Quick win: Before your next application, find three real overlaps and one claim you should not make.

Sort the posting into buckets

• Must-have skills and tools.
• Repeated responsibilities.
• Nice-to-have extras.
• Claims you cannot support yet.

Find real overlap

• Circle requirements already shown in your resume.
• Mark true-but-missing items you can add honestly.
• Cross out keywords that would force you to exaggerate.

Tailor without stuffing

• Use exact language only when it is true.
• Move strongest matching proof higher on the page.
• Do not turn a weak match into a fake perfect match.

Use this with the free kit

The free AI Job Search Prompt Starter Kit gives you prompts and checklists you can use alongside this guide. Start there, then decide later whether the structured Reset Pack or full kit makes sense after checkout is live.