What’s the best tool or aid to build a resume these days? Is there an AI app that people are using to make their resume stand out?

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I’d argue any AI chat box is probably decent to use, just have to make sure you are specific in what you are putting in. I have a bunch of bullet points and will ask to have them rewritten with the job description. Your results are only as good as what you put in.

I use Claude Opus 4.6, no need to pay for an inferior app or service. Even if you did find an app or service they most likely just running off of Opus.

The best way to use an AI tool would be as a brainstorming exercise. If there's a section of your resume that doesn't feel right to you, you could paste it into ChatGPT or Gemini and ask it to make suggestions. It will return things, some of which might be valid improvements, but you will need to judge that yourself. A complaint I've heard is that AI tools tend to insert a lot of buzzwords, which could make things read quite awkwardly.

I've tried so many different things when updating my resume lately. I usually end up with like 5 open tabs juggling between resume templates on Google Docs, Canva for some design tweaks, and random AI sites that claim to make your resume stand out. Lowkey, the design stuff is fun but I heard a lot of companies use those automated tracking systems (ATS) now, so all the visuals get totally wasted, not even seen by real recruiters most of the time.

When I want to see if my resume actually matches up with a job I want, I bounce between a couple tools like Resume Worded, ResumeJudge, and Jobscan, just to see how the bots would rate me. It's kinda wild how different the feedback can be! I always end up tweaking keywords and doing a basic formatting check after running those scans.

Are you focused more on tailoring your resume to each job or just making it look good overall? Some of these AI tools are honestly better at one of those things but not both, so depends what you're after. Curious what field you're applying to - some industries really care about that ATS stuff more than others!

Ai has made applying so much worse.

Pros
It helps you find open positions and reword your resume for the role

Helps with formatting and structure

Helps determine if you are a good candidate

Cons
Instead of recruiters getting 50 applicants now they get 500-1000 applicants because Ai bots applying for people automatically

ATS is now ruling out Ai written resumes

ATS still wants that are custom tailored to the job

Also companies asking for 5-6 years of Ai experience

What other things is everyone else seeing? Is Ai helping or making this difficult

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