Resume Tailor Companion Guide

A clear, honest guide for using Resume Tailor with your Master Resume file.

What Resume Tailor Does

Resume Tailor compares your Master Resume to any job description and provides:

  • A factual alignment analysis

  • A recruiter-style evaluation

  • Matched vs. missing skills and responsibilities

  • JD integrity notes

  • Structured tailoring (only if you choose to proceed)

Nothing is ever invented or inflated.
Every bullet and skill comes directly from your Master Resume.

Your Master Resume is the source of truth.

What You’ll Receive

Each tailoring run includes:

1. Alignment Analysis

  • Match band (High / Medium / Low)

  • Numeric match percentage

  • Matched + missing skills

  • Matched + missing responsibilities

2. Recruiter Sentiment

A neutral 3–5 sentence evaluation showing:

  • Where you are strong

  • Where you have real gaps

  • How a recruiter would interpret your resume for this JD

No praise, no hype, no guarantees.

3. JD Integrity Notes

Flags unrealistic expectations, contradictions, or vague job-posting language.

4. Tailoring Output (Optional)

If you choose to run tailoring, you’ll get:

  • A short strengths + gaps overview

  • Optional gap-contribution bullets (only if you add them)

  • Grouped bullets per role:

    • Essential (up to 5)

    • Recommended (up to 3)

    • Optional (the remaining, still valid bullets)

  • Reordered Core Competencies & Tools based on JD priority

  • A neutral 2–4 sentence summary built strictly from evidenced bullets

Everything remains copy-and-paste ready for your resume template.

What Resume Tailor Does NOT Do

Resume Tailor does not:

  • Write cover letters

  • Create new skills or roles

  • Rewrite or revise your bullet content

  • Predict hiring outcomes

  • Format a PDF resume

  • Choose fonts, spacing, or visual layouts

You handle the visual template.
Resume Tailor gives you the content.

What You Need Before Starting

  • Your Master Resume file

  • A job description

  • (Optional) Your preferred resume template

The system will not begin until both inputs are provided.

How to Use Resume Tailor

  1. Open Resume Tailor

  2. Upload your Master Resume file

  3. Paste the job description

  4. When both inputs are locked, the system will ask:
    “Are you ready to begin the alignment analysis?”

  5. Say “yes” to begin

  6. Review the analysis:

    • Match score

    • Matched + missing lists

    • Recruiter sentiment

    • JD integrity

  7. Choose your path:

    • Proceed to tailoring

    • Replace the JD

    • Replace the resume

    • Reset everything

  8. If tailoring:

    • Review the overview

    • Add optional gap contributions

    • Copy Essential / Recommended / Optional bullets

    • Copy reordered skills

    • Copy the summary

  9. Paste everything into your resume template

  10. Save your final version locally

Saving and Continuing Later

The system does not remember previous runs.

To tailor another resume later:

  • Upload the Master Resume again

  • Paste the job description

  • Run alignment

  • Tailor if needed

Every session starts fresh by design.

Intent and Philosophy

Resume Tailor does not guess or embellish.
It reveals:

  • What you can confidently claim

  • How your evidence aligns to the job

  • How to structure your resume for clarity and relevance

You always know exactly why each bullet is present — and what work it does.

Quick Summary

  1. Upload Master Resume

  2. Paste JD

  3. Run alignment

  4. Review results

  5. Tailor if useful

  6. Copy content into your template

  7. Save locally

Resume Tailor keeps the process factual, structured, and honest.

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