Show HN: I Made an AI Resume Maker That Turns Any Job Link into Tailored Resumes

[josylad]

Hey HN, I am a solopreneur building AI SaaS and mini tools.

I recently built ResumeSet, an AI resume builder that creates tailored resumes based on job descriptions from any job link.

Job hunting can feel like a full-time job itself, especially with the growing reliance on Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) that automatically filter out resumes. I wanted to help job seekers create resumes more likely to pass ATS checks without endless manual tweaking.

How it works: - Paste the job link, and ResumeSet's AI analyzes the job requirements to tailor your resume to match the job's key requirements and skills. - The result? A resume that is ATS (Applicant Tracking System) friendly and increases the likelihood of passing automated screenings. - PDF export feature for easy downloads and integrations into existing job platforms. - No fancy templates, just functional and ATS-friendly formatting.

Why I built this: I noticed how time-consuming and frustrating it is to repeatedly tweak resumes for every job application, especially when fighting against rigid ATS systems. I wanted to automate this process and make job hunting more efficient by focusing on what matters—tailoring resumes specifically to each role.

ResumeSet helps users avoid the generic, one-size-fits-all resumes that often get rejected. I see how often good candidates are missed due to poorly optimized resumes. My goal was to make a simple but effective tool that bridges that gap.

Tech Stack: - Built with Django and OpenAI API for the core AI functionality. - Frontend is a simple Bootstrap for a responsive design.

I'd love to get feedback from the community. Thoughts on improving it or potential features? You can try it for free here: https://resumeset.com.

Looking forward to your comments and suggestions!

[gregjor]

I feel sure you mean well, and probably learned a lot putting this together. But your tool, and the many similar "AI"-based tools like it, contribute to the hiring problem they attempt to solve. Clogging hiring pipelines with piles of robo-applications and AI-generated CVs contributes to the arms race -- companies cranking up their filtering of such applications in their ATS. And it interferes with people who took the time to research an opportunity and the employer and tailor their own resume.

Sending in lots of applications/resumes with automation already describes probably the worst way to find a job. Adding more chaff to the already overflowing candidate funnel will make the process worse for everyone.

[josylad]

Hello, This tool does not do any of those things you highlighted, what ResumeSet does is to take your profile information and use it to craft an optimized CV, the AI will use your education, work experience, and other data provided to create a CV for you; it does not just hallucinate information on the CV.

Also, this tool does not send in any applications, it only creates a resume, each applicant still needs to download the resume and apply by themselves.

[r0fl]

The only way to fight a pile of robo applications is a robo application checker powered by ai.

There’s a perfect saas solution waiting to be built

[gregjor]

I'm pretty sure the systems big companies and recruiters use to initially filter/screen applications already do that, with "AI." If not their ATS provider is right now selling new AI features to them.

I expect that companies that have systems that can (supposedly) detect AI-generated applications, resumes, and cover letters will reject those without acknowledgment. The false positives will spawn a new wave of "Why do companies ghost me?" posts here and on Reddit et al.

I work for a company that uses a service to detect plagiarism, and that service got updated about two years ago to detect AI-generated content. How well that works doesn't really matter, because the person submitting the document that got flagged stands guilty until they prove their innocence.

Whether these systems/services can reliably detect AI-generated content or not doesn't matter. It makes little difference to the employer if they lose a few real applicants along the way -- collateral damage. Like I wrote before it just becomes an arms race, with the people genuinely trying to get a job losing. Job hunting turns into a race to the bottom, one set of bots sending spam to another set of bots trying to weed through it. Sending lots of applications and resumes out in hopes of getting a bite already describes one of the worst ways to get a job, and it just gets worse.

[psd1]

> until they prove their innocence

Which they can't do because they have no forum for redress, or even - typically - rejection letter.

I don't think the world is served by creating such a forum, or lawyers will get paid more than new hires.

[josylad]

Well, the game is the game. Recruiters have been using Robos for a long time, so it is only fair for applicants to also improve their chances with AI.

BTW, this tool does not mass apply or create fake resumes, what it does is to use your data to create a resume that gives you a fighting chance against ATS systems.

[gregjor]

I apologize for misunderstanding what the service does.

I don't agree about escalating the arms race. To get a fighting chance against ATS systems you need to go around those systems, not try to trick them or get some small percentage of resumes through them. Like I wrote already, applying for jobs with online applications and sending in resumes in response to online posts -- whether tailored by AI or not -- describes a terrible strategy for getting a job. You can optimize a bad strategy and try to outsmart the ATS systems, or try a better strategy.

[ggeorgovassilis]

If this worked it would be great! I tried to sign up, but it requires way too much upfront manual data entry - would be great if it parsed a CV document or read data from Linkedin. At this stage I don't want to continue testing it because I'm interested in finding out how well it works with my real data and not some test/mock data I upload in a hurry.

[josylad]

Hello, filling up your profile details is a one-time task, once done, you can always generate resumes at any time without any effort but that said, I will look into CV parsing system.

Thanks for checking out ResumeSet.

[mjankowski]

+1 you may look into jsonresume format, which has a tool to import from LinkedIn. Everyone hates having to retype their resume into yet another huge form.

[josylad]

Hi, jsonresume import is now available, you should check it out.

[mjankowski]

Thank you my friend. This is great news! the best invention since sliced bread!

[ggeorgovassilis]

> filling up your profile details is a one-time task

I have a... lengthy job history :-) Which is also the reason why I'm interested in your solution. 60% of what I've done isn't relevant to most jobs I apply to, so filtering that out or compressing it to a few sentences would be fantastic.

Maybe I'll give it a second try this weekend.

[josylad]

if you have a json resume, you can now import it.

[sky2224]

your UI is broken as hell on firefox

[josylad]

I just noticed too, sorry about that. sometimes, CSS has a mind of its own but it is fixed now.