For this week’s assignment, I fed my resume into a generative AI on Boodlebox and asked it to tell me what position would best suit me and also to make changes to my resume to look more appealing to that field for possible use in trying to get hired by an employer.
Lastly, I summarize a series of my thoughts below the two prompts as well.
The prompt responses will be displayed in the exact way in which they were presented to me, so no formatting or anything will be done to change them, starting with a quotation mark and then ending with another. Some things were misspelled in the prompts sent to the bot and yet the bot gave out results that were functional regardless. So those mistakes will be kept in on purpose.
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Prompt: Based on my resume, what position am I best suited for?
Result: “Based on your resume, I notice several strengths that could align well with various professional paths. Let me analyze your experience and skills: Key Strengths:
Prompt: I’ll stick with the Technical Writer/Documentation Specialist. Now, please revise My resume to make it more appealing to a future employer the Technical Writer/Documentation Specialist field.
Result: “STEVEN G. GREVERA JR. Technical Writer & Documentation Specialist
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY (New section to add) Detail-oriented Technical Writer with proven experience in creating clear, user-friendly documentation and technical communications. Skilled in translating complex information into accessible content, with expertise in multiple documentation tools and collaborative environments.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Technical Writing Assistant | SKG Beachside Properties | Orlando, FL | 01/2020 - Present • Develop and maintain clear, concise technical documentation for residential property management • Transform complex legal and property management concepts into user-friendly documentation • Lead collaborative efforts with stakeholders to gather and clarify technical information • Ensure documentation accuracy and compliance with company standards • Manage multiple documentation projects while meeting strict deadlines
Freelance Technical Writer | Various Clients | 07/2022-Present • Author comprehensive technical documentation including “How-To” manuals adhering to style guides • Create educational content for advanced academic subjects and study guides • Collaborate with editors and clients to implement revisions and maintain quality standards • Successfully manage multiple concurrent projects with competing deadlines • Develop and maintain documentation standards across various content types
Customer Service Representative | Sykes Enterprises | Tampa, FL | 11/2021-03/2022 • Documented detailed case files and technical solutions for customer interactions • Created clear, actionable summaries of technical issues and resolutions • Collaborated with Quality Assurance team to maintain documentation standards • Participated in cross-functional team meetings to improve documentation processes
TECHNICAL SKILLS • Documentation Tools: Microsoft Office Suite (Expert), Adobe Acrobat (Expert), Google Docs (Expert) • Collaboration Platforms: Teams (Expert), Skype (Expert), TeamViewer (Expert) • Technical Writing: Style Guides, Process Documentation, User Manuals, Technical Documentation
EDUCATION (Add your highest level of education)
Would you like me to explain any of these changes or would you like suggestions for additional improvements to make your resume even more compelling for technical writing positions?”
The results of the bot are about what I expected; the AI made some improvements, mostly based on keywords and higher emotionally charged words as opposed to neutral words, as it believes this is how humans operate as opposed perhaps to the most reality of the situation. Regardless, we as humans did this ourselves by making resumes such a prideful endeavor in the first place and using loaded terms to glorify ourselves. Thus, it’s only doing what we already were to an extent.
The danger of this, of course, comes into play now in our modern society, in that now all resume checks are done by AI, so if you don’t use an AI to do your resume, your chances of being hired are much lower. This doesn’t mean that this person is any more or any less qualified for a position compared to the actual data on the resume itself. It’s simply a matter of formatting it in such a way that the AI itself can read and appreciate the resume, as opposed to the actual company itself.
The good companies use mixes of both. The AI is the first eyes; then, an actual interviewer and resume checker check the results that the AI pushes to the front. Of course, that push up to the front is a major advantage that could ultimately be to a potential employee’s detriment.
The only major thing I learned from this experience is that it truly wasn’t anything “groundbreaking” in terms of resume change suggestions; it was all a matter of simply writing it more for the AI’s like and thus, most companies likes follow suit, as opposed to what a human being will care about the most, which is the content of the resume itself. Thus, the AI is more focused on the formatting of the resume and thus the formatting of a resume has become far more paramount, at least, to getting an interview. In my own personal experience, this could explain many things in fact.
Instructions: Upload your resume (without your address, phone number, and email) to a generative AI tool of your choice (I suggest trying one in Boodlebox). Ask it what position you are best suited for, then ask it to revise your resume to make it more appealing to a future employer in your ideal field. Post: A summary of the suggested changes and a reflection. What did it do? What did you learn?
Boodlebox was used for the creation of this assignment as well as Grammarly for checking grammar and spelling.