and increases your chances of landing interviews. The resume builder also offers a range of ATS-optimized templates to help get you started.

Rezi uses AI to provide real-time feedback and improve your resume’s content, structure, and format . Suggestions for job-related keywords and phrases are abundant, and you can seamlessly incorporate them into your resume to increase your resume’s relevance for the role you’re applying to.

The AI editor uses thorough content analysis that identifies and removes errors you might otherwise miss. And in addition to letting users create resumes with the help of AI, the platform offers cover letter and even resignation letter templates. 

#8. Jobscan

An interactive interface and AI algorithm make Jobscan a unique choice among resume builders.

Jobscan primarily focuses on optimizing resumes for Applicant Tracking Systems. The platform analyzes how well your resume matches a specific job description and offers immediate feedback on how to improve your resume and increase your odds of getting an interview .

The AI identifies skills and phrases related to work experience in the job description, then recommends you include them in your resume while keeping everything tailored and ATS-friendly. 

Jobscan’s resume builder offers resume and cover letter templates that you can customize to meet industry requirements or suit your style. It also helps you optimize your LinkedIn profile to polish your professional online presence, which can help in your job search.

Frequently Asked Questions About AI Resume Builders

Do you still have some questions? Check out the answers to the most common questions related to AI resume builders.

1. How can you effectively use an AI resume builder?

The best way to use AI to create your resume is to provide it with comprehensive information.

First, figure out exactly what’s in demand for the position you’re applying for. If you only give the resume builder a general idea of the role you’re aiming for, it’s going to give you a generalized resume.

The more details you provide about the exact job you want to apply for, the better. The AI will be able to focus on those particular areas and help you highlight your most relevant strengths and experiences.

Artificial Intelligence works best with well-structured data, so by inputting as much of it as necessary, you can get the most out of the AI resume builder.

So, add all your work experience, skills, details about your education , and anything else you think is relevant.

2. Can AI update my resume?

Yes, AI can be used to update your resume.

You can, for example, use an AI-powered resume builder to input your updated career information and then the AI will provide suggestions. The suggested changes may include optimizing the language on your resume, formatting the layout for more readability, or highlighting skills and experiences based on the job you want.

However, while AI can provide guidance, the final decision on everything is up to you. AI can’t fully understand the complexities of your personal experience and career objectives but it can make the resume-writing process a lot faster and easier.

3. Are there free AI resume builders?

While most AI resume builders include a paywall, some have a free version.

For example, Novorésumé offers a free version of the resume builder which can greatly help you create a compelling resume. The AI provides suggestions for improving your resume’s content and layout, as well as offers keywords based on your industry and professional background.

Give it a try for yourself!

And that’s our list of the best AI-powered resume builders!

Hopefully, now you’re familiar with the tools at your disposal and you’re ready to make the perfect resume with the help of AI and a user-friendly resume builder.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why should i use an ai resume builder.

Using an AI Resume Builder saves valuable time – you can create a compelling resume in a fraction of the time without compromising on quality. Never miss out on another opportunity because you didn’t have a resume ready.

Our AI technology helps you identify and articulate your skills and accomplishments, enabling you to position yourself as a top candidate to potential employers.

Our stunning pre-formatted templates and easy to use resume builder make it easy for you to build a resume that stands out with professional-grade formatting and compelling content.

Is the resume builder free to use?

You can sign-up for a 7-day free trial of Careerpilot’s AI Resume Builder which includes the ability to create a single resume and cover letter with basic AI functionality and access to our resume template library. To download your resume or unlock more advanced features, an upgrade to a paid plan is required. See our Pricing page more more info on our paid plan.

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An AI Resume Builder is a better option compared to a traditional resume writer or resume writing service, especially if you’re looking for a quick turnaround, flexibility, and a cost-effective solution. Learn more about how an AI Resume Builder compares to a traditional resume writer in this article . 

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As a rule of thumb, if you’re applying for positions in the US or Canada, a resume is the most commonly accepted format. However, for academic, research or scientific roles, a CV is more appropriate, which is a longer form of document.

In contrast, The term “CV” is more commonly used in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia for job applications and is equivalent to the American resume.

Careerpilot’s Resume Builder can help you create both a Resume or a CV. Check out this article to find out more about when to use a Resume vs. CV. 

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How to Make a Resume with AI: Tips, Do’s and Don’ts

The rise of AI is making resume writing quicker and easier than before. A variety of AI tools can help you speed up the process, draw inspiration or find examples, proofread, get feedback on how to improve, and similar.

Let’s get two things clear:

• Using AI the smart way will help you make a better resume than the one you’d create entirely on your own.
• No AI tool can do the heavy lifting for you. If you rely on AI or LLMs (large language models) entirely, your chances of landing interviews will decrease.

If you want to know how to make a resume with AI and be more efficient, read on.

In this article, you’ll learn:

• How to make a resume with AI
• AI-powered tools that can help you
• How not to use AI for writing a resume
• Tips for getting the best results with AI

3 Ways to Use AI for Your Resume

Nowadays, there’s a number of different AI-powered tools that can help with different aspects of resume creation . Here’s what they can do to assist you with creating a top-notch resume in no time.

Correct and improve grammar, spelling, and phrasing

A sloppy resume with unclear job descriptions, double spacings, typos, and incoherent paragraphs is a huge red flag for recruiters. With resumes, it’s not only about what you say . It’s about how you say it and how you present it .

A neat resume with clearly outlined sections, clear job experiences and accomplishments , strategically-used power words, and pristine grammar will leave a great first impression.

Here are some tools to help with this:

Grammarly mostly focuses on spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Once installed, it’s easy to use across different platforms so you can have your text checked in a matter of seconds, regardless of where it’s stored. Lately, they’ve added more AI functionalities, also giving suggestions on writing clarity, formality, and conciseness.

Hemingway App

Hemingway is great for making sure your text is coherent and clear. It’ll help you spot and fix complex sentences to make your resume straightforward.

You can use ChatGPT for proofreading your text if you need a second pair of eyes (that you don’t have). Bear in mind that you’ll have to copy-paste your text and ChatGPT will provide you with the edited version without marking the changed parts. If you want to check the differences, you’ll need to do it manually.

In addition, pasting an entire resume to ChatGPT is risky because it often messes up the document and makes unnecessary, confusing changes instead of simply improving clarity and correcting grammar mistakes. So make sure to use it if you want to jazz up a few bullet points or find inspiration on how to describe an achievement, but don’t trust it to deal with an entire resume.

If you’re struggling to choose more appropriate words (a more formal style, synonyms for overused buzzwords, action verbs, or alternatives to boring industry jargon), try Quillbot . It’ll help you paraphrase your text and adjust it to the style you want. Bear in mind that you don’t have to use it word-for-word — especially because it tends to lengthen the text — but simply use it as a prompt to help you get inspired or paraphrase individual sentences, or find fitting synonyms.

Shorten the text

Every word on your resume should earn its place there. You want each section of your resume to be informative but short, so choose your words carefully and jam-pack each sentence with value.

If you make your resume too long, you’ll overwhelm recruiters with too much information (plus, they don’t have the time to go through 3-page resumes). In addition, it’ll show that you don’t know how to distinguish important from unimportant information or deliver relevant information in a concise way, which might affect your performance in the workplace.

To keep the information relevant and concise, you can use ChatGPT.

✅ Pro tip: When giving prompts, make sure to say you want the meaning to remain the same and the key pieces of information to be included. Take a look at the example below of how ChatGPT shortened this resume summary from 76 to 55 words.

Get feedback and tips to improve your resume

Once you have completed your resume, you can upload it to Big Interview’s Resume AI tool to have it assessed and get feedback on how to improve it.

You’ll get guidance on:

Readability

This feature tells you if your resume is easy to scan and understand. It covers elements such as your resume’s length, the quality of the resume statement , spelling, grammar, and first impression.

Credibility

This feature rates your effective use of language: action and power words, skill and competency focus, and if you listed results and achievements to stand out from other applicants.

Companies are using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to sort through hundreds of resumes daily. They first put resumes through this ATS, and then hand-check the remainder. In order for you to land an interview, your resume will first need to pass the ATS check. What Resume AI checks is how much your resume is aligned with the position you’re applying for (through keywords, skills, and competencies). You’ll upload your resume and the position you’re applying for and get feedback on how aligned these elements are, and what you’ll need to add or remove in order to successfully pass the ATS check.

✅ The elements that Resume AI checks are customizable. If you’re a student whose university uses Big Interview, your school can customize the feedback to their specifications and focus on elements that they deem most important/useful for their students.

How Not to Use AI for Your Resume

As we already mentioned, AI tools are getting better every day but they’re far from perfect. That’s why you’ll still need to do the heavy lifting yourself and have AI help with details or tricky aspects in case you get stuck — you can’t rely on them to create the perfect resume for you.

That said, here’s what to avoid when using AI for writing a resume.

Don’t create entire resumes with AI

Although it seems quick and easy, asking GPT to create a resume for you from scratch is not a good idea.

The Internet is vast and full of resume templates. The majority of them are sloppy, of poor quality, and not approved by experts. And ChatGPT has been trained to formulate its answers based on a plethora of sample documents it’s been fed with. So if the overall quality of resume samples available online (up until September 2021, to be precise — this is ChatGPT’s knowledge cut-off point) is sub-par, that’s exactly the quality of what you’ll get from GPT.

Plus, AI will never have a complete insight into your intricate experience, skills, and abilities. Therefore, it will never be able to create a presentable, credible, realistic resume tailored to you.

What should you do instead?

Most schools will provide you with an approved resume template that you’ll only need to fill in with your personal information and spruce up using some of the AI tools we covered. These resume templates are a safe bet because they’re approved and decent in terms of readability and design , so make sure you go with them.

If you’re not a student, or if your school doesn’t have a template, here’s a free resume template you can use. Big Interview’s Resume Builder also offers several different templates to choose from.

Don’t copy-paste

Don’t copy-paste text from ChatGPT to your resume.

It won’t look good and recruiters will know you haven’t taken the time to create your most important professional document on your own. Letting AI shape and display your experiences is lazy, and it’s more than likely the result will be bland and generic.

It’s ok to use AI to generate ideas or improve your writing, but you still need to be able to write about your experiences by yourself.

Additionally, resumes are all about standing out . And how can you stand out from the crowd if you use a text generator that is probably making the same suggestions to hundreds of other applicants?

Don’t make decisions based on AI

Don’t make big decisions about your resume (or your career) based on what AI says.

There’s a lot of false information and wrong opinions on the Internet that could be picked up by ChatGPT and similar AI tools and served to you. For this reason, you’ll want to be extra careful when accepting suggestions from AI tools. A safer approach is to get in touch with experts: your college career center, professional career coaches, tutors, teachers, and similar.

Tips for Getting the Best Results from AI Tools

Be clear and detailed.

In order for it to give you the best and most relevant results, AI tools need to get clear and detailed instructions.

Remember this whenever you’re writing a prompt for, let’s say, ChatGPT. For example:

❌ Write an example of a resume summary for a student looking to break into sales.

This is a generic prompt. It doesn’t provide enough information about your experience and it doesn’t give the tool much to work with. The result you’d get would be equally bland and broad.

✅ * Act like a professional resume writer.

* Write an example of a resume summary for an Economics student.

* The student’s key skills are: knowledge of economic concepts, data analysis, and research skills.

* The student’s key achievement: improved quality of sales leads by 4% during a summer internship at Gartner.

* The objective of the candidate is to get a job in Sales, preferably in the real estate industry.

* Make sure to use power words but avoid meaningless buzzwords.

* The length of your response should be between 70 and 110 tokens.

This prompt is more detailed and follows the instructions by Open AI on how to prompt ChatGPT. It contains some of the key information about this student; therefore, the AI result would be more detailed and relevant. Still, take any result with a grain of salt and look at it as the first step or the push in the right direction which you’d still have to expand and modify to best describe you and fit the position you’re applying for.

Take suggestions with a grain of salt

At the end of the day, AI is just AI. It doesn’t have the means and abilities to understand the complexities and contexts just yet; you should treat it as such.

You know how Grammarly wants to add a comma where it’s actually not needed? It’s because it was programmed that way and has no real understanding of the meaning you want to convey in a sentence. It doesn’t understand if you want to play around or convey your personality in a text.

Each AI-generated tool can at any point make the same type of mistake, like this sales email Chat GPT created for Will Allred .

That’s why it’s crucial that you take suggestions with a grain of salt, judge against your own criteria, and make a decision. You can also always ask for help from someone knowledgeable before you accept a suggestion.

Double-check everything

After using AI for creating just about any element in your resume, make sure to do a double round of checks and ask for feedback from your career advisor, counselor, someone from your college career center, or even a friend working in the industry you’re applying for.

They’ll be able to give you personalized and specialized feedback that will help you spruce up your resume and create a document that reflects your experience and abilities best.

That’s all, folks! We hope this article helped you understand how to make a resume with AI.

Final Thoughts

• Writing a resume has never been easier now that there’s a variety of AI-powered tools to help you along the way.
• Still, this doesn’t mean you can have AI create your resume from scratch. You need to create it yourself and then have these tools help with paraphrasing, shortening, adding power words, or proofreading.
• Use tools such as Grammarly for fixing typos and spelling mistakes, Hemingway for fixing the flow of your text, and Quillbot for rephrasing and synonyms.
• ChatGPT can help you with just about anything, from rephrasing and shortening your text to paraphrasing and improving your writing.
• Once your resume is created, use Big Interview’s Resume AI to get feedback on credibility, readability, and ATS fit (including tips on how to improve this!)
• Remember that you always have the final say: you don’t have to accept each AI suggestion, especially if it’s not personalized.
• Always double-check your resume with a mentor, career counselor, or other expert. They’ll be able to give you specific advice you won’t find anywhere else.

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As if they weren’t already part of almost every aspect of our lives, robots—or more specifically, artificial intelligence—can now assist you in finding a job . AI resume builders have emerged as powerful tools for creating impressive resumes effortlessly. But with so many options available, which AI resume builders are truly worth your money (or time, considering many are free), and which ones offer the highest chances of success?

In this article we’ll explore the top AI resume builders for 2024, taking a deep look into their features, benefits, and costs. We’ve gathered insights from an AI analyst, an employment lawyer, a CEO/head of HR, and a cybersecurity specialist, so you’ll have all the information you need.

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Can you create a resume with AI?

Yes, you can make a resume with AI, and it’s easier than you might think. While traditional resume builders offer templates and formatting options, AI resume builders take it a step further by leveraging advanced algorithms to analyze job descriptions and match them with your skills and experiences.

“Using AI tools to create a resume is perfectly acceptable and can be highly beneficial, as they can help streamline the resume-building process,” says Sean Smith, CEO and former head of HR in charge of hiring at Alpas Wellness .

This not only saves time but also ensures your resume is optimized for applicant tracking systems (ATSs), which can significantly increase your chances of getting noticed by employers.

An ATS is software that employers use to streamline the recruitment process. It automates the sorting and filtering of resumes by scanning for specific keywords, skills, and qualifications that match the job description, then ranks applicants based on their relevance.

Tips for using an AI resume builder the right way

It’s OK to let the AI help with a resume—but it’s important to do it the right way. “While AI tools offer several advantages, such as efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and consistency in style, it’s crucial to approach them with care and consideration,” says Michael Robert, cybersecurity specialist, AI expert and senior technical contributor at GTA Boom .

“You need a draft to serve as a starting point,” says Mitchell Cookson, AI analyst and co-founder of AI Tools Inc . “Don’t let an AI tool generate your resume from scratch because it may not accurately reflect your skills, experiences, and personality. Instead, let it help you with formatting and structure to make your resume clean and professional.”

There are many ways to efficiently and successfully use an artificial intelligence resume builder. Follow these tips to get the most out of using an AI resume builder:

Provide accurate information

Incorrect information can lead to a misleading resume and potentially harm your job prospects. “Stay honest,” Smith says. “Make sure all information is truthful and represents your qualifications and experiences.”

Customize for each job application

You can use AI to write resumes tailored to specific job descriptions, customizing the final output for each application. Highlight the skills and experiences that are most relevant to the job you’re applying for.

“If the job description requires specific skills, you can paste your draft into it and ask it to include the skills in the job description in your resume appropriately,” Cookson says. (For more advice on this, here’s how to read a job description the right way .)

Use keywords strategically

Applicant tracking systems often scan resumes for specific keywords related to the job. Make sure to include relevant keywords in your resume to improve its chances of passing through these systems.

(Check out our tips on how to pick resume keywords that’ll get your job application past the ATS .)

Include soft skills

“AI only highlights hard skills and quantifiable achievements ,” Cookson says. “Therefore, it’s your responsibility to include personal attributes that are important to potential employers.”

Soft skills are often more subjective and timeless compared to hard skills—think communication, problem-solving, and attention to detail. Be sure to pinpoint your own soft skills and include them on your resume.

Proofread the final output

AI tools can make suggestions, but they aren’t perfect. “Be mindful not to over-automate the process,” Cookson says. “Always review and edit the AI-generated content to ensure accuracy and a personal touch.”

Be aware of legal repercussions

“It’s crucial to verify that all details, such as employment history, qualifications, and accomplishments, are factual,” says employment lawyer Edward Hones . “Misrepresentation or exaggeration can lead to legal repercussions, such as claims of fraud or misrepresentation, and can harm your professional credibility and employment prospects.”

Also, be cautious about the confidentiality of your personal data. “Ensure that the AI service you choose has strong data protection measures and complies with relevant data privacy laws,” Hones says.

On that note—wondering which AI resume builders you should use? Below, you’ll find a list of some of the best options to consider, including some expert favorites.

5 of the best AI resume builders to consider

These AI resume builders were picked for how easy they are to use, how well they let you customize your resume for different jobs, and how good they are at getting through applicant tracking systems. We also looked at how smart their AI features are, the variety and quality of resume templates, and any extra tools they offer.

1.  Resume.io

Best for: job seekers looking for an easy-to-use tool with plenty of template options.

Resume.io makes it easy and efficient to create professional resumes. Its AI-powered content analysis gives you real-time feedback, so your resume is polished and ready to go.

The free version covers the basics, but a premium subscription opens up extra features like more templates and cover letter options.

• User-friendly interface
• Wide variety of templates
• Real-time content analysis and suggestions
• Limited customization options in the free version
• Some features require a premium subscription of $74.95 for 12 months

Best for: Those who need detailed customization and additional career resources

Zety stands out with its extensive customization options and step-by-step resume creation process. The AI helps tailor your resume to specific job descriptions, and the platform also offers a cover letter builder, making it a comprehensive tool for job seekers.

While the free version is limited, the premium features, such as access to Bold.Pro (a professional networking site) and Big Interview (actionable, step-by-step training), may justify the cost for some users.

• Comprehensive customization options
• Step-by-step guidance
• Cover letter builder included
• Limited free version
• Premium features cost $5.95/month for the annual package

Best for: Candidates aiming to pass ATS scans and get noticed by recruiters from larger companies

Rezi’s primary focus is on creating ATS-optimized resumes. Its AI features generate impactful bullet points and provide real-time content suggestions to enhance your resume. Though the template selection is limited, the emphasis on ATS optimization makes Rezi a valuable tool for those applying to larger companies that use these systems.

• Focus on ATS optimization
• AI-generated bullet points
• Real-time content suggestions
• Limited template designs
• Premium subscription of $29/month required for full features

4.  Enhancv

Best for: creative professionals looking to showcase their skills with visually appealing resumes.

Enhancv offers visually stunning templates and a high degree of customization. The AI-driven content suggestions help you craft a resume that stands out both in terms of content and design. While it is a bit pricey, the investment may be worthwhile for creative professionals who want to make a strong visual impact.

• Visually appealing templates
• Customization flexibility
• AI-driven content suggestions
• Higher cost for premium plans: $16.66 monthly
• Can be overwhelming for beginners who prefer simplicity and ease of use, because of the extensive customization capabilities of Enhancv

5.  Resume Genius

Best for: job seekers who need a quick and straightforward resume creation process.

Resume Genius provides an intuitive platform for creating resumes quickly. With a variety of templates and a built-in cover letter generator, it’s a convenient tool for job seekers. This artificial intelligence resume builder free version has some limitations, but the platform’s ease of use and comprehensive features make it a top choice.

The premium service includes more customization options, enhanced design templates, and other useful tools for creating a standout resume.

• Easy-to-use interface
• Wide range of templates
• Built-in cover letter generator
• Somewhat limited free features; additional templates, customization options, and advanced features available with the $7.95/month premium subscription
• Ads in the free version can be distracting

Is there a free resume builder?

Yes. If you want a free AI resume builder, all of the above can be used for free. Resume.io and Resume Genius provide a resume builder AI free version, though they may come with ads and limited functionality compared to the premium version.

Zety, Rezi, and Enhancv also offer limited functionality for free but generally require a subscription or one-time payment to access their full range of features and templates.

Can ChatGPT write a resume?

Of course. You can always turn to the reliable Chat GPT. “I have also tested GPT-4, and I liked how it made the language in my test resume more striking,” Cookson says.

That said, even the best AI resume builder can’t fully replace your own perspective on your career experience and goals.

“While AI can be a helpful tool in the resume-building process, it should not be relied upon entirely,” Robert says “The key is to strike a balance between leveraging the efficiency of AI and infusing your own voice and experiences to create an authentic representation of yourself.”

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Through job-matching platforms and AI-powered games and interviews, companies are relying more and more on artificial intelligence to streamline the hiring process. But some job seekers feel frustrated and misunderstood by these technologies.

Malika Devaux is a student at the HOPE Program , a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that provides job training. Devaux is looking for a job, and we asked her to complete a trial of a 90-second personality test, which assesses candidates on the Big Five personality traits.

Her results indicated that she was pragmatic and carefree, but Devaux didn’t agree with the AI’s read on her personality. And she found the test confusing. “I think [this test] would have made me lose a chance to have this position or an opportunity finally where I can shine,” she says.

So how can you make the algorithms work in your favor when you apply for your next job?

In the latest episode of MIT Technology Review’s podcast “In Machines We Trust,” we asked career and job-matching experts for practical tips on how to succeed in a job market increasingly influenced by artificial intelligence.

Ditch conventional advice about résumés. Instead of choosing a unique design or color scheme and including robust job descriptions, focus on making it as simple and straightforward as possible, says Ian Siegel , cofounder and CEO of ZipRecruiter .

“Conventional wisdom will kill you in your search for a job,” Siegel says. “You want the simplest, most boring résumé template you can find. You want to write like a caveman in the shortest, crispest words you can.”

In most cases, when candidates apply for jobs their résumés will first be processed by an automated applicant tracking system (ATS), Siegel says. To increase your chances of advancing to an interview, you should submit a résumé that the AI will interpret accurately.

Use short, descriptive sentences to help an AI parse your résumé, Siegel says. Clearly list your skills. If possible, include details about where you learned them and how long you’ve used them, plus any licensing or certification numbers that verify your expertise. “You want to be declarative and quantitative, because software is trying to figure out who you are and decide whether you will be put in front of a human,” he says.

And don’t be discouraged from applying to jobs that require more experience than you have, as long as you meet some of the qualifications in the job description.

“If you have any of the skills listed, I want you to apply to it,” Siegel says. “Let the algorithms decide whether or not you’re a great match, and they will sort you to the top or bottom.”

Create multiple versions of your résumé. Once you streamline your résumé for an AI, you may worry that you’ve damaged its flow and readability. So prepare another version for human review, says Gracy Sarkissian , the interim executive director of New York University’s Career Center .

“Some students tell me, ‘I did what you guys told me to do. I made sure that my résumé was filled with keywords. And now it sounds kind of like a cheesy marketing document,’” Sarkissian says. She tells them to make another one, with a personalized design and format, to send by email or to hand to hiring managers at an interview.

You should also modify your résumé to reflect the description of each job to which you apply, Sarkissian says. Each job posting contains keywords that a prospective employer’s ATS is likely using to prioritize candidates. Choose a few that are appropriate to your experience and sprinkle them throughout your résumé.

Test your résumé with an AI. Upload your résumé and the description of the job you’re applying for to an automated résumé checker like Jobscan . Jobscan will score how well it matches the job description, to help you optimize it for each prospective employer’s ATS. Creating an account on Jobscan is free, and the basic tier of membership offers two match-rate calculations per month.

VMock also provides software to universities and other institutions that issues feedback on users’ résumés by highlighting inconsistent dates and simplifying descriptions of previous roles that aren’t as relevant to the one for which they’re applying.

VMock’s algorithm helps users identify transferable skills as well. The program will say, “Here is something else you did, but that translates into the soft skills that recruiters are looking for,” says Kiran Pande, cofounder and head of products at VMock. “You have communication skills; it’s not necessarily marketing oriented, but you do have good communication skills. You did other things that developed your communication skills. Write about those too.”

Practice makes perfect. Why not use AI to help you prepare for your interview with an AI? Several companies, including VMock, offer tools to help job seekers prepare for virtual interviews.

Interview Stream will ask you questions via webcam and allow you to record and review your responses. The platform offers a 30-day free trial to individual users and is also available through some institutions. Big Interview uses AI to coach users on their interview responses. It offers three packages for individuals, priced at $79 for one month, $149 for three months, and $249 for six months.

The HOPE Program uses a platform called Talk Hiring , which includes 10-minute mock interviews consisting of five questions each. Talk Hiring scores interviewees on their responses, taking into account factors such whether their answers contained a problem, action, and result, as well as the pace and volume of their voice. The platform offers free trial accounts for individual users and partners with organizations for $18 per user per year.

Several AI interview services, like HireVue , Retorio , and Yobs , also let you test out their platforms before your scheduled interview. Some will even allow you to view the personality profile they create based on your performance.

“When we’re interviewing with AI, it feels like a stranger, right? It feels like a stranger without a face. It’s a blank screen,” Sarkissian says. But rehearsing on these platforms allows you to become more familiar with the process: “You can practice, and the more you practice, the better you get at these things.”

And the more information you can find about prospective employers’ hiring processes and the assessment tools they rely on, the better. Job seekers can also find user-generated videos on YouTube and elsewhere about how to beat AI-powered games and interviews, though the quality and accuracy of this advice may vary.

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Resume Builder is a free online tool offered by ResumeUp.AI to help job seekers create an ATS-friendly resume. It provides templates, formatting options, and resume analysis features, to ensure your resume is well-organized and gets the attention it deserves.

Many employers use application tracking systems (ATS) to track their job application life cycle. ATS's only read the resume text and process it for automatic screening of the applications. For ATS-friendly resumes, you need to follow standard formatting, use standard fonts, and add related keywords for the job description that you are applying for.

To optimize your resume for ATS, follow the below guidelines - - Use standard section headings like "Experience", "Education", "Skills" etc - Incorporate relevant keywords from the job description - Avoid using images, graphics, and other complex formatting - Stick to a clean and simple layout with one column - Use standard fonts like Arial, Calibri, Times New Roman, etc. ResumeUp.AI's Resume Creator makes sure, you create a resume following all these guidelines. If you have an existing resume, our Resume Checker tool helps you identify the issues and gives you tips to optimise it.

Yes, Ideally one should create different versions of the resumes tailored to each job description. ResumeUp allows you to create multiple versions of the resume so that you can customize each one to highlight the skills and experience required for the specific job post.

A resume summary is a brief summary of your profile showcasing your key skills, experience, and highlights of your resume. It is the first thing recruiters notice on your resume. So it's important to keep it concise and appealing. You can use tools like Resume Summary Generator to create one using AI.

• How far back should a resume go? It is good to cover the last 10 to 15 years of work experience on a resume without overloading it with outdated information. Highlight your work experience relevant to the job to which you are applying.

A resume should be one page or two pages. One-page resumes work well for entry-level professionals with less than 5 years of experience and fewer achievements. But professionals with more experience and achievements can opt for two-page resumes.

You should keep updating your resume as and when you acquire new skills and experiences. Keeping your resume updated helps you land more job interviews that are relevant to your recent skills and achievements.

Based on your experience and role, professional resume writing services can cost you from $100 to over $1000. At ResumeUp.AI, we offer more affordable plans, Our premium package costs you as little as $25 per month. Our advanced AI helps with resume analysis and optimization.

Yes, at ResumeUp.AI, we offer a free resume builder with 20+ ATS-friendly resumes, and we also offer a free AI resume score checker.

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An applicant tracking system or ats is a software designed to handle large numbers of applications by processing them through filters that look for specific information, such as job-specific keywords, resume length, or impact. it’s incredibly challenging for hiring managers to process the sheer number of applications that are received, so ats acts as a filter between the recruiter and the applicants. it decreases the applications to a manageable number. it has multiple layers of assessment, but the most important of those are simplicity and relevancy. unfortunately, there are some gaps in the applicant tracking system, so even if you’re the perfect fit for the job, if ats doesn’t deem your resume worthy, you won’t get a callback. this could be because your resume doesn’t follow the standards or there is too much variation for the system to process it accurately. this is where the previously mentioned aspects come into play. the more straightforward and relevant your resume is, the better the chances are of it going through the filtration process and landing in the hands of the recruiter. this includes using simple language, standard resume fonts, correct keywords, and a simple template to bring it all together. so for a detailed, step-by-step guide on how to properly develop a resume that will tackle ats and give you the best chance of landing the job you want, use our free score my resume tool., don't want to spend we hear you. our tool is free to use, you will find plenty of “premium” options out there that will promise you excellent results and the best resume you’ve ever seen but here at resume worded, we believe that these services should be free, and free they are. anyone can download a template and fill it in, but there is much more to it than that. this is where our ai-powered tool comes in and helps you improve your resume. you simply have to upload it to our website, and the tool will give you a detailed analysis of what can be changed and how. after that, it's just a matter of making those changes, and you’re good to go. so forget about paying for a writing tool or hiring someone to do it for you; you’ll get everything you need with our free professional tool..

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September is International Update Your Resume Month, a time to dust off your resume or start working ... [+] on a new one explains Career Directors International, an association and learning lab for career industry professionals.

With summer in the rear-view mirror, September is an ideal time to take stock of your credentials, experience and skills when searching for a new job. September is also International Update Your Resume Month , a time to dust off your resume or start working on a new one explains Career Directors International, an association and learning lab for career industry professionals. Employers are looking for workers who can deliver from day one, and having a strong resume is a good start. This is vital for individuals with disabilities who are returning to work through Social Security’s Ticket to Work (TTW) Program.

An important step is to make sure your resume reflects your unique qualities in a clearly written and thorough manner so that it will be noticed by prospective employers. It must address specific job-required skills. As more is revealed about artificial intelligence (AI) and services like Chat GPT for writing resumes, it helps to understand how AI can be useful as well as potentially an issue.

AI Is Becoming The Norm In Resume-Writing

Many employers rely on applicant tracking systems (ATS) to screen candidates. Often the hiring manager won’t receive a resume because it lands in the digital trash. This could happen for a variety of reasons like having too many non-essential words, lacking job-specific experience or being poorly written. Tools such as ChatGPT or Kickresume can be beneficial in creating or updating resumes that have a higher chance of being considered.

While some employers may not accept applicants who have relied on AI to prepare a resume or apply for a job, others are comfortable with AI use in this area. In a survey by Sago, a global research company, for Canva, a graphic design platform, “45% of job seekers have used generative AI to build, update or improve their resumes.” The research also found that 90% of hiring managers surveyed said it is acceptable to use AI in job application materials and almost half reported they are fine with AI being used to create content for interviews.

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An MIT Sloan study of nearly 500,000 global job seekers with roughly 70,000 from the U.S. revealed that job applicants who used AI tools to help write their resumes were 8% more likely to be hired, received 7.8% more job offers and earned 8.4% higher wages.

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A valuable benefit of Social Security’s TTW Program is the support from Social Security-authorized Employment Networks (EN) and state vocational rehabilitation agencies (SVR). Experienced representatives can identify resources to help former workers search for suitable jobs and create or refresh their resumes. These professionals help their clients have the best possible chance of landing the right job. They can also provide support and access to resources including courses on understanding and using AI effectively.

Tips For Getting The Most Out Of AI

With AI continually evolving and gaining acceptance by employers hoping to attract talented workers, it is helpful to reinforce these points when using AI to build your resume:

· Use AI as a starting point but inject your own personal style.

· Make sure accomplishments and facts are verifiable and can be elaborated in an interview.

· Include key words that demonstrate your ability to meet the specific job duties.

· Be sincere and authentic.

· Double check spelling and grammar using free tools like Grammarly .

As I assist individuals returning to work after an extended absence, many are concerned with the job application process. How do they convey their skills and past accomplishments in a succinct and compelling way? What transferrable skills do they have? These are the questions that ENs and SVRs can help answer making this first stage of the hiring process more manageable – starting with a resume that catches the hiring manager’s eye.

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Finding and applying for jobs is time consuming. Here are some of the best ways AI can do the heavy lifting.

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With layoffs rampant across the US, landing a new job is a competitive sport. It's also very time consuming to scroll through dozens of job listings, choose which ones are actually relevant to you, create an individual cover letter for each one and make sure your application stands out.

Enter artificial intelligence . While it may not be able to balance a budget yet or come up with the best creative ideas , it is very effective at summarizing info and giving you logical (most of the time) suggestions.

Super important caveat before you start using AI: please triple check all the details AI spits out at you, even when all you've asked it to do is summarize your accomplishments. AI tools are known to hallucinate -- aka confidently respond to you with made-up details -- so you might want to make sure that you're not unintentionally lying on your job application.

You also don't want to put sensitive or personally identifiable information into a chatbot, just in case there's ever a data breach . 

With that in mind, here's how you can use AI tools in your quest for your dream job (or any job).

Writing your resume: ChatGPT

First things first, before you start going on the hunt for a job, is updating and polishing your resume. We tried it using ChatGPT, which you can either use for free or pay $20 a month for added features like priority access and the most recent models.

Bring up the chatbot and ask it to create a resume using things like your career goals, work experience, education, skills, certifications, awards, languages, hobbies and volunteering efforts. 

Here's one prompt idea: "Create a resume for me using: 

• My professional summary [paste] 
• My job experience: [paste] 
• My education: [paste] 
• My list of skills: [paste]"

Remember not to plug personal info into ChatGPT, so add your full name and contact details after the fact, when you copy and paste it into a Google or Word doc to finish off. 

And one more tip: you can feed the finished product back into ChatGPT, and ask it for a short list of suggestions on how to improve your resume.

Check out all of CNET's tips for how to create a resume using ChatGPT .

Visually designing your resume: Figma AI

Once you're happy with your resume wording, you may want to consider a visually appealing resume that'll help you stand out from the crowd.

Figma's visual-design-from-scratch feature, which will eventually allow you to insert a text prompt so it can generate an entirely new design, is temporarily down. So for now, you'll need either an online template, existing visual design you made in the past or create a design from scratch using another generative AI tool like  Midjourney ,  Dall-E 3  or  Adobe Firefly .

Then, plug the design into Figma AI to freshen it up with tools like:

• Turning a static resume into an interactive one, if you want an online resume that moves.
• Separating your designs into layers so you can easily swap them in and out depending on the theme or job you're going for.
• Generating content and titles in your design mockup.
• Instantly removing and replacing backgrounds.

Here are all of CNET's tips on using Figma AI to design a resume .

Faster, more effective job searching with AI

One helpful way to use AI is to ask it to generate job ideas for you. You might want a version of ChatGPT that has access to the internet -- like the $20-a-month ChatGPT Plus -- so it has up-to-date info, but you could also use the free version.

Then, feed it your career goals and experience and ideally what you're looking for next. Ask it to give you some suggestions for job roles, company types and career paths that align with those.

Once it gives you a list of jobs you might be suited for, you can ask it to suggest which companies to contact. Remember to include the region you work in and whether you prefer remote or hybrid work. One way to get results that aren't just the generic big five companies in your industry is to ask ChatGPT to provide a list of 20 mid-sized or lesser-known companies that could be easier to score a job at.

Lastly, ask for help in writing a short message to recruiters. Doing this could cut out the need to be one of 1,000 applicants to the same job posting.

Here are all of CNET's tips on finding the job of your dreams using ChatGPT .

Churning out those cover letters

One of the biggest pain points in applying for jobs is when every single application wants an individual, personalized cover letter. If your creativity well is running dry on how to do this for every job listing you come across, here's how to use AI to help you out.

You'll need an account with ChatGPT, as well as the job ad and your new resume. Ask it: "Write a cover letter for the role of __ on the __ team at [company name]. Here is the job description [paste from the job ad] and here is my resume [paste your resume in].

Again, make sure it got all your details right. You can ask it to stick to a word limit or highlight certain things from your resume that match the job ad -- and even to write in a more formal or casual way, depending on what company you're applying to.

Paste the resulting cover letter into a doc, make your final tweaks and voila: a cover letter for an individual job. 

Here are all of CNET's tips on how to use ChatGPT to write a cover letter .

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The average resume contains 800-1,200 words . If your team has a queue of 250 or more resumes, reading and reviewing so many words on resumes becomes time-consuming and tedious for your team. “Resume fatigue” is a real thing. At the same time, unconscious bias and evaluation errors cloud the hiring process and negatively impact your selection decisions, which can have legal and ethical ramifications for your company. 

But fear not! Digitized resume screening allows HR pros and hiring managers to quickly review top talent without reading hundreds of documents with hundreds of words. You can smooth your resume screening process, reduce time-to-hire, and improve the quality of your hires, all with automation. 

Below, learn the challenges of manually reviewing resumes, how technology can help, the best resume screening tools, and more. 

Why is resume screening so important?

In simplest terms, resume screening is quickly reviewing resumes to determine whether someone is qualified for one of your job roles. It involves scanning specific keywords, abilities, skills, and qualities, almost always with specialized software, so you don’t have to read hundreds or thousands of docs.

As you already know, talent acquisition (TA) teams spend way too many hours on administrative tasks, such as reviewing heaps of resumes. According to our 2024 Hiring Insights Report , 37% of recruiters across multiple industries want to improve their overall efficiency. On top of that, 20% of TA leaders say their teams struggle with unmanageable workloads, while 45% anticipate more challenges this year because of recruitment team turnover.

Digitizing resume screening won’t free up all the time your HR pros spend on interview management. However, it will dramatically reduce the hours they dedicate to resume reviewing and its many tasks, including identifying keywords, assessing skills, and shortlisting candidates. 

Think about the last time you advertised a job and the number of resumes you received. Now imagine you didn’t have to painstakingly review every one of these documents and almost instantaneously found the best talent to interview for that role. Wouldn’t life for your team have been so much easier? The best thing about screening resumes is it optimizes your time and resources, meaning HR experts can spend their time on far more valuable tasks.

Resume screening has other benefits. By automating the earliest stage of recruitment, you can ensure candidate quality and that the most qualified and talented applicants move on to the interview stage. You’ll also reduce some bad things that naturally happen when reviewing resumes, such as unconscious bias. We’ll explain why this is so important in the next section.

Challenges of reviewing resumes

Looking through resumes and selecting candidates for an interview used to be a simple process. Not anymore. HR teams need to deal with high volumes of applications while trying to identify niche skills. And they need to do all this while eliminating bias and adhering to ever-complicated hiring laws.

High volume of applications and longer-than-ever resumes

Gone are the days when employers received a handful of short, simple resumes and had the time and resources to review them. Over the last five years, the average resume has doubled in length from one page to two. Plus, with the increase in the American population, more candidates are in the job market in many industries than ever before . That means your HR team could receive hundreds or even thousands of resumes, many containing more information than necessary.

The sheer number of resumes you might receive can be daunting, especially if you have a small HR team. With limited resources, it’s easy to overlook candidates that would be perfect for a job, while time constraints may lead to inconsistent selection processes and costly hiring mistakes.

Say you get 500 resumes for a job position, but you only have a few people on your team to review them. A short hiring time means you may move faster than you should through the stack of resumes. Making a decision too quickly could mean you forward the wrong people to the interview stage.

Interview management tools, such as GoodTime Hire, trusted by big-name companies like HubSpot and Spotify, can help with high-volume hiring. By automating low-level tasks such as interview scheduling , you can focus on human decision-making and finding top talent that adds value to your company. Your HR team will thank you for making their lives so much easier!

Identifying key skills

It’s harder than ever to know whether candidates have the skills required for a job role.

Say you’re looking for someone with extensive customer service experience. Applicants might use different terminology for “customer service” that essentially mean the same thing, such as “customer support,” “customer success,” and “customer care.”

When time is of the essence, your brain might overlook these terms, meaning you’re passing on qualified candidates without realizing it. It can also be difficult to accurately pinpoint critical skills when resumes are so long.

Candidates might also use vague descriptions when writing about their skills and experience. For example, “strong communication skills” could mean anything , from simply talking on the phone to giving international TED talks. That makes it tricky to identify someone’s true abilities for a job role, and, again, you might pass on qualified candidates.

Resume-screening tools come to the rescue here, too. They automatically scan resumes for keywords—and all their variations—so you don’t have to, helping you find the most competent candidates for your company.

Unconscious bias

Now, here’s where things get serious. All HR professionals and hiring managers, even you, have deep-rooted unconscious biases. It’s just human nature. While you can’t help it, biases can seriously impact job candidates and overall recruitment processes and outcomes, especially when they lead to accidental discrimination.

“Unconscious bias in recruitment is not a new phenomenon,” says HR leader Mo Al-Tamimi . “It has been an undercurrent in the hiring landscape since the inception of organized employment. These biases, hidden beneath the surface of conscious thought, are shaped by our background, cultural environment, and personal experiences.”

There are various theories as to why humans have biases. Perhaps we organize “social worlds” by placing people into different categories. Our brains may also automatically make quick judgments because of our experiences and societal stereotypes. Whatever the reason, we should become aware of our biases so we don’t discriminate against people during the hiring process.

Resume-screening tools can help here, too. Of course, software might still discriminate because, ultimately, humanscreated it. However, well-designed computer algorithms frequently determine outcomes that are equally or more equitable than human decision-making processes . Ultimately, that may reduce biases.

You can reduce biases further post-screening by implementing advanced interview training . When HR teams receive proper training, they can interview candidates more fairly and make more equitable hiring decisions.

Complicated hiring laws

HR teams struggle to find eligible candidates when reviewing resumes and must comply with an ever-growing body of laws, rules, and regulations that often overlap each other. These include the:

• Americans With Disabilities Act
• Civil Rights Act (and subsequent laws)
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• State and local employment laws
• Industry-specific guidelines and regulations
• Internal fair employment practices

That’s a lot of stuff to comply with!

If you’re trying to fill a job position and receive resumes from a few hundred people, you’ll need to ensure you don’t discriminate against these candidates based on:

• Race, religion, gender, or other factors (as per the Civil Rights Act and other federal and state legislation)
• Age (Age Discrimination in Employment Act)
• Disability status (Americans With Disabilities Act)

So, how can you do this? Well, the best resume screening platforms remove all kinds of human biases and help you evaluate applicants based on objective criteria. As a result, you’ll improve compliance with equal employment opportunity (EEO) legislation, industry regulations, and other rules. You can also avoid an anti-discrimination lawsuit, such as reputational damage and expensive penalties.

Best practices for resume screening

Right now, you have two options for reviewing resumes:

• Continue manually screening them, which can be challenging with high volumes.
• Invest in an automated tool that screens resumes for your team, helping you identify critical skills, remove biases, and comply with EEO laws and regulations.

Opting for the latter improves collaboration between team members by providing a centralized platform where users can access and review resumes in one place. However, it won’t magically solve all the challenges they face when reviewing these documents, and you’ll still need to fine-tune your recruitment workflows to guarantee a fair screening process.

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Standardize screening

Structured resume screening is an assessment method that lets you measure job candidates’ competencies according to a standardized set of criteria. For example, you can evaluate all applicants based on their academic qualifications and work experience rather than their appearance, age, industry connections, or non-job-related activities. The best screening tools let you customize assessment criteria, allowing for fairer hiring outcomes.

Implement “blind” screening

Removing all personally identifiable information (PII) from resumes before you manually or digitally screen them further removes biases, ensuring a more equitable and impartial hiring process. For example, you can eliminate personal identifiers such as names, addresses, and photos so all candidates enter your screening process on an equal footing.

Use AI-based screening tools

Advanced screening tools use the latest AI algorithms and logic to automate resume reviewing and reduce human biases, ensuring fairness recruitment workflows that you can be proud of!

Although not a resume-screening tool, AI-powered GoodTime Hire lets you pre-screen candidates in later recruitment stages. You can set questions on experience, education, and abilities before the system determines whether someone is a good fit for a role. The platform also streamlines interview scheduling. 

“AI-based resume tools offer a compelling alternative, potentially revolutionizing the way HR representatives view applications,” says Aspen HR , which offers white glove HR, payroll, and benefits for the world’s leading alternative investment funds. “They offer a faster, more accurate, and significantly more efficient way to identify top talent and ensure your company doesn’t miss out on the perfect fit for your team.”

Best resume-screening tools

With so many resume screening platforms on the market, where do you start? Here are some of the most popular that you need to know about.

Zoho Recruit

Zoho Recruit is a tool that automatically scans multiple resumes and transfers candidate information to your database, helping you find the best applicants quickly. You can also standardize resume details so data displays correctly in your ATS. 

Other features include saving resumes received through job board websites and tracking candidates at different stages of the hiring process. 

SmartAssistant

This AI-powered software reviews new and existing resumes at “lightning speed,” according to its creators. It then finds and scores talent based on custom criteria so you can forward the most successful candidates to the interview stage.

One of the best things about SmartAssistant is that it scrubs PII from resumes before assessing them. It also doesn’t factor your previous hiring decisions into its algorithm, further reducing human bias.

Freshteam manages various aspects of recruitment, including resume screening. It also integrates with skills testing applications, streamlines candidate reporting, and lets you create job ads directly from a simple dashboard.

Many popular ATSs now have resume-screening features. Workable , for example, enables anonymized screening to reduce bias when reviewing candidates’ documents.

How to choose the right tool

We’ve barely scratched the surface of the options available to you for automation and resume screening. So, how do you choose just the right software or tool for your business?

• Start by evaluating your specific requirements and why you want to digitize resume screening in the first place. 
• Consider investing in one of these technologies to improve candidate quality or free up time for your HR team. 
• Compare and contrast features that optimize resume reviewing, such as AI-powered candidate matching, customizable filters, data security, and integration with your applicant tracking system (ATS). 
• Read online reviews and customer testimonials to help you choose the best software.

Measure resume screening effectiveness

You’ve signed up for a resume screening tool and want to know whether it was worth the investment. Measuring different key performance indicators (KPIs) helps you do that. Here are some of the best ones to track:

• Cost per hire: Tells you how much money you spend hiring a new employee by considering all your recruitment costs, including marketing.
• Quality of hire: Reveals the overall value new hires bring to your company after onboarding by analyzing job performance, cultural fit, and other factors.
• Time to hire: Also known as time to fill, this KPI measures the time between when someone enters your recruitment funnel, typically just after they submit their resume, and when they accept a job offer.
• Offer acceptance rate: Measures the percentage of applicants who accept a job offer from your company.

Rather than calculating metrics like these manually, you can use an interview management tool to do it for you. GoodTime unlocks your hiring data by presenting it on dashboards, letting you access more insightful recruiting analytics .

Make resume screening less of a chore

Manually reading and reviewing resumes is hard work. Invest in a tool that:

• Handles high volumes of applications
• Identifies key skills
• Reduces unconscious bias
• Complies with EEO legislation, industry guidelines, and internal practices
• Lets you communicate with candidates via text recruiting software other technologies

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Digitizing resume screening, which is far easier than you think, leads to more successful recruitment outcomes. It’s as simple as that.

However, you’ll still need to adopt best practices , such as standardizing your screening processes, to ensure fair hiring practices. We also recommend adopting AI recruitment tools , or preferably human-centric AI ones, when reviewing resumes so you can continue to automate and reduce biases.

Human-centric AI strives to augment human capabilities rather than replace them, which we passionately believe in. We know some HR professionals are worrying about the future of their jobs right now as AI takes over more industries. But no technology can substitute your talented team!

Ready to learn more about weaving human-centric AI into your workflows? See how GoodTime’s must-have-now software improves interview scheduling, reduces time to hire, enhances candidate quality, and frees up time for HR professionals in multiple industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, and financial services.

Additional resources to continue learning:

• Human-centric AI is the future of hiring
• The 7 Talent Acquisition Trends You Can’t Ignore in 2024
• Mastering Full Cycle Recruiting: A Comprehensive Guide

About the Author

Kirk is a freelance content writer with over 10 years of experience. He has worked for clients such as Travelocity, StubHub, and Ziff Davis. His talents include SEO-optimized blog posts and website pages, press releases, email newsletters, product descriptions, social media posts, and long-form content.

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Was I Discriminated Against by AI? Part I: Did AI Decline My Job Application?

by Erica Roberts | September 4, 2024 | Employment Discrimination

More and more, companies are using artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic tools to screen resumes and applicants, contact potential hires, conduct video interviews, and even make decisions on whom to hire or promote.

A study conducted by Harvard Business School in 2021 found that 99% of Fortune 500 companies use an AI applicant tracking system for hiring. These systems have only gotten more comprehensive over the past few years and are now widespread across industries, including the fast food, warehouse and construction, banking and finance, technology, and pharmaceutical industries.

The first step to understanding these processes—and determining whether you were discriminated against by AI—is understanding whether the application you filled out used AI or algorithmic processes. Sometimes, this is not obvious.

How Do I Know If AI Is Part of the Hiring Process?

Although companies use AI in various ways, AI hiring processes usually take place online.

If you applied for a position online, especially through a website or online portal, then the company may be using AI or algorithms to screen your application. This is particularly likely if the online application asked you to type your education, contact information, and previous employment history into individual boxes. It is possible that this was done to standardize applications to make AI screening easier.

Some companies also use AI personality tests, where the company will ask an applicant to conduct a screening through a third-party provider by providing an external link. These programs may seem like a game where the screen asks you to choose between two options, such as, “I like talking to people” or, “I prefer to work alone.” Tests may ask you how you would respond to hypothetical work scenarios: “Your team encounters unexpected technical difficulties that threaten the project timeline. How would you address the situation?”

As you answer the questions, the system is measuring your “personality fit” for the company or the position that you are applying for. While personality questions have long been a standard part of many job interviews, AI screening tests are different because algorithms, rather than individual interviewers, evaluate applicants’ answers.

Companies also use AI programs to conduct video interviews. The program may be set up to ask the applicant questions in text or by using a pre-recorded video of a recruiter. Then, the applicant records their video responses. The AI system will screen the video responses for both verbal and nonverbal information, including a person’s demeanor, speech, and physical surroundings.

These systems vary but the overarching connection is that they often feel impersonal because there is typically not a human involved on the employer side who contacts you.

Companies That Claim to Help Employers with AI

There are many different types of AI and algorithmic software. Here are some companies that have claimed to use AI or algorithmic tools to help employers with recruitment, hiring, and promotion:

• Cornerstone
• CareerBuilder
• Pymetrics or Harver
• Traitify by Paradox

If any of these companies sound familiar to you, you may have gone through a process that used AI.

Many companies use some sort of AI process in hiring or promotions. If you applied for a job or a promotion at one of these companies, it is possible that AI was involved.

How Will I Know If AI Was Used in the Hiring Process?

This is the hard part, and the real answer is that you may not know for sure. But if these platforms and processes sound familiar to you and you never talked to or interviewed directly with a person through the application process, it could be possible that the hiring decision was made by or influenced by an algorithmic program or AI.

AI tools are also used to decide promotions and in other employment-related decision- making. If you think that could apply to you, this series may also be helpful in determining whether you were discriminated against.

Next: In Part II, we will discuss how to know if the AI hiring decision was discriminatory.

Erica Roberts is an Associate at Sanford Heisler Sharp .