I had been firing off countless resumes into the black hole of online applications, only to hear crickets. So when I saw a role at OpenAI that was practically tailor-made for my skill set, I knew I needed a different approach.

I built Magic Resume as a tool to help me scan job descriptions for top keywords. Then help me quickly fine-tune my resume with that language. Not spamming—just making sure I was speaking the same language as the automated filters and recruiters. The analysis gave me ideas to tweak a few bullet points to make it more relevant. I crossed my fingers and sent it off.

A few days later, I got an email from a recruiter wanting to set up an interview. I tried a couple more times and it kept working. I was shocked. The takeaway here is pretty straightforward: If you want your resume to shine, you have to align it with the job description.

It's not glamorous, but it works.