I’ve spent $500 on a professional resume writer who specializes in finance, and my callback rate has actually gone down. They turned my bullet points into this weird, hyper-optimized corporate speak that barely sounds like me anymore. I think the ATS might love it, but actual human beings seem to find it unreadable. Has anyone had success with those clean and simple templates, or do you really need the fancy buzzword-heavy versions?

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You are currently posting as works at

You need to find the sweet spot between the two. Use AI to generate all the keywords ATS is checking for. Then take an hour yourself to make it sound human.

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I assume most people could do a good job of writing a resume if they relied on some useful guides. Glassdoor has a section on writing resumes that's pretty solid (a fast Google search will bring it up) and there are other credible sources online. What you're describing as the professional job may not even work for ATS, but even if it does, it's not much use if a human would be turned off by it.

Oof. Sorry to hear that.

As a receiver of resumes, I tend to discount overly flashy ones

Oof, that’s frustrating, especially after spending $500. Honestly, in my experience, clean and simple wins. Clear impact, plain language, easy to scan. ATS matters, but a human is still the one deciding. If it feels unreadable to you, it probably does to them too.

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