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How tailoring works

Learn how ApplyPilot's AI customizes your resume for each job application.

Resume tailoring is at the heart of ApplyPilot. Our AI analyzes job descriptions and intelligently adjusts your resume content to highlight relevant experience, match keywords, and improve your chances of getting past ATS systems.

The Tailoring Process

When you tailor a resume for a specific job, here's what happens:

1
Job Analysis: We extract key requirements, skills, and keywords from the job description
2
Profile Matching: Your experience and skills are matched against requirements
3
Content Optimization: Bullet points are rewritten to emphasize relevant achievements
4
Keyword Integration: Industry and role-specific terms are naturally incorporated
5
Skills Alignment: Your skills section is reordered to prioritize matches
6
Summary Customization: Your professional summary is adapted to the role

Tailoring Modes

Choose how aggressively you want the AI to modify your resume:

1
Conservative: Minor adjustments, maintains original wording closely
2
Balanced: Moderate changes, good mix of original and optimized content
3
Aggressive: Significant rewrites for maximum relevance (review carefully)
Tips
  • Start with Balanced mode for most applications
  • Use Conservative for roles closely matching your background
  • Use Aggressive when pivoting careers or targeting stretch roles

ATS Optimization

Our ATS (Applicant Tracking System) engine scores your resume and provides specific recommendations. It checks for:

1
Keyword density and placement
2
Action verbs and impact statements
3
Formatting compatibility
4
Section completeness
5
Grammar and consistency

Transcript Integration

If you've uploaded your academic transcript, the AI can reference relevant coursework and projects when tailoring for roles that value specific educational background.

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