HumanifyCV Blog
Short, honest pieces on ATS, resume writing, and how we build the product. No SEO filler.
- ATS6 min read· Apr 1, 2026
How ATS actually reads your resume (and why most resumes fail)
An honest look at what Workday, Lever, Greenhouse, and Taleo do with your PDF — and the two formatting choices that matter most.
Read post - Writing5 min read· Mar 24, 2026
How to humanize AI-written resume bullets (without losing the substance)
Six rewrites of a real resume bullet, from GPT-generic to something a human would actually say.
Read post - Product4 min read· Mar 15, 2026
Tailor vs. rewrite: when to use each button, with real examples
Tailoring shifts emphasis to match a job. Rewriting changes the words. Most users reach for the wrong one first — here's when each is right.
Read post - Writing4 min read· Mar 8, 2026
The one-page resume rule isn't real. Here's what is.
The "fit everything on one page" advice comes from a specific era of hiring. It's outlived its usefulness — except in two cases.
Read post - Writing3 min read· Feb 28, 2026
Recruiters read the top third of your resume first. Plan accordingly.
Eye-tracking studies of recruiter behavior are consistent: the top ~25% of the page gets 80% of the attention. Your most important information goes there.
Read post - ATS5 min read· Feb 18, 2026
What to do when your ATS match score is stuck at 60
You've pasted the job description, you've tailored, you've added the keywords. The score won't budge past 60. Here's the diagnostic tree.
Read post - Product6 min read· Feb 5, 2026
We built HumanifyCV on one EC2 box. Here's what broke and what held.
A single m6i.large running Next.js, Postgres, k8s, and a GitHub runner. Everything coexists until it doesn't.
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