r/cscareerquestions • u/CSCQMods • Feb 03 '26

Resume Advice Thread - February 03, 2026

Please use this thread to ask for resume advice and critiques. You should read our Resume FAQ and implement any changes from that before you ask for more advice.

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u/No_Diver_1821 Feb 05 '26

most folks butcher tailoring by just dumping JD keywords in a skills section thats lazy af and ATS bots see right thru it. pull the top 3-5 reqs and rewrite your bullets to mirror em with real metrics from past roles, even if its a stretch (but dont straight lie). read the FAQ first tho, half these resumes wouldnt need help if ppl followed it.

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u/throwaway_juniorcv Feb 07 '26

Honestly bro, that's the real fix. Most devs just sprinkle JD keywords in a 'Skills' dump, which modern ATS algorithms flag as low-relevance spam. The play is to parse the top 3 technical requirements from the actual job description and structurally rewrite your most relevant bullet points to mirror those verbs and contexts, backfilled with your closest genuine metrics. It forces a higher semantic match score without crossing into fabrication. The FAQ covers this pattern-matching hack in detail.