Can you share why you think this is a good idea and what do you think is the long term implications of AI-ifying resumes?
The pessimist in me says that that just kills inbound entirely and we go back to an almost purely connections/network-driven hiring process because trust in anyone you don't know goes to zero.
What is the alternative; interviewing anybody who happens to apply? That is not feasible. Companies need a way to sort out the wheat from the chaff; they'll take any signal they can get.
My inbox used to be filled with 50+ resumes humans manipulated themselves - reviewing them for authenticity was hard and time consuming.
We make no claims to make this better. We claim to help the job seeker.
AI will indeed resolve dilemmas on all sides imo.
What is a problem in editing your cv and simply being honest?
What if you don’t have friends? What if you are interviewer/not very social? Etc.
I’m in the job market and I have resisted turning to AI for help with my resume. I feel that while AI could absolutely improve upon it the result would not represent who I really am. As a result I am enjoying an extended vacation.
Although even then, when the AI gets competent enough… if you can't tell, does it matter?
Works both ways of course; when it's good enough in that sense, nobody is hiring either.
And it's about AI's ability to actually deliver on that.
It's not about gaming the system or making things up. We try to guide all of the prompts we use to only expand upon or assume details from user prompts. We make strict mention to not make anything up.
I understand AI hallucinates, and alignment is early. But I'm a believer in where we are headed with AI, and I believe there will be a ton of valuable productivity to be gained.
Regarding what the other commenter said... I actually agree... let's kill inbound because human recruiters have been the most egregious players in hiring. As a tech leader I had countless bogus resumes thrown my way, long before AI was a reality. AI imo will revolutionize the hiring experience for the better.
This is why I think cover letters are maligned. They just shouldn't be mandatory. The best résumé is just a supercharged cover letter written by someone who actually gives a shit about what they're writing.
The best platform turned out to be Clubhouse... where I could talk the talk with like minded individuals... discussing preemptible VM hacking with Kelsey Hightower was memorable. But that platform sadly dies a slow death.
I think the cover letter is where experienced individuals have a chance to write the no-bs, all-out, explanation of why they are fit for the job. We choose not to offer this as a feature.
The resume is an anchor for interview conversations, and filtering in recruiting. I agree that it is all unideal actually but regardless is a part of the process. It can be a barrier for job seekers, and we wanted to break that barrier down.
I think AI is set to make the job seeking and hiring experiences better fwiw.
Looking for a job is a time bound process and I want to know that I have full access to the tools needed for the entire time it takes to find a job. During my most recent job search the 15 rewrites may have lasted me less than a week. I was using ChatGPT to tweak every resume I submitted.
Our original goal was to help people get their resume going and into a nice-looking doc asap.
College students we interviewed were adamantly against subscriptions, so we pivoted. We realize it's a more effort for seasoned professionals.
We're going to increase the cheapest offering to at least 2. GPT-4 has some cost limits, but we're actively figuring out how to squeeze more value for users. Our dream is to "speak to your document" and we're evaluating if we can and should try to get there. We think we have innovations in the word processing space... obviously it's not the safest area to play in with MSFT looking to innovate their own products with Agents.
Feedback welcome of course!
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I have an 8-page long résumé with good details about all projects I have done. Would it be able to shrink it to a two-page résumé?
Is there a way to enter additional prompts to customize what's desired in the output?
Are multiple runs allowed if the output is not satisfactory in the first shot?
Thanks.
https://blog.cvgist.com/2024/05/23/ai-and-resumes-cutting-th...
At least we know you didn't use ai for the copywriting :)
Maybe you can try A/B testing to see if $2.99 does much better than $3.00 :)
