Nitin Sharma

Posted on Oct 8

Rezi.ai Review: Worth the Hype or Just Another AI Resume Builder?

#ai #programming #resume #career

You know, I've tried a ton of AI resume builders, first to land a job, and now to figure out which ones are actually worth recommending.

If you want to read about some of the best AI resume builders, you can check out this post.

Today, I'm going to brutally review Rezi.ai — an AI resume builder whose main goal is to help you get hired (which, of course, is what any resume builder should do).

Also, their team claims that it can automate every step of making a resume with the help of AI, and they're not shy about saying that right on their landing page.

From the landing page alone, you get a clear idea of what this AI resume builder says it can do. But we can't just take their word for it without actually testing it out.

So, in this post, I'm going to try it myself, completely as a noob, and see if it's actually good or just another overhyped AI resume builder.

For that, I will be using the free version since they claim you can get started without paying a penny.

Note: This post contains no affiliate links. I'm not getting a single penny for writing this review. I'm just testing a ton of AI tools and sharing my honest take on whether they're worth your time or not.

What is Rezi.ai?

Well, Rezi is an AI resume + cover letter builder built specifically to beat Applicant Tracking Systems. It gives you an instant Rezi Score, keyword suggestions, AI-generated bullets, and more so you can iterate quickly.

First of all, let's talk about the pricing.

It has 3 plans, and the free plan is limited (one resume, limited AI credits), more useful for testing the tool and building just a basic resume.

Talking about the other feature which is more important to focus on is "Rezi Score".

Well, it is a score (out of 100) that shows how well your resume is optimized for ATS. It focuses on different parameters like keywords, formatting, and structure, and then tells you what to fix to improve your chances of getting seen.

As you can see, it focuses on a number of parameters, but some of these parameters are locked and only for the paid users. So, if you want to access full content analysis, you need to upgrade to a Pro plan.

In short, if you want to truly use most of the AI features, create multiple resumes or a cover letter, and more, you need to buy the Pro or the Lifetime plan.

The free plan won't help you much.

Getting started & the process I followed

Now you know what Rezi is and what it does, so let's not waste your time and get started with the process.

First of all, I visited their website and clicked on the "Get Started—It's free" button to create my account using either email or Google.

When I entered the verification code from my email, it showed the message "Email verification failed" and then still created my account. Yes, I tried this while writing the post.

It was something weird for me as a user, and I think they should check their codebase to figure out where it's going wrong and fix that bug. This was a small bug which their team should have fixed earlier.

Further, it asked me what I wanted to create, how I wanted to create it (from a sample or from scratch), the job role I wanted to go with, and more.

Well, I selected a sample as a web developer and then went ahead to edit it and fill up the info related to me.

The template looked good, and I could edit the content in the preview page or even in each section separately, along with AI.

Talking specifically about the AI features, when I was adding my info, I saw that I could generate bullet points or rewrite the bullet points with the help of AI.

They call it "AI Writer and Editor", which is actually a broad term.

To give you my honest feedback, the generated bullet points still feel like they're made by AI, and you need to go through each one of them and rewrite them like a human, adding exactly what you have done.

Also, what you have worked on in a specific company won't be known by AI, so it won't make sense to generate random bullet points. You need to add what you've worked on and then rewrite the bullet points using their AI feature.

Further, I tried using the "AI Keyword Targeting" feature to optimize my resume with important keywords for applying to a specific job.

It worked well, so I won't criticize it.

Lastly, when I was downloading the resume, I intentionally added some spelling mistakes to see what it does. It warned me about them, I corrected the spellings, and then downloaded the PDF completely for free.

What other AI features are available in Rezi

So far, we have only seen a couple of AI features while creating my resume.

Now, let's look at some of the other AI features that Rezi provides and see whether they actually work or not.

Before going deeper, I don't understand why they have added "Fine-tuned prompts" when I can't even see an option to generate a resume just by writing a prompt.

Also, I don't know why to fine-tune the prompts and add it as an AI feature when I have to manually add my info, select the template I want to go with, and more.

Then there's another feature called "AI Writer & Editor", which simply generates bullet points or rewrites them with the help of AI. We can't really call it an AI writer because that's a very broad term.

The next AI feature I tried was uploading my resume and using the "AI Interview" feature. Here are the questions it asked me for a senior front-end developer role:

To be honest, these questions felt way too generic. I believe a real interviewer would ask much more complex questions for a senior role and would focus more on technical topics instead of such simple questions.

Sure, if I was applying for an HR role or something similar, I might be fine with this type of questioning.

As for the "AI Summary Writer", it just generates a summary for a specific job role, and the worst part is that it can sometimes produce strange results.

So, in short, most of the AI features are not that great. Yes, they can make the process simpler, but that's about it.

Lastly, I tried one more feature called "Review my resume" for which you need to pay based on how fast you want your resume reviewed.

And to be honest, I like this feature, but again they stated that it will basically make necessary changes to improve grammar, formatting, and overall readiness.

That's all.

So, as a user, I will easily doubt whether Rezi will really review my resume through a human expert or if it's just a way to make money.

And if I only want to make the necessary changes, I would prefer to use ChatGPT for free and write a simple prompt rather than go for a paid option.

Let's wrap up

So, after completely using Rezi.ai as a complete newbie, here's the brutal truth: Rezi.ai comes with an ambitious goal to automate every step of resume building with AI, aiming to help you get hired.

And we have seen that they're upfront about their claims right on their landing page, promising to automate every step but it still needs human intervention.

Even my hands-on experience with the free version made me realize it's not as simple as it looks.

While the concept of a Rezi Score and keyword targeting is genuinely useful for ATS optimization, many of the more powerful "AI" features are locked behind a paywall.

The free plan, as they mention, is truly for basic testing.

And to be more specific:

The "AI Writer and Editor" for bullet points, while helpful for getting started, often produced generic content that still required significant human refinement.
And the "AI Interview" feature, at least for a senior front-end developer role, felt surprisingly basic and lacked the depth a real interviewer would demand.
Even the "AI Summary Writer" sometimes acted strangely and gave odd results.

So, we can't say that Rezi fully automates every step of resume making, and we still need human intervention.

Since many of its "AI" features, while making the process simpler, don't necessarily provide the highly refined, personalised content you'd ideally want. AI is not that smart even today.

In the end, Rezi.ai can be a useful tool when applying for a specific job, specially if you want help with ATS optimisation and more.

But from my test, you'll still need to add your own judgment and personal touch to make your resume stand out. It's not a perfect solution, but it's still worth considering.

Hope you like it.

That's it — thanks.

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