I spent a day watching my resume get eaten by the same black hole everyone talks about. Fixed the wording, added keywords, made it "stronger." Then someone pointed out the obvious: it was the layout the tools couldn't parse - not the words.
A two-column, table-heavy template can silently tank a perfectly good job history. The fix isn't a miracle template. It's knowing what an ATS actually reads, and giving it the one thing it's looking for.
I put together a short kit with an ATS-safe single-column template plus the sections that matter (and one nobody thinks to include), and a few lines for the "what did you actually do" interview answer that tripped me up for years.
$19, instant download at https://www.creem.io/payment/prod_1cEopYr2jDDUn9WTjiCeiN If your resume reads well to a human but keeps getting ignored, that part is fixable - and it's often the format, not the experience.
(Note: drafted with AI assistance, reviewed by a human.)
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