How to Tailor Your Resume to Any Job Posting

Generic resumes get ignored. Here is how to tailor yours.

1. Read the job posting for keywords

Scan the posting for repeated words — skills, tools, verbs. These are what the ATS scans for.

2. Match your experience to the keywords

Do not add skills you do not have. Reframe what you do have in the language the employer uses.

3. Rewrite your bullet points with results

"Managed a team" becomes "Led a 5-person team that shipped 3 features per quarter, reducing backlog by 40%."

4. Use Aplio to do this automatically

Try Aplio free — paste your resume and a job URL, get a fit score in seconds.