I applied to 100 jobs using a resume generated by AI to be "Perfect." Did I get the job? Or did I break the system?
> THE_STRATEGY
Modern hiring is broken. Resumes are read by ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems) robots before humans ever see them. If you don't have the exact keywords, you are deleted.
So, I built a bot. It takes a Job Description, feeds it to ChatGPT, and asks:
"Rewrite this resume to include EVERY SINGLE SKILL listed in this job description contextually."
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Full Stack Synergist | Google (2018 - Present)
- Spearheaded the Kubernetes migration of Machine Learning pipelines using Python and Rust.
- Orchestrated Cloud Native solutions leveraging AWS, Azure, and GCP simultaneously. (Yes, all of them).
- Increased Synergy by 400% through Agile Scrum Kanban Waterfall methodologies.
EDUCATION
Stanford University - M.S. in Artificial Intelligence
MIT - B.S. in Computer Science
It was a lie. A beautiful, keyword-stuffed lie.
> THE_RESULTS
My real resume gets a 2% callback rate. John Automaton got 24%.
Company: Tier 1 Tech Giant (The Social Network one)
Role: Senior Product Manager
INTERVIEW REQUEST
Email: "Hi John, your background is incredibly impressive. Especially your work on [Obscure Technology we listed]. We'd love to chat tomorrow."
My Reaction: I felt bad. A recruiter got excited about a ghost.
Company: Mid-Sized Startup
Role: Lead Developer
REJECTED
Email: "While your resume is impressive, we feel you are overqualified for this role. We are looking for someone with less 'Synergy' and more hands-on coding."
Analysis: I made the resume too perfect. It looked fake.
> CONCLUSION
The system is gamified. The ATS is a gatekeeper that filters out honesty and rewards keyword stuffing.
If you aren't getting interviews, it's not because you aren't qualified. It's because your resume doesn't speak "Robot."