ATS sanity

Optimize for ATS without destroying the human readability of the resume

ATS guidance is useful when it helps alignment and clarity. It becomes harmful when it makes the document sound unnatural or generic.

Use role language intentionally

Match important terms where they honestly fit the work you actually did.

Protect readability

If the resume sounds stuffed, awkward, or repetitive, you have gone too far.

Optimize by relevance, not by panic

The goal is a more aligned application, not a synthetic one.