When the fabrication guard blocks a change
The six rules that make us throw a rewrite away, what it means for your resume, and three honest ways to get the point onto the page.
The fabrication guard is the check that stops us from making anything up. When it blocks a change, it can look like something went wrong. It is the opposite. Something was about to go onto your resume that your own words did not support, and we threw it away.
The six rules
We throw away a rewrite if it breaks any one of these rules.
| Rule | What it catches |
|---|---|
| It says something new | A line that stays the same is fine. It is the right answer for a bullet with no change to add here |
| No made-up numbers | Every number in the new line must also be in your old line |
| No lost numbers | A rewrite that quietly deletes your number is going backwards |
| No made-up names | Every name and short form (like "SQL") must come from your line, not from the job ad |
| Every word comes from you | Every word must come from what you wrote for that bullet |
| It is still the same sentence | Losing almost half a bullet loses proof. Making it half as long again is just padding |
The made-up number rule matters most. A wrong number is exactly what an interviewer asks about, and you cannot explain it.
Why names must come from your line, not the job ad
An employer, product or technology that is in the job ad but not in your line is exactly the kind of claim we refuse. The job ad says what they want. Your resume says what you did. Only your resume is proof about you.
What to do when it blocks something
Three honest options. Try them in this order.
- Check whether the fact is really yours. If you did the work and the number is real, add it to your main resume in the editor. Then every future application can use it too.
- Answer the question instead. If a job asks about something your resume never mentions, we ask you about it directly. We remember your answer. For example, one answer about managing suppliers counts for every future job that asks about it.
- Accept that it is missing. If you have not done it, the refusal is telling you something true about this job. That is about Fit, and rewriting does not change Fit.
What a refusal is not
- It does not stop the tailoring. All the other changes stay.
- It is not a judgement about your honesty. The guard cannot see what you meant. It only checks where each word came from.
- It is not hidden. We show you every refusal. Lines that simply did not need changing are not counted as refusals.
If refusals suddenly happen more often
The sentence rewriter uses an AI model. Cheaper models add extra details more often. Everything they make up is caught and thrown away, and we use a safe version of the line instead. So your resume stays honest either way. You just get less polished wording.
If it seems like too many, tell us. Our fix is always a better model, never a weaker guard.
Next: why no change is final without you.
Questions about this
Is a refusal a bug?
No. It is the fabrication guard doing its job. We throw away the rewrite and keep the line you wrote, so your resume is never left half-changed.
Why is the rewrite thrown away rather than repaired?
Because if a rewrite added a word from nowhere, we cannot trust how it was made. Keeping the half that looks fine is how made-up claims slip through.
The posting mentions a tool I have used but my resume does not name it.
Then add it to your resume yourself in the editor, or answer the question when we ask you. A word in the job ad is not proof about you.
Does the guard run on the free tier?
The guard runs every time a rewrite happens, in your browser. Rewriting itself is a paid step.
Treat a refusal as a question about your resume
Almost every refusal means the proof for a claim is somewhere other than your resume. The fix is to add it to your resume.
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