Getting Started with ResumeAgent

A step-by-step guide to setting up your account and generating your first tailored resume. The more detail you provide upfront, the better your results will be.

Before you start

ResumeAgent works best when your knowledge base is thorough. Plan to spend 15-20 minutes on initial setup. After that, generating a tailored resume for any job takes under a minute. Think of it as investing upfront to save hours on every future application.

Step 1

Import or Start Fresh

When you first sign up, you can either upload an existing resume to pre-fill your knowledge base or start from scratch. Uploading is faster, but either way you will want to review and add detail in the following steps.

Why this matters: Importing saves time and gives your agent a starting point to work with. You can always add, edit, or remove anything later.

Go to Knowledge Base

Step 2

Complete Your Profile

Fill in your contact information, including your name, email, phone, location, and links to your LinkedIn or personal website. This information appears at the top of every resume you generate.

Why this matters: Missing contact info is one of the most common resume mistakes. Make sure recruiters know how to reach you.

Edit Profile

Step 3

Add Your Work Experience

For each role, include your job title, company, dates, and a detailed description of your responsibilities and accomplishments. Focus on what you achieved, not just what you were assigned. Use specific numbers and metrics wherever possible.

Why this matters: Work experience is the single most impactful section of your resume. The more detailed your entries, the better your agent can select and tailor bullet points for each application. Include accomplishments you might normally leave off. Your agent will choose the most relevant ones for each job.

Add Work Experience

Step 4

Add Your Education

Include degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework. Add honors, GPA (if strong), and any academic projects that demonstrate skills relevant to your target roles.

Why this matters: For early-career applicants, education can be a primary differentiator. For experienced professionals, certifications and ongoing education show growth.

Add Education

Step 5

List Your Skills

Add technical skills, tools, frameworks, languages, methodologies, and soft skills. Be specific. Instead of just "Python," include the libraries and frameworks you use. Instead of just "leadership," describe the team sizes and contexts.

Why this matters: Skills are how ATS systems filter candidates. Your agent uses your skills list to match against job requirements and weave them naturally into your resume content.

Add Skills

Step 6

Add Projects

Include personal projects, open source contributions, freelance work, volunteer work, or anything else that demonstrates your capabilities outside of traditional employment.

Why this matters: Projects fill gaps in employment history and demonstrate initiative. They are especially valuable for career changers or anyone looking to showcase skills not reflected in their job titles.

Add Projects

Step 7

Provide a Writing Sample

Paste a sample of your professional writing, around 500 words. This could be from an email, a report, a blog post, or any writing that reflects how you naturally communicate in a professional context.

Why this matters: This is how your agent learns your voice and tone. Without it, generated resumes and cover letters will sound generic. With it, they will read like you wrote them yourself. This step makes a noticeable difference in output quality.

Add Writing Sample

Step 8

Generate Your First Resume

Find a job posting you are interested in, paste the full job description, enter the job title and company name, and hit generate. Your agent will analyze the posting and create a tailored resume pulling the most relevant content from your knowledge base.

Why this matters: The full job description gives your agent the context it needs. Include everything from the posting, not just the requirements section. Your agent uses the entire description to understand the role.

Generate a Resume

Step 9

Generate a Cover Letter

After generating a resume, open it and switch to the Cover Letter tab to create a matching cover letter. It will be tailored to the same job and use your writing sample to match your voice.

Why this matters: A tailored cover letter tells the hiring manager why you want this specific role and connects the dots between your experience and their needs. It should complement your resume, not repeat it.

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Tips for the best results

Be Detailed

Include specific metrics, technologies, and outcomes in your work experience. "Increased revenue by 23%" is far more powerful than "drove growth."

Include Everything

Add more to your knowledge base than you would ever put on a single resume. Your agent will choose what is relevant. You control what is available to choose from.

Update Regularly

As you gain new skills, complete projects, or change roles, update your knowledge base. A current knowledge base means better, more accurate resumes.

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