Should you use ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or other AI to write your resume?

Think of using an AI tool like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or other large language models (LLMs) as the modern version of asking a sharp sibling or a well-connected cousin to look over your resume. They know the lingo and they’re great at making you sound more professional, but they aren’t you. If you let your cousin write the whole thing from scratch, you’re going to show up to the interview and sound like a completely different person. The goal is to let the AI help you polish the edges and brainstorm the “corporate speak,” but you have to stay in the driver’s seat to ensure the final product actually reflects your real-life experiences.

Another way to look at it is treating an LLM like a highly enthusiastic, slightly clumsy intern. You can give them a pile of notes and a specific set of instructions, and they’ll come back with a decent draft in record time. However, just like an intern, AI is prone to making “confident” mistakes—it might hallucinate a skill you don’t have or use a phrase that sounds incredibly cheesy. You have to review every line with a red pen, catch the inevitable errors, and refine the wording until it sounds like your own voice. In the end, the AI provides the labor, but you provide the soul and the final sign-off.

We reached out to several dozen hiring experts to ask for their thoughts. Do LLMs help create a more level playing field by aiding those who are great at the work for which they’re applying, but not at writing resumes? Does that unfairly impact those who are ready, willing, and able to write their own resumes in a manner that recruiters and hiring managers love? Do LLMs do more harm than good for many or even most job seekers?

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Leveraging AI technology to create a resume can save valuable time; however, many early-career candidates mistakenly rely on AI technology to produce their final version of the resume.

The resumes that catch our eye when we review hundreds of applications do not have perfect prose and are generic; rather, they are the resumes that demonstrate a person actually did the work.

AI basically smoothes over the unique ‘edges’ of your experience so you sound like everybody else applying for that same job.

To increase your chances of getting interviews, use AI technology to analyze the job description for keywords that are not included on your resume. You must manually write all of your bullet points so they include specific metrics and anecdotal evidence that a machine cannot produce. We continually find that the top candidates are using AI for structural design assistance and not ghostwriting the actual content of their resumes. If your resume reads like a direct AI-generated response from ChatGPT, it will signal to a hiring manager that you will apply the same shortcuts when completing your actual work.

The goal is to create a framework using these tools, then use your time on the 20% of your resume that demonstrates the specific impact you have made through your work. Ensure keyword alignment with the tracking systems; however, ensure that the narrative voice is still yours. A resume is a bridge to a conversation; therefore, that bridge must feel true and solid to the person walking across it.

Feeling like you must use every possible resource when entering such a saturated entry-level job market is understandable. Just keep in mind that although AI technology may be able to help you through an initial keyword filter, ultimately, it is a human who will decide whether or not to invite you for an interview. Therefore, you should focus on making it easy for them by being as clear and concise as possible and providing an unmistakably accurate representation of yourself.

Amit Agrawal, Founder & COO, Developers.dev

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I’ve hired and auditioned hundreds of musicians over 25 years at Be Natural Music. The ones who get callbacks aren’t the most polished on paper–they’re the ones who sound unmistakably like themselves.

Use AI to handle the structural stuff: formatting, keyword matching, grammar. That’s like using a tuner before a gig–smart, not cheating. But the moment your resume reads like everyone else’s, you’ve already lost the audition.

The candidates who stand out at my school are the ones who describe specific experiences–“I led a 6-piece teen band through recording and a live concert” beats “experience in collaborative environments” every time. AI can’t generate that detail for you; only you lived it.

My real-world test: read your AI-assisted resume out loud. If it doesn’t sound like something you’d actually say in an interview, rewrite those parts yourself. Interviewers feel the gap between your resume voice and your real voice the second you walk in the room.

Matt Pinck, Owner, Be Natural Music

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These systems do a good job on correlating your background with industry buzzwords. They help you hit all the fiddly bits of digital screening. The effect really is in the convergence of technical velocity and personal depth. Place AI outputs in context with the use of details and personal stories. That way at your profile is never just a shade. The details prevent your story from feeling formulaic. If you record both a modulated voice and your real one, you have the best chance of getting interviewed, using a digitally modified voice in addition to your authentic one.

Geremy Yamamoto, Founder, Eazy House Sale

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Use it to help. Don’t use it to write the whole thing.

I work in SEO and I read AI-generated content all day long. It all sounds the same. Hiring managers are seeing the same thing now with resumes. Clean, polished, and completely generic. Nothing specific. Nothing real.

AI is good at organizing information and fixing bad grammar. It’s terrible at telling your actual story. If you let ChatGPT write your resume from scratch it’s going to say stuff like “results-driven professional with a passion for excellence” and that tells nobody anything.

Put your real experience in there. Specific numbers. Specific projects. Things only you would know. Then use AI to tighten it up if the writing is rough. That’s the line. Let it edit, don’t let it create.

Tyler Henn, Owner, hennhouse

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Drafting your resume with the help of AI is a sound approach but only if you use it as an assistant to work together, not on autopilot. Get AI to brainstorm thematic bullets and hone those to fit each job description, improve your chances of an interview. It does very well at tweaking your text with industry keywords to get past applicant tracking systems. Do not copy others’ commonplace screw turns though. As always, be sure to edit the generated text to make it reflect your unique voice and double-check all details!

Jonathan Carcone, Principal, 4 Brothers Buy Houses

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Every recruiter who opens a resume is reading the same overpolished, overslick, slightly generic language right now  because an awful lot of candidates are running through those tools with the same prompts. The sameness is starting to serve as its own red flag. It’s not wrong to have A.I. write your resume, but handing over the whole execution and going with whatever it spits out is definitely a risk. AI is really helpful, though, for mechanical work, catching weak phrasing, suggesting stronger action verbs, customizing your bullet points to mirror the language of a specific job description, or making sure you haven’t buried the most relevant experience. And that’s a smart use of a useful tool. What A.I. can’t do is sound like you, shine a light on the specific project you’re proud of, or convey the context behind a career move. Recruiters who pore over hundreds of resumes have a quick eye for that environment, and it’s getting even sharper. The standout candidates are those using AI to polish a resume that is already theirsnot creating one without their input. Begin with your own words, then use the tools to refine them, and you will get something that is both clean and credible.

Cody Schuiteboer, President & CEO, Best Interest Financial.

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AI can assist you with writing a resume but shouldn’t replace your personal touch. Employers are adept at identifying resumes that appear overly polished or generic, resulting in your application being perceived as “just like everybody else”. Use AI as a tool to assist with creating structure, tightening bullet points, identifying keywords in a job description and rewording the items you have listed on the resume.

The use of AI could hurt your resume in cases where it contrives accomplishments, exaggerates your contribution to projects and uses unnatural language in an effort to impress hiring authorities. A good rule of thumb would be to create your initial version of the resume then use AI for refinement and clarity. The primary objective of your resume should be to allow the reader (hiring manager) to quickly and accurately identify your accomplishments and potential contributions to the organisation if hired.

Dora Bloom, Chief Revenue Officer, iotum

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The truth is that yes, you should, but what you do with it is much more important than whether you use it or not. AI applications are great for formatting, language correction, and tailoring your resume to a specific job description. Where job seekers shoot themselves in the foot is when they give AI a blank slate and just send back whatever the computer spits out. Hiring managers review hundreds of resumes, and generic responses are easy to spot. What I would do is get your own original content first, your own experiences, specific numbers, and actual achievements, and then use AI to refine it. That way, you get to keep the content and present it nicely. The interview is where you have to take every word on that page to heart, and applicants who let AI come up with their own story will be weeded out fast.

Saini Rhodes, Real Estate Expert, Clever Offers

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Passing off an AI-generated resume as your own is cheating, but relying on AI to generate your entire resume is exactly what hiring managers have learned to ignore. The trick is to use AI to organize, condense, and customize your resume to each job description while ensuring the voice remains your own. Where job applicants differentiate themselves is in the detail of their achievements, the numbers, and the context that only you can provide. AI can help refine how the message is delivered. It can’t deliver the message itself, and hiring managers will quickly notice.

Rafael Sarim Oezdemir, Head of Growth, EZContacts

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AI can be beneficial in creating resumes, as it can assist with keyword optimizing and better professional summaries. They are so good at tailoring your experience for the job description and ensuring you pass the automated qualification gates. But if you rely on text generated solely by computers, your own voice and humanity might be lost. To reduce the role that chance played in whether I got my interviews, use AI for breakouts and brainstorms and then use your hands or at least your toes? To pack in some signature accomplishments and shine up the corners. But it’s ultimately crucial to fact-check every claim, as AI can sometimes hallucinate details. The end-product is not just an efficient technique for creating a clean, ATS-friendly resume that still reflects your humanity.

Mary Sullivan, Business Owner, Company That Buys Houses

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AI Is a Powerful Tool in the Runway Process Trust me. This is a good method for optimizing keywords in ATS applications and becoming more fluent with professional language usage. You can also leverage such technology to guarantee that your qualification matches certain job descriptions perfectly. But depend too much on auto text, and you may lose the kernel of your powerful, signature voice! The successful applicants leverage AI for structural guidance and brainstorming, but customize achievements manually to demonstrate impact. In essence, it leaves you with a human-sized refined document that will make recruiters sit up and notice! In this way, you are keeping it real but also increasing your discoverability.

Darcy Turner, Founder, Investor Home Buyers

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If you want to take advantage of AI in your resume writing, you must use it as an editor rather than as a ghostwriter. Many applicants are giving recruiters resumes that were altered by AI and they appear vague, indistinct, and unoriginal. The best way to utilize AI is to enhance your unedited version of your resume into verifiable evidence of your experience — simply use clear, concrete, specific proof of your abilities and achievements. You can also modify the keywords for the job position you want in order to enhance your keyword usage within your resume; however, you must do this naturally without going overboard with word usage. You should strive to make the writing concise and well-organized. You should never allow AI to create metrics or titles or use standardised language when describing your experience that can apply to anyone. Typically, a good rule of thumb is to ensure that a large majority of your bullet points contain a tool, a number, or something tangible that can be quantified as a deliverable.

Anton Strasburg is currently employed as a Content Creator for FreeConference.com. He creates content focusing on practical communication elements related to audio conferencing, virtual meetings, and everyday collaboration.

Anton Strasburg, Media Manager, FreeConference.com

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I see job seekers flocking to software for any and every sentence today, but robotic drafts are often failing right away due to the fact that automated systems are now looking for specific markers of humans. Most tools produce a synthetic mirror of typical ways of presenting oneself in a resume which triggers red flags for contemporary hiring software. One reliance on these models is a flat tone without the individual spark recruiters are looking for in a new hire. From what I have seen, the most successful applicants have used these tools for basic structure, but write their own descriptions so as not to fall for any deep learning classifiers that catch AI boilerplate with their high accuracy.

You make it easier to get an interview by resisting tendencies to fit into predictable rhythms that create a resume identical to everyone else in the pile. In my work, I have discovered that using software for layout and manual typing wins the best results. Data shows data with custom text resumes rank higher than pure machine output. Taking the time to describe unique projects manually ensures that your application will not look like a synthetic mirror. Your goal is to tell the employer some new info rather than recycle some points that all the other graduates use.

Angeline Licerio, PR and Communication Officer, RizeUp Media

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I regularly review many resumes for jobs as office assistants in places where qualified professionals work. For these jobs, you need to be very clear and precise in your writing, not just “perfect” in grammar and spelling.

I can tell when a resume was created using an AI algorithm since it looks slick but lacks information. I rarely know a candidate’s achievements from an AI-written resume. A candidate built their own resume using an AI tool to check language and spelling and included examples of compliance projects; it stood out since it seemed like a real person.

AI systems are meant to help you think and write better, not replace them. Always write the first draft of your CV personally, then utilize AI to optimize your language, metrics, and job posting keywords. Employers don’t want perfect writing. They require copyright proof. Specific, human-written resumes that get interviews hold someone accountable.

Tim Cassidy MBA, MA, LPC, CEO, Online CE Credits

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Smart apps take you step by step through the tedious process of any changes to your app. Such digital helpers can also be especially good at zeroing in on the exact vocabulary that matters most to recruiters. This is so that you can focus on syntax, and also so layout will still look quite nice, via Gemini. This advantage of technology also protects your profile from mechanical filters that are more likely to reject regular submissions.

You have to add your own voice as you write the final product, of course. Not of his specific successes or subtleties in your field that machines cannot reproduce. It combines the broad applicability of software, with the credibility of your human voice.

Robert Fausette, Owner & CEO, Revival Homebuyer

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The consolidation automation gives you control of your app. They understand the exact words that system uses to identify a candidate for an employer. The design is such that your spelling will be spot on and your design relevant for the ages. This digital lift helps your profile get past the filters that relegated traditional resumes to the trash bin.

Back it up with specific metrics to make it pop. Bots aren’t going to replicate the special vibes or grit that you bring to a team. I recommend sharing authentic stories about your career progression. The ultimate career cheat code is pairing that machine speed with your human spark.

Shannon Beatty, Real Estate Investor, House Buying Girls

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With a solid contemporary definition of an AI system, one of the more painful consequences, the rather inflexible and unforgiving application process becomes a lot less painful. These systems work well for formalizing messy notes into snappy bullet points that grab a recruiter’s attention. They illuminate subtle industry jargon you might miss and used right, ensure your profile comes out the other side of digital filter screens.

In this day and age, the key to success is getting married to technology. Software does the writing and formatting; you have to supply the bullets and numbers. It builds the trust that you need in an interview. Mix automation with judicious edits to create a resume that’s both professional and personal.

Zachary Smith, Founder & CEO, Ready House Buyer

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Take if from someone who’s had to filter out hundreds of AI-generated resumes from HR. We know when you rely entirely on AI because they look identical. 

AI, like many other software, is only a tool, so use it like one. Make your own draft first, and then ask it to fix grammar, tighten long sentences, flag anything unclear, etc. Use it as an ‘after’ tool to polish your draft, have it cross check if the experiences you’ve included match the job you’re applying for. What you should never do is let it write your story from scratch, because the version it produces won’t sound like you, it’ll sound like everyone else.

Caitlin Agnew-Francis, Commercial Sales Manager, Desky

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Take it from someone who’s had to filter out hundreds of AI-generated resumes from HR. We know when you rely entirely on AI because they look identical. 

AI, like many other software, is only a tool, so use it like one. Make your own draft first, and then ask it to fix grammar, tighten long sentences, flag anything unclear, etc. Use it as an ‘after’ tool to polish your draft, have it cross check if the experiences you’ve included match the job you’re applying for. What you should never do is let it write your story from scratch, because the version it produces won’t sound like you, it’ll sound like everyone else.

George Forrester, General Manager of Operations, Desky

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While you can definitely use AI to aid you in developing your resume, the key to making your resume stand out from the rest is to use it as a “Contextual Optimizer” rather than a ghostwriter. This means that rather than using the AI to develop generic, flowery descriptions that any recruiter can easily identify and dismiss, you should be using the AI to compare your raw bullet points to specific job descriptions to identify key keyword deficiencies and develop metric-driven STAR method statements from your experiences, while using your unique voice to “humanize” your final descriptions to pass through automated recruiter filters without losing that personal touch that actually gets you an interview.

Bryan Forrester, CEO, Boostlingo

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Yes, sure, you can use AI for your resumes, but be smart about the use. As a Director of Business Operations, I evaluate resumes very often, and my main focus is on statements proving value rather than the extra noise. The issue with resumes that are completely AI-generated is that they come off as highly refined but very generic-sounding. I can usually tell when a resume is fully written by AI because of the lack of operational detail.

I’d suggest instead of this, you may first make a “master resume” by writing yourself completely that outlines everything you’ve done. Include all the operational details like internships, part-time jobs, school projects, leadership roles, and results you achieve. In my experience, this process helps you really think through and evaluate your accomplishments and strengths even in hindsight, and it turns out to be a much better way to develop career insight than any prompt ever could be.

After this, you can leverage AI tools by inputting the job description and your master resume. You can command it to filter out the most relevant skills and outcomes into a clean, one-page resume tailored to that job. AI should assist in refining your narrative, not writing it. Its accuracy, not elegance, that leads to interviews.

Anastasiya Shyianok, Director of Business Operations, MEDvidi

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Indeed, you may use artificial intelligence in the production of your resume, however, you really should not consider AI as the ‘author’ of your resume. The risk with using AI for your resume is that it will make everyone sound like everyone else. Recruiters are likely to be able to spot this as they read through multiple resumes. The main benefit to using AI for the creation of your resume is that it can help you to draft language specific to an individual role in a matter of minutes, help you to tighten the specificity of the bullet points on your resume, and help you identify appropriately the keywords for which you have evidence available.

The basic rule to keep in mind is that, although AI can take your words and rewrite them, it cannot create experiences you have not had. Therefore, if you have an AI-generated claim on your resume that you cannot support with evidence when you are being interviewed, this will be detrimental to you.

Using AI in a “proof-first process’ will improve the odds of getting the interview. To use AI in a proof-first process, you would first create a “brag doc” containing only hard evidence of accomplishments (e.g., project description, numerical indicators of success, tools used in achieving success, ultimately resulted in) and then provide the “brag doc” to the AI and have the AI generate one or two bullet points using a structure similar to the following: “Built X using Y to reduce Z by 18% for 200 total users.” After this, you would copy and paste the job description into the AI and ask the AI to make you a keyword map. After you receive the keyword map from the AI, you will need to review the keyword map and verify that each keyword is supported somewhere on your resume. At this point, you may wish to complete A/B testing for two weeks: submitting both Version A (general submission) and Version B (having a tailored headline, tailored skills block, and three highly quantifiable and specific bullet points) of your resume to determine how many screen interviews you receive from each version of your resume. As an early-career candidate, you will very likely see a significant, often 10% – 20%, increase in your number of callback requests when you have a customized resume consisting of only the first third of the resume that is written in a highly quantifiable and specific manner. 

Lin Meyer, CEO of Crucial Exams, uses specialized practice exams to help students pass certification tests and other academic assessments.

Lin Meyer, CEO, Crucial Exams

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AI assistants can be used in competition as it is necessary to do so. These are great for pulling bullet points and ensuring your resume plays nice with tracking software. They can help you transform weak action verbs into strong ones or rework awkward wording. Just be your true self, you will still be special. Also I can imply asked you what uniquely software achievements, be sure put come to the form. It gives your application a human face and helps make it less mechanical or boilerplate. This approach preserves the truth of your story while providing you tools to spread it as widely as possible.

Zack Moorin, Founder, Zack Buys Houses

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I’ve seen a ton of AI-generated resumes. They’re clean but boring. At Apps Plus, the applicants who got calls were the ones who took the AI draft and added their own voice, writing things like “increased conversion by 15%” instead of just “skilled at marketing.” AI can build the structure, but your specific results are what get you the interview. It’s that simple.

Tashlien Nunn, CEO, Apps Plus

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AI can help structure your resume and find better verbs, but don’t just submit that. I had a student use AI for ideas, then rewrite everything with specific results from their own internships and projects. AI-written resumes often feel generic, making you look like everyone else. So start with the AI draft, then add your real stories. That’s what gets you the interview.

Yoan Amselem, Managing Director, German Cultural Association of Hong Kong

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I ran an AI startup and here’s what I found: use ChatGPT or Gemini to get past writer’s block, not to replace your own voice. I’ve seen early-career candidates get more interviews by using AI to organize their achievements. But the ones who get hired are those who go back and add those personal details, like the exact problem they solved. Let AI get you started, then make it sound like you.

Andrew Yan, Co-Founder and CEO, AthenaHQ

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Here’s something I know from working in SEO: AI tools are great for optimizing resume keywords and re-wording repetitive skills. They make your application clearer. But you have to edit the output and add your own voice. Recruiters spot generic AI stuff right away. The best bet is to let AI provide the framework and you fill in the details with your own words. That gets you the interview.

Sean Chaudhary, Founder, AlchemyLeads

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AI can help you start a resume, but don’t let it write the whole thing. We see resumes that detail what you actually did and how you helped people do much better than the generic AI-generated ones. Use it for ideas, then write about your own work experience yourself. That’s the real stuff employers want to read.

Justin Carpenter, Founder, Jacksonville Maids

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Using AI to check your resume is actually pretty smart. It helped me spot a few technical terms I’d missed, the kind of words that applicant tracking systems filter for. I started getting more responses after using it. But don’t just copy and paste. Use it to find the right keywords, then write them out in your own words. The key is making it sound like you while still being strong for those systems.

Jon Kowieski, Lead, Growth Marketing, Brex

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I see junior marketers using AI for resume bullet points, which is a smart start. But after trying it myself, recruiters can tell the difference. They respond way better to resumes that show your actual work and impact. So use AI to get the structure down, but then fill in those points with your own stories about what you specifically did on a project and why it mattered.

Yarden Morgan, Director Of Growth, Lusha

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When I update my resume, I start with AI to get ideas, especially for matching my experience to a job description. I’ll have it take a stab at rewriting some points, but I always edit the output until it sounds like me. Use AI like a tool to speed things up, but don’t let it speak for you. Your actual work should do the talking.

Ben Rose, Founder & CEO, CashbackHQ

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AI is great for drafting the technical parts of a resume. But it only works when you add your own experience. Let AI suggest phrases for a complex project, then edit them with what you actually did or learned. It speeds things up, and hiring managers can immediately tell when the writing is actually your voice.

John Turns, Chief Technology Consultant, Seisan

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I’ve used ChatGPT to tweak my resume bullet points. It’s good for taking some rough ideas and structuring them, but the output often sounds stiff, like something anyone could have written. I always have to go through and rewrite everything in my own words. So I use it for brainstorming and basic structure, but the final polish is always me, making sure it actually sounds like something I’d say.

Justin Herring, Founder and CEO, YEAH! Local

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Here’s how I use AI for resumes. I’ll have ChatGPT get a rough draft going, which saves a ton of time. But then I go back and get rid of all the robot-speak, swapping in my own actual stories and details. That’s the key. Think of AI as your assistant, not your replacement. The final product should be one hundred percent you.

Hrishikesh Roy, CEO, Roy Digital

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AI can get you a first draft of your resume, but don’t send it as is. I’ve seen dozens from digital marketing candidates that read exactly the same. Use it for ideas, then add a specific, personal story. Tell me about a tough problem you actually solved or how you fixed a failing project. That’s what makes you stick in my mind, not the buzzwords.

Miguel Salcido, CEO, Organic Media Group

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AI is good for getting those resume keywords down, think of it like a starter template. But you have to go back and rewrite everything in your own words. Every single thing on there should be something you actually did. Make it sound like you and show what you really learned, not just what the machine thinks sounds good. It’s your story, not its.

Maaz Aly, Marketing Director, GET OSHA COURSES

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I use AI to crank out job-specific resumes. It’s the fastest way to match your skills to the keywords in a posting. But you absolutely have to layer in your own story, like that club project you led, or it just sounds generic. The AI gets you 80% of the way there, but your personal examples are what make it actually work.

James Rigby, Director, Design Cloud

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AI can start your resume, but don’t let it finish the job. At ShipTheDeal, we saw tons of AI-generated resumes that all sounded the same. The ones that stood out included specific project details and real results. I use AI for a basic outline, then I rewrite everything with my own stories and numbers. In the end, it needs to sound like a human, not an algorithm.

Cyrus Partow, CEO, ShipTheDeal

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This is what I tell my students at Treehouse. AI is great for overcoming writer’s block or figuring out resume wording, but you have to revise it. I’ve seen it firsthand. Students who talk about their specific project details get way more attention than those who use generic AI-generated phrases. Use AI like a brainstorming partner, then make it sound like you.

Kari Brooks, CEO, Team Treehouse

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Want your resume to stand out? Try using AI as a brainstorming partner. We were stuck for months trying to customize resumes for jobs. Having AI analyze job descriptions and suggest key phrases got us unstuck. Just don’t let it write the whole resume for you. Use its suggestions, then rewrite them in your own voice so you sound like a real person.

Marcus Clarke, Owner, Searchant

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To stand out and land an interview, you need to tailor your resume to the jobs with AI. Tailoring your resume boosts your chances of bypassing the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) that most companies use to scan for keywords. It also highlights more relevant qualifications and shows employers your attention to detail. A couple of good AI platforms for this, in addition to ChatGPT, are Gemini, Jobscan, and Resume.io. You can use AI as a feedback tool by pasting your job description and resume and asking how well your resume aligns with this role. If you paste specific sections, such as Work Experience or Skills, AI can tell you in detail how to tailor them for that particular job. Not only can AI tell you how well/unwell your resume matches this job, but it can also give suggestions for edits you can make.

Samantha Cheng, Marketing Coordinator, Achievable

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You can use AI when creating your resume, but it should only act as a resource to help you create your resume.

AI is a great option when looking to structure your resume. You could use it for organizing your work experience, changing the wording of what you have written, and making your skills clearer. This can be especially good for you early in your career and when trying to convert past educational courses or internships into appropriate professional terminology for use on your resume.

The one thing that cannot be accomplished with AI is to replace or write your own personal input into your resume. The most successful part of your resume will include specific details. Have you worked on any outside projects, have you used any specific tools, or if there are any convincing or measurable multiple accomplishments that you think would be beneficial to an employer? Using those details will increase your credibility when presenting your resume.

Also, you want to adapt your resume to each specific job you’re interested in. You can use AI to help you format a resume or use it to come up with the right vocabulary, but you still need to look at the content to align it with the job requirements and the skills the potential employer might be looking for.

Milos Eric, Co-Founder, OysterLink

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I’ve reviewed hundreds of AI-generated resumes, and they’re painfully obvious. They’re polished, formatted perfectly, and they sound like every other resume. Here’s what I tell early-career candidates: Most early-career job seekers believe that their CV will land them an interview, however, the truth is that a CV will only allow you to pass the initial filter screen for the company to meet you in person. So don’t use AI to write your resume, use it for minimal edits. Write your first draft yourself and be specific about what you actually did, not what sounds impressive. Then, run it through AI and ask it to tighten the language.

 Being specific is more important than polishing your resume, so when you describe your accomplishments, be sure to quantify them. Don’t include statements such as, “I improved social media engagement,” say, “I grew my Instagram followers from 2,000 to 45,000 over four months by publishing two times per day.” When managers see numbers, they immediately think, “This person did something. 

It is also very important to demonstrate your mindset and critical thinking, not just how you performed the task. How did you solve this issue? Why did you choose that method? Most entry-level candidates will only list the task, without explaining how they came up with these solutions. I want to see proof that you are able to independently determine and solve issues. 

Thirdly, use strategy rather than tailoring your resume to each job you’re applying for. Of course, there should be some customizations, but don’t recreate a new resume from scratch. Find the accomplishments in your CV that are a direct match to that company’s needs, then place them there. 

Finally, use the unexpected in your resume. Many resumes look the same. Choose something about you that shows you are creative, for example, a side project you’ve developed, a community initiative you’ve participated in, or something that provides depth to who you are. AI will likely remove this, but don’t let it.

Levon Gasparian, CEO & Founder, EntityCheck

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AI can give you an advantage over others in today’s job market by giving you a way to refine the structure of your application and use key words that are relevant to job descriptions to get past digital screening processes. Yet while AI is helpful to get an interview it will be how well you have customized each draft using your own unique accomplishments and specific data to demonstrate your value that will help you land the job.

Keith Sant, Founder & CEO, Kind House Buyers

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I’m the founder of SyncMyTime and I review hundreds of candidate applications for engineering jobs every month. AI generated resumes read sterile and impersonal. Most recruiters catch the robotic word salad within seconds. Many skip straight to the end of the pile. I had one candidate with immaculate bullet points straight from ChatGPT completely bomb our interview because they didn’t know how to discuss what was clearly someone else’s words.

Here’s the ethical way to do it. Write down your actual experiences and bullet points then have the AI optimize your language. Have it suggest better action words, help reword sentences, or identify where you can sprinkle some more ATS keywords. That’s exactly how I write my resume. I throw my unpolished notes into Gemini let it generate a rough draft then go back and rewrite it all in my personal voice. 

I make sure to add real-world metrics like “Eliminated scheduling conflicts by 40% for 50+ remote software developers.”

Combining your true story with AI assistance will have you far outperforming the bots who pretend to be human. Remember your resume should sound like you. An actual human.

Muhammad Naufil, Founder, SyncMyTime

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Writing a resume right after graduation can be intimidating. AI makes the process faster. At Flamingo, we tell new hires to use AI to tailor their applications for each role, which has helped them get more interviews. But recruiters can spot generic AI text immediately. The best approach is to let AI build the framework, then you fill it with your own voice and actual experiences. That’s what makes people remember you.

Emma Sansom, Managing Director, Flamingo Marketing Strategies

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Look, AI is great for getting a resume started and hitting the right keywords for those robot screeners. I’ve seen plenty of resumes pass the software test, but the ones that land interviews have a human touch. They show actual accomplishments, not just buzzwords. Let AI do the heavy lifting on structure, then rewrite every part so it sounds like you actually did the work.

Vlad Ivanov, CEO, Search GAP Method