You have six seconds to impress a recruiter or hiring manager. Your resume needs to earn every one of them.

In today’s hiring process, resumes must clear AI screening systems before a human ever sees them. I write resumes built for both: strategically structured to pass ATS filters and compelling enough to make a hiring manager stop and read.

My clients typically see an increase of $20,000 to $25,000 in compensation in their new role compared to their previous position. A professionally written resume is not an expense. It is an investment.

Yes, you can use AI to write your resume. Many people do.

AI produces output based on what you feed it. It does not know what to emphasize, what to leave out, or how to position your experience for the specific role or industry you are targeting. It has no knowledge of what a hiring manager at a federal agency, defense contractor, or executive search firm actually responds to. It cannot interview you, identify your strongest achievements, or make judgment calls about your career story.

A certified resume writer does all of those things. The difference shows up not in how the resume looks, but in whether it gets you to the interview.

If you have already used AI and are not getting callbacks, the DIY Resume Review below is a good starting point.