Beat the robot — honestly

01

Tailor for every single job

A generic résumé loses to a tailored one almost every time. Because naymo takes about 30 seconds, there's no excuse to send the same résumé twice — re-tailor for each posting.

02

Mirror the job's exact wording

Applicant tracking systems match on phrasing, not meaning. If you ran "split testing" and the job says "A/B testing," use their words. naymo does this automatically wherever it's truthful — keep it when you review.

03

Clear your "Reword" list first

Reword keywords are skills you already have, just phrased differently. Surfacing them is the single fastest way to raise your score honestly — handle these before anything else.

04

Be honest about "Add" gaps

If a required skill genuinely isn't yours, don't invent it — it will surface in the interview. Learn it, get adjacent experience, or apply anyway and address it head-on in your cover letter.

05

Quantify your impact

Numbers make bullets believable: percentages, dollars, time saved, scale ("cut p95 latency 40%," "managed $3.2M in spend"). Recruiters and ranking algorithms both reward specifics.

06

Keep the format ATS-simple

Single column, real text, standard section headings, no graphics or tables. naymo's PDF is built this way on purpose — don't paste the result back into a fancy template that scanners can't read.

07

Lead with what the job wants

Reorder your experience and skills so the ones this role asks for appear near the top. Both humans and software weigh the first third of the page most heavily.

08

Make the cover letter specific

Open by referencing the company, product, or problem — not generic excitement about "the role." Then connect one or two of your real qualifications to their stated needs.