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DK
Engineering
Software Engineer: 54 → 91
Targeting Big Tech
+37
ATS points
3
Interviews
3 wks
To offer
+9
Keywords added
The resume, before and after
ATS 54/100
Generic layout, vague duties, missing keywords.
ATS 91/100
Quantified impact, JD-matched keywords, ATS-clean.
Score breakdown
Keyword match46 → 93
Impact & metrics50 → 90
ATS formatting56 → 95
Clarity & brevity59 → 88
What we changed
- Rewrote 8 bullets with quantified results
- Added 9 JD-matching keywords from the target role
- Restructured summary to lead with engineering impact
- Cleaned formatting so ATS parsers read 100% of sections
"Keyword suggestions were dead-on. Way more callbacks in the same week."
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