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I have used AI for in these 3 ways to solve my CV issues. Here's what worked

1. Using AI to benchmark my CV to my seniors / alumni in order to understand readiness for job role. I usually do this by adding 5-8 CVs and asking the AI to rate my resume like a senior interviewer in that industry. Points out specific flaws instead of referencing generic details
2. I am bad at vocabulary and use the AI to suggest better verbs, active framing and different versions to use. At the end, I chose one that reads best - imo, human readability will always trump polished nature of an AI pointer. In many cases, it completely tramps the point you wanted to make
3. Prioritization, bucket creation - initially I use ones that have worked by researching from reddit / medium / linkedin posts. This forms the consideration set and is fed to AI to choose. So, instead of it acting of its own disposition - I provide the options that have worked, and validated in the real world to choose from

I strongly feel you should never JUST give the AI your entire CV and ask it to change. It could typically worsen it.

I want to understand what has worked for you in the past when writing resume woth AI

As the MBA prep season starts and applications to B-schools will start coming in. This is a post to help students find a few good resume preparation pointers i have got from my own research, trials and through various websites.

Here are 25 tips to build a better resume, happy to agree / disagree but these have worked for me and many others.

1. Frontload metrics
2. One key metric in each sentence instead of 50
3. % improvement metric is better than absolute units.
4. Domain specificity points don’t work unless its consulting. Bridge deliverables across multiple domains / teams
5. Writing one liner CV points works better for B-school applications (<250 characters) instead of multi-line CV points
6. Draft a master CV initially. Can’t stress this enough
7. As with all resume pointers, create CV buckets relevant for your profile. Will share a few in a later post
8. Spread points in this format: what you did, what you achieved, how you achieved
9. Value signaling is an underrated skill in resume. Use 1-2 points to signal your value system
10. Well rounded resumes work because they are safe. Diversity in points, work experience, internships, projects signal a strong well-rounded resume
11. AVOID using vanity metrics – turn them in value metrics. They kill credibility faster in an interview.
12. Don’t forget the importance of your ROLE in achieving. Your CV pointer should project your role / importance / leadership irrespective of it.
13. USE active voice to showcase accountability of your projects, deliverables et.
14. DO NOT hide higher order achievements by saying it was teamwork. High chance of backfiring.
15. Establish soft skills such as leadership, stakeholder management, communication style/tonality early on. Gives a view on your personality
16. Monetary value pointers carry higher weightage as it is uniform and easily understandable.
17. Value pointer types: productivity (time) gains, financial gains, organizational gains. See if you can create pointers across all 3
18. For a Technical role your buckets could be: Key Projects & Deliverables, Stakeholder Management, Organizational Branding & Initiative, Personal Projects et.
19. 0-1 initiatives must be highlighted -  reverse chronology is a mandate and usually preferred.
20. impact – focus of work should be criteria for selecting between CV pointers of same weightage
21. Your top left corner of CV carries the most amount of view time and would decide if you get shortlisted. Craft it wisely.
22. Your strongest pointers should be at the top – recency and halo effect.
23. Your Projects should be rewritten for different domain specific applications (During MBA)
24. Redundancy is expected. Do not avoid being redundant – write differently, project differently.
25. Your CV is your brand image in a minified version. See, you are being truthful about it

As the MBA prep season starts and applications to B-schools will start coming in. This is a post to help students find a few good resume preparation pointers i have got from my own research, trials and through various websites.

Here are 25 tips to build a better resume, happy to agree / disagree but these have worked for me and many others. Cheers !

1. Frontload metrics
2. One key metric in each sentence instead of 50
3. % improvement metric is better than absolute units.
4. Domain specificity points don’t work unless its consulting. Bridge deliverables across multiple domains / teams
5. Writing one liner CV points works better for B-school applications (<250 characters) instead of multi-line CV points
6. Draft a master CV initially. Can’t stress this enough
7. As with all resume pointers, create CV buckets relevant for your profile. Will share a few in a later post
8. Spread points in this format: what you did, what you achieved, how you achieved
9. Value signaling is an underrated skill in resume. Use 1-2 points to signal your value system
10. Well rounded resumes work because they are safe. Diversity in points, work experience, internships, projects signal a strong well-rounded resume
11. AVOID using vanity metrics – turn them in value metrics. They kill credibility faster in an interview.
12. Don’t forget the importance of your ROLE in achieving. Your CV pointer should project your role / importance / leadership irrespective of it.
13. USE active voice to showcase accountability of your projects, deliverables et.
14. DO NOT hide higher order achievements by saying it was teamwork. High chance of backfiring.
15. Establish soft skills such as leadership, stakeholder management, communication style/tonality early on. Gives a view on your personality
16. Monetary value pointers carry higher weightage as it is uniform and easily understandable.
17. Value pointer types: productivity (time) gains, financial gains, organizational gains. See if you can create pointers across all 3
18. For a Technical role your buckets could be: Key Projects & Deliverables, Stakeholder Management, Organizational Branding & Initiative, Personal Projects et.
19. 0-1 initiatives must be highlighted -  reverse chronology is a mandate and usually preferred.
20. impact – focus of work should be criteria for selecting between CV pointers of same weightage
21. Your top left corner of CV carries the most amount of view time and would decide if you get shortlisted. Craft it wisely.
22. Your strongest pointers should be at the top – recency and halo effect.
23. Your Projects should be rewritten for different domain specific applications (During MBA)
24. Redundancy is expected. Do not avoid being redundant – write differently, project differently.
25. Your CV is your brand image in a minified version. See, you are being truthful about it