Holi ended yesterday. Colors everywhere, people laughing, phones full of photos.
And then today… everyone quietly switched back to “normal life.”
Emails. Deadlines. Job applications.
I was talking with a friend who’s been applying for roles lately. Not his first job — he already has experience. But he said something interesting.
“The tiring part isn’t applying. It’s adjusting the resume every single time.”
One version for a startup.
Another version for a corporate role.
Students tweak project descriptions for internships.
Professionals rewrite bullet points to sound clearer.
Job seekers try to make sure the resume is “ATS friendly,” hoping it actually gets past the system before a human ever sees it.
Most people don’t talk about that part of job searching. It’s quiet work. Small edits late at night. Tiny changes that might make a difference.
He mentioned he started using Resume Builder – ATS CV Maker
https://apps.apple.com/cy/app/resume-builder-ats-cv-maker/id1559927024
Mostly for simple things — organizing different resume versions, adjusting sections for specific roles, and cleaning up formatting so it stays readable.
Nothing dramatic. Just made the process feel a little more manageable.
Maybe that’s the real goal with tools like this.
Not to make job searching easy… but to remove a bit of the friction we’ve all accepted as normal.
Curious — what part of job applications do you find the most exhausting?
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