Writer rebuilds resume with AI tools, then cuts half the suggested bullets by hand

A writer who had neglected their resume for a long time used a builder offering templates, AI bullet suggestions, role-targeted wording, and PDF export to produce a full draft in about an hour. They then spent two more hours trimming it, since AI tends to add content while a resume should prioritize what matters to hiring managers. The writer found the AI suggestions useful as a starting structure but cut several that were plausible yet inaccurate or overstated. They stress that ATS compatibility only means clean parsing, that a clean PDF helps both parsers and human readers, and that they reviewed each bullet by reading it aloud to ensure they could defend it in an interview. The piece concludes that such tools cannot verify claims or guarantee interviews, so the user remains responsible for accuracy.