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The Breaking Point: 200+ Applications, Zero Interviews Six months ago, I was 52 years old, unemployed, and desperate. I'm a PMP-certified project manager. Air Force veteran. Seven years of experience at companies like Accenture, UAW Trust, and HTC Global Services. On paper, I looked great. In reality? My resume was disappearing into a black hole. April 2024 hit me like a freight train. I was spending 8 hours a day crafting 4-6 tailored resumes just to hear... nothing. Cricket

The Silent Rejection Loop Every Job Seeker Knows For a long time, I didn't want to admit I was struggling. I wasn't just unemployed — I was drained, mentally worn down, and completely confused about why I couldn't get traction in my job search. I'm a capable guy, I work hard, I have real-world experience… but the silence was brutal. I would apply to dozens of roles in a week and get nothing: No "We regret to inform you…" No rejection emails No interview requests Not even a "T

By Jonathan Irwin — Founder, Resilio Partners I spent three months applying to jobs with what I thought was a "keyword-optimized" resume. I had added every buzzword I could find. "Team player." "Results-driven." "Detail-oriented." My skills section looked like a word cloud. And I got almost no interviews. It wasn't until I started testing my resume through actual ATS systems that I realized: I was using the WRONG keywords, in the WRONG places, in the WRONG way. Modern ATS sys

By Jonathan Irwin — Founder, Resilio Partners When I was searching for the best ATS resume template, I probably downloaded 25 different options. Modern ones, clean ones, colorful ones, minimalist ones... you name it. Some were beautiful. Some looked like something out of a design agency. And yet—none of these ATS resume templates helped me get interviews. In fact, many of the "nice" templates were actually hurting my chances. It wasn't until I started testing resumes through

When I was job searching, I kept seeing tutorials and TikToks telling people: “Just use Indeed’s free resume builder! It’s totally free!” So of course, I tried it. And yes, technically  you can create a resume for free inside Indeed. But once you actually try to download  it, tailor  it, or format  it, you quickly realize something important: Indeed’s resume builder is free… but the things you actually need are not. This isn’t a hit-piece. Indeed is a great platform with mill

If you’ve ever applied for dozens of jobs and heard nothing back, you’re not alone. A year ago, I was in that exact spot — sending out application after application, wondering why I wasn’t even getting rejected. I wasn’t getting anything. I eventually learned what most people never find out: Your resume usually isn’t getting ignored by a human. It’s getting filtered out by an ATS. Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) scan your resume before a recruiter ever sees it. If your resum

How I Learned the Hard Way About Resume Mistakes I'll never forget the moment I realized how many resume mistakes had been holding me back. After sending out over 100 applications and hearing nothing but silence, I thought maybe the job market was just impossible. But in reality, it wasn't the market—it was my resume. Today, after using the AI Resume Rewriter from Resilio Partners, I've landed a government role with the City of Detroit in just 6 weeks. Not only did I secure a

I never expected to become my own best-case study. Six months ago, I started building Resilio Partners, as a Project Management consulting firm as I began my search for a new role somewhere. After a few months and building an AI powered business planner, I decided about 6 weeks ago to begin developing an AI-powered resume tool and interview prep platform, while hustling through call center work and contract gigs. Then I saw a job posting for a Workforce Management Analyst rol

TL;DR:  We just shipped a major upgrade to the job board. You can now toggle between Entry-Level  and Professional  roles, discover fresh listings faster, and tailor your resume in seconds How Resilio Partners Makes Finding Entry-Level and Professional Jobs Easier 🎯 Two job levels, one place Entry-Level:  Retail, customer service, internships, and admin roles — now pulled from Google-indexed job sources. Professional:  ATS-verified jobs from Workday, Lever, and Greenhouse fo

Key Takeaways AI now touches every stage of hiring — from resume creation to final interviews. Candidates are learning to use AI strategically, not just for automation but for advantage. Employers must balance efficiency with empathy to avoid losing the human element in hiring. Lesson 1: AI-Powered Resumes Are the New Normal Gone are the days of manually tweaking every line in your resume. Tools like ChatGPT, Rezi, and Teal automatically generate resumes tailored to specific

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