The Resume Is Broken. Here's How We're Fixing It.

The modern resume format is roughly 500 years old. Leonardo da Vinci is credited with creating one of the first resumes in 1482.

In the centuries since, work has been transformed beyond recognition. And yet, the way we represent our work experience hasn't fundamentally changed. A page of bullet points. Reverse chronological order. Keywords stuffed in to beat algorithms.

Why the resume fails modern job seekers:

It's a poor medium for stories. Your career is a narrative, but resumes force it into fragmented bullet points that strip away meaning and context.

It privileges recency over relevance. Reverse chronological format assumes your most recent job is most important. That's often wrong, especially for career changers.

It's gameable. ATS systems have created a keyword optimization game that benefits no one—not candidates, not recruiters, not hiring managers.

It ignores transferable skills. Career changers struggle because their experience doesn't fit neatly into expected categories, even when they have highly relevant capabilities.

It enables bias. Names, graduation dates, and location information can trigger unconscious bias before qualifications are even considered.

Our approach with StoryCraft is different. We're reimagining resume creation to be impact-focused, helping you articulate the impact of your work, not just your responsibilities. Story-driven, because your resume should tell a coherent story about your career trajectory. Format-flexible, with 127+ templates designed for specific industries and situations. ATS-intelligent, helping you optimize without sacrificing readability. And bias-resistant, with options to reduce information that triggers unconscious bias.

The resume isn't going away anytime soon. But we can make it work better for job seekers.

— Maya Chen, Head of Product