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Resume Advice from the soon to be jobless

UnitBuilds on August 27, 2026

So I just had a convo with a friend xulingfengFollow AI testing storyteller. Writing the 36 ...
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Man, this is exactly what I needed. Once I land something I'm coming back to drop everything that actually worked — interview tips, the whole deal. You're the man, brother.👏

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I just tried it out applying for a job at Twin. But first I had it pull basic info from my old CV (for work experience, education, etc.), then had it pull all my git repos (public and private), fill in my blocks, then run the process (red teaming), ngl, it actually produced a pretty solid CV, though I am improving it a bit, mostly so links are clickable and working on the layout a bit, so it's not such large blocks of text. Have you given it a go yet? I'll get to the localization soon, though fingers crossed that it translates well 🤞

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I haven’t gotten around to trying it yet. It’s the weekend, and most companies aren’t hiring right now. I plan to start working on my resume and applying for jobs this coming Monday.
I was just spamming applications mindlessly a few days ago. I did get some replies, but the roles were either too far from where I live or underpaid. Taking it one step at a time.😂

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I wanna see if I cant wire in MCP-Lite, or something to take it a step further, so you just paste the link to the job posting and it fills it and applies for you. But that's something I'll probably not get to today. For now though, it worked surprisingly well. It flagged a few things, like timezone, incomplete projects, etc. Things that if an interviewer saw it, they'd ask. So it questioned me, I answered and it improved the cv to reflect it, up from a base 82/100 up to 92/100. So lets see if it works

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Right! We’re both looking for new jobs, perfect chance to test it out. We’re basically human test cases lol.

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The unpaid alpha testers 😂

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This really helped me. I think I am kind of a "jack-of-all-trades" that you mentioned. I should seriously consider locking into one thing.

But I don't feel like dropping everything else that's the problem. Is it the sunk cost fallacy? I don't know...

I saved your post by the way. Might be useful after 4 years when I complete my bachelor's degree.

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It is unfortunately. If a company is hiring for a frontend developer, they arent looking to hire a full-stack, they want an expert, not a jack. So whether you pick a niche and specialize, or just selectively filter per resume, too much is too much and they dont hire too much, because that's how you get cross-talk between departments.

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github.com/UnitBuilds-CC/Resume-He... @xulingfeng sorry I havent gotten around to localization yet, infact I havent even had much time to test it, but if you'd like to give it a go, feel free to, I'll revise it later today, so any feedback would be great!

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Bro, I'm honestly so touched I could cry😭

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@xulingfeng I really hope this helps my friend. I'll do my best to find time to make the app for it, to make it easier. In the meantime, get your scratchpads ready!