Show HN: ApplyAssists – AI resume builder using Google XYZ formula
TL;DR
Daniel, a product owner based in Romania, built ApplyAssists after a year of job hunting in which ATS-focused AI resume builders produced nothing but rejections. Instead of optimizing for templates and keyword scores, the tool applies the Google XYZ formula popularized by ex-Google recruiter Farah Sharghi, backed by eye-tracking research suggesting recruiters spend only about 6 seconds per resume. He built the knowledge base by feeding winning resumes into NotebookLM and interviewing recruiters directly.
Nauti's Take
What makes ApplyAssists interesting is the shift in target: the deciding factor is not a filtering algorithm but a human glance lasting moments. The catch is that the underlying formula is freely available, so the advantage fades once every application sounds alike.
Candidates with measurable achievements gain a genuinely useful tool here, while anyone hoping structure can replace substance should be careful.
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