Tailor Your Resume for Any Job Application for Free with Reztune and AI

What you’ll get

You will get a resume perfectly tailored to a specific job application, highlighting the most relevant skills and experiences, without paying for premium features. This approach works by combining a specialized resume tailoring tool’s free preview with a general AI’s ability to extract text from images, effectively bypassing download paywalls.

Tools you need

• Reztune (freemium): A web tool that tailors your master resume to a specific job description.
• ChatGPT (freemium): An AI chat tool that can extract text from images (screenshots).
• Claude (freemium): Another AI chat tool that can extract text from images (screenshots); you can use this instead of ChatGPT.

Steps

1. Create your master resume: Gather all your experience, skills, and achievements into one long document.

   • Open a document editor (like Google Docs or Microsoft Word) on your phone or computer. Write down everything you’ve ever done professionally, including numbers and achievements. Don’t worry about length; this document is just your raw material and will not be sent to employers.
   • You should get a comprehensive, possibly multi-page, document that contains all your career information.

2. Tailor your resume with Reztune: Use Reztune’s free tier to generate a tailored version for a specific job.

   • Go to the Reztune website (reztune.com) in your web browser.
   • Paste the full text of your master resume into the designated input area.
   • Find the job description for the role you want to apply for and paste its full text into the other input area on Reztune.
   • Click the button to generate the tailored resume. The author notes that Reztune’s free tier allows you to see the entire rewritten resume on screen.
   • You should see a new, tailored resume displayed on your screen, customized for the job description you provided.

3. Screenshot the tailored resume: Capture the displayed resume as an image.

   • Take a full-page screenshot of the tailored resume displayed by Reztune. On most phones, this involves pressing specific buttons (e.g., power button and volume down button simultaneously) or using a scrolling screenshot feature if available.
   • You should have an image file (screenshot) of your tailored resume saved to your device’s gallery or photos.

4. Extract text from the screenshot using AI: Use ChatGPT or Claude to convert the image back into editable text.

   • Open ChatGPT (chatgpt.com) or Claude (claude.ai) in your web browser or app.
   • Start a new chat.
   • Upload the screenshot you just took using the attachment or upload icon in the chat interface.
   • Paste the following prompt into the chat:

   Extract all the text from this image.

   • The AI model will output the full text content of your tailored resume, ready for you to copy.

5. Format your new resume: Copy the extracted text into your own simple resume template.

   • Copy the text provided by ChatGPT or Claude.
   • Open your preferred document editor (like Google Docs or Microsoft Word) and create a new document.
   • Paste the extracted text into this new document.
   • Format it using a simple, single-column layout with clear headings (e.g., “Experience,” “Education,” “Skills”). The author advises against complex designs, tables, icons, or two-column templates, as these can confuse Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), which are software programs that scan resumes.
   • You should have a clean, professional, and tailored resume in an editable format, ready for submission.

Original source

This workflow was shared by Reddit user /u/More_Kaleidoscope475 on the platform Reddit, offering a clever way to tailor resumes for specific job applications without paying for premium features.

Notes & variations

• Common mistake: A major pitfall is using overly complex resume designs with multiple columns, tables, or graphics. Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) often struggle to read these, potentially causing your application to be overlooked. Stick to simple, single-column layouts.
• Tip for better results: The quality of your tailored resume depends heavily on your master resume. Ensure your master resume is as detailed and comprehensive as possible, including specific numbers and achievements, to give Reztune the best material to work with.
• Alternative text extraction: While ChatGPT and Claude are excellent for text extraction, many other free online Optical Character Recognition (OCR) tools can also convert text from images if you prefer an alternative.