The right role for AI is compression and reframing
AI is useful when it shortens, reorganizes, and sharpens what already exists. It is dangerous when it becomes the source of facts.
In resume workflows, the safe model is simple: the candidate owns facts, AI improves framing. That preserves interview integrity and reduces legal or professional risk.
Set hard constraints before generation
Good systems define boundaries up front: do not add employers, do not change dates, do not claim tools that were never used, and do not fabricate metrics.
When constraints are explicit, AI becomes materially more useful because every suggestion can be judged against a stable truth set.
Review every claim like a hiring manager would
Every rewritten bullet should survive a follow-up question. If the candidate cannot explain the context, the bullet is too aggressive.
Truth-safe optimization usually feels slightly more modest than hype-driven AI output, but it performs better across the full funnel because it stays coherent in interviews.