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Should I lie on my LinkedIn/CV?

In 2024 I had a one month job at a unicorn company, but was laid off because I didn’t fit with the workaholic culture. I managed to really understand the company/product

In 2025 I started working for a small company that isn’t recognised but helped me to pay the bills

I’m having a hard time finding another job in tech, so I thought about inflating those numbers, like saying that I was there for 6 months or 1 year.

So, should I inflate those numbers on LinkedIn and on my CV?

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u/MediocreDot6459 — 1 day ago
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[9 YOE, Senior Financial Analyst, Anything Senior Level Financial, New York]

Boyfriend has been working in finance in a major city for almost a decade now. However, he’s desperately trying to break into the New York finance scene. He’s been applying since April with zero interviews. Any advice helps!!

u/Critical-Newt — 4 days ago
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Overthinking my resume before posting it here

So I've been stuck for weeks trying to tighten up this thing. I know this is pretty meta but I'm nervous to post until it looks decent. I did throw my resume at proresumehelp for a bit of a DIY facelift before submitting a few files. Honestly tho, not sure if the template even matters anymore. I saw some proresumehelp reviews talking about ATS optimization though, and I'm trying to figure out if I'm missing something critical.

Does any of this look red-flaggy to you? I've sent maybe 15 applications in the last two months and gotten… literally zero replies. That's one of the reasons I'm doing this exercise.

Curious if anyone should be automating this stuff before asking a live person for advice

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u/SkyrimTonic — 3 days ago
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I have been looking for a chance for interview for internship in an MNC for a machine learning intern,i have tried everything and applied many companies idk what is lacking in my resume , except the quantifying measures in my experience i cant find any.I really need a fresh perspective and some help

I tried ATS screeners but i noticed careerzenit.ai parses my resume incorrectly if anyone can check is just me so my formatting might have some issue.

PS: I take help from llms for latex code through overlead

u/Unable-Position5597 — 4 days ago
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I Tried ChatGPT to Fix My Resume. Here’s Why It Missed the Point.

Comparing https://resume.zoevera.com against https://chatgpt.com

And what a purpose-built ATS checker caught that GPT-4 didn’t.

Let me be upfront: I use ChatGPT for everything. Code reviews, draft emails, explaining stack traces at 2am. It’s genuinely useful. So when I needed to tailor my resume for a senior backend role, my first instinct was to open a chat window.

That was three weeks ago. Here’s what I learned.

What ChatGPT actually does well

Ask ChatGPT to “improve my resume” and it will:

  • Clean up passive voice (“responsible for” → “led”)
  • Suggest stronger action verbs
  • Add structure and formatting consistency
  • Rewrite vague bullets into something that sounds more impressive

For general writing quality, it’s genuinely good. If your resume reads like it was written by someone who hasn’t slept in 48 hours, ChatGPT will fix that.

What ChatGPT fundamentally cannot do

Here’s the problem: ChatGPT doesn’t know what job you’re applying for.

You can paste the job description into the prompt, sure. But there’s no mechanism for it to:

  1. Score your resume against that specific JD — it has no concept of a match percentage
  2. Identify which keywords are present vs. missing — it will suggest improvements but won’t systematically audit keyword coverage
  3. Know how Applicant Tracking Systems parse text — it will rewrite content without knowing whether an ATS will ever see it

ATS filters work on keyword frequency and placement. A resume that reads beautifully to a human can score 40% on an ATS if the right terms aren’t in the right sections. ChatGPT optimizes for human readers. ATS systems are not human readers.

I ran a test. Same resume, same job description (Backend Engineer, Node.js/AWS stack). I gave ChatGPT the full JD and asked it to optimize my resume for ATS.

The output was well-written. It added “microservices” and “REST APIs” in a few places. But it missed:

  • “AWS Lambda” — mentioned 4 times in the JD, absent from my resume after the rewrite
  • “CI/CD pipeline” — appeared in the required skills section, never added
  • The Projects section — ChatGPT rewrote my experience bullets but left the Projects section untouched, which is where most of my relevant backend work lived

When I ran the same resume through resume.zoevera.com, it flagged all three gaps explicitly, with section-level attribution. The ATS match score went from 54% to 81% after applying the suggested changes.

The core difference: diagnostic vs. generative

ChatGPT is a generative tool. It produces new text. It’s very good at that.

An ATS checker is a diagnostic tool first. It measures the gap between your resume and a specific job description, then tells you exactly what’s missing. The rewrite comes second — and it’s grounded in what was actually identified as absent, not what the model thinks sounds better.

This distinction matters because:

ChatGPT hallucinates improvements. It will add metrics you never achieved (“improved system performance by 35%”), use terminology that
sounds right but wasn’t in the JD, and rewrite bullets that didn’t need rewriting while leaving critical gaps untouched. Every line needsfact-checking.

A purpose-built tool works from the actual gap. The keywords it adds are the ones the JD asked for. The sections it flags are the ones the ATS will score. The output is closer to submission-ready.

A practical workflow

These tools aren’t mutually exclusive. The best result I got came from using both in sequence:

  1. ATS checker first: identify the keyword gaps and get a scored rewrite that closes them
  2. ChatGPT second: use it to polish tone, tighten sentences, and clean up anything that sounds mechanical

The ATS checker handles precision. ChatGPT handles prose quality. Neither does both well alone.

The cost argument

ChatGPT Plus is $20/month. If you’re actively job searching, that’s a fixed overhead whether you use it or not.

Most people search for jobs in windows — a few weeks of active applications, then nothing for months. A per-session model makes more
sense: pay when you need it, nothing when you don’t. ZoeVera’s pricing works that way — free analysis, one-time payment for the full
rewrite, no subscription.

For a developer audience specifically: if you’re applying to 10–15 roles over two weeks, you’re not optimizing resumes 365 days a year. The math on a monthly subscription doesn’t work.

What I’d actually recommend

  • If you just need better writing: ChatGPT is fine and you already have it
  • If you’re applying to roles where ATS filtering is real (any company using Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS): use a dedicated ATS checker first, then polish with ChatGPT
  • If you’re a developer and haven’t thought about this: your resume probably uses technical jargon that means something to you and nothing to an ATS keyword parser. “Built scalable backend” is not the same as “developed microservices architecture using Node.js and AWS ambda” — even if the underlying work is identical

The ATS doesn’t know what you meant. It only knows what you wrote.

Tested against a real Backend Engineer job description. Tools used: ChatGPT GPT-4o, https://resume.zoevera.com. June 2026.

u/Enough_Charge2845 — 6 days ago
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Do you think AI assistants will eventually replace resumes?

Not replacing interviews, but replacing the first stage where someone tries to understand your background.

Instead of scanning a resume, imagine asking:
“Explain your biggest project.”
“What did you actually build?”
“How did you measure success?”

Would you trust that more than a PDF?
Curious whether people think this is inevitable or just another AI gimmick.

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u/tecsapling — 6 days ago
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Why your resume might be perfectly written but still getting ignored

Most job seekers assume if they're not getting callbacks, something is wrong with their resume. So they tweak the formatting, rewrite the summary, swap out bullet points. Rinse and repeat.

But here's the thing nobody talks about: your resume can be well-written and still be the wrong resume for the market you're targeting.

The real issue isn't your resume. It's that you have no idea where you actually stand against everyone else applying for the same roles.

A few things I've learned from analyzing thousands of resumes against live job postings:

• Most people are applying to roles where they're in the bottom 30% of candidates. Not because they're unqualified, because they're targeting the wrong roles entirely.

• The skills listed on a job description are not the same as the skills that actually get people hired. There's a gap between what companies say they want and what the market actually rewards.

• The people who get callbacks fastest aren't the ones with the best resumes. They're the ones who understand their market position and apply where they're genuinely competitive.

The fix isn't a better resume. It's better targeting.

Happy to answer questions if anyone wants to dig into this more.

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u/danychukstudiosllc — 7 days ago
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Need a Review for my Resume

I have been targeting entry-level Data Analyst roles and internships but have hardly been getting shortlisted despite applying consistently through LinkedIn, Naukri, company career pages, and Internshala.

I recently completed my B.Tech in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering and am looking to start my career in Data Analytics. I have completed a remote Data Analytics internship and built several projects involving SQL, Python, Power BI, PostgreSQL, and Azure, including an end-to-end weather ELT pipeline.

I've revised my resume multiple times, but I'm not sure whether the issue is my resume, project descriptions, lack of experience, ATS optimization, or simply the current job market.

I'd really appreciate honest feedback on:

  • ATS compatibility
  • Whether my projects sound realistic and impactful
  • Skills that seem missing for entry-level Data Analyst roles
  • Whether my internship experience is presented effectively
  • Any red flags that might cause recruiters to reject the resume
  • What changes would most improve my chances of getting shortlisted

Please be brutally honest. I'd rather receive candid feedback here and improve my resume than continue getting silent rejections. Thanks in advance for taking the time to review it.

feel free to connect and Dm me

u/KInG08113 — 6 days ago
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Resume review request: 3+ years experience, MBA, CFA L1, ACCA Affiliate

Hi, I’m sharing my resume here for honest feedback. I work in investment banking/structured finance and have around 3+ years of experience across IB, Big4, and global banking. I’m mainly looking for comments on how the resume reads, whether the points are clear, and if it looks strong for IB/PE roles.
u/Jinjosejee — 13 days ago
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Are we making resumes way more complicated than they need to be?

I'm starting to think this sub accidentally makes resumes worse sometimes.

I've worked in HR for a while and I swear I've seen people rewrite the same resume 15 times because every comment says something different. One person says add a summary, another says delete it. Someone says use color, the next person says that's an instant rejection. It's kinda wild.

The resumes that usually get interviews aren't always the prettiest ones. They're just clear, easy to skim, and actually show what the person accomplished. That's it.

Lately I've noticed more people asking about proresumehelp reviews, or saying they finally looked for resume help after months of tweaking things themselves. I don't really care how someone gets there, whether they write it alone, get feedback here, or use pro resume services. If the final resume communicates their experience better, that's what matters.

Am I the only one who thinks we're overcomplicating something that's supposed to be straightforward?

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u/tracer_tornado7 — 11 days ago
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Job search can be a full-time job

Honestly the biggest shift for me was stopping the spray-and-pray approach and actually tailoring my resume to each job. More work upfront but the callback rate was noticeably better.

The part that got tedious was rewriting the same bullets over and over. I started to handle that by using zoevera.com. It matches your resume to the job description and fills in the keyword gaps. Not a magic fix but it cuts the repetitive part down a lot if you're deep in an application grind.

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u/Enough_Charge2845 — 10 days ago
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Can someone review my CV please?

Hello,

I graduated from university 2 years ago, I got a role at a startup straight after university, it then got acquired, I then decided to take time out and focus on my own projects.

Now after a year I wanted to update my CV and see how it holds up.

I'd greatly appreciate any feedback or advice.

https://ibb.co/bg0MHmvX

Thank you all!

u/qasimbiz — 14 days ago
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I rewrote my resume with professional help before & after (AMA)

About 2 months ago I was stuck in what felt like an endless application loop. I had sent around 40 applications, got one phone screen, and was starting to wonder if my resume was the problem.

I ended up getting professional help rewriting it. The changes honestly weren't as dramatic as I expected. A lot of it was tightening up wording, adding actual metrics, removing generic statements, and making my experience easier to scan.

Since then I've landed 4 interviews from roughly the same number of applications. Could be partly timing, could be the market, could be the resume. Probably some mix of all three.

I still don't think there's a magic formula, but comparing the old and new versions side by side was pretty eye-opening.

Happy to answer questions about what changed, what feedback I got, what I thought was worth it, and what wasn't. AMA

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u/DriftCourier15 — 13 days ago
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Does lying on your resume help? Because some jobs they’re gonna and have to train you no matter what soooo what are yall views on tweaking your resumes?

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u/Stillprettyyy — 13 days ago