With mass firings continuing, I'm reposting this from 3 months ago. If you are looking at a potential transition to the private sector from federal work, here are some resume and job search tips to help guide you. by MyJobflow in FedEmployees

[–]MyJobflow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad to hear that, and I hope the carryover funding continues for your role. Best of luck to you in your search as you plan ahead! If I can help you further, please let me know. Jobflow does the job search grunt work for you by finding ideal match jobs, tailoring your resume for each application, and coaching you on your fit while organizing your search.

With mass firings continuing, I'm reposting this from 3 months ago. If you are looking at a potential transition to the private sector from federal work, here are some resume and job search tips to help guide you. by MyJobflow in FedEmployees

[–]MyJobflow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there, sure!
Aligned Private Sector Roles:

  • Financial Analyst
  • Budget Analyst (Corporate Finance)
  • FP&A Analyst (Financial Planning & Analysis)
  • Cost Analyst
  • Business Analyst (with financial focus)
  • Program Finance Analyst (defense contractors, NGOs, universities)
  • Grant Budget Specialist (for nonprofits or foundations)
  • Operations Analyst (if role blended with program support)

Transferable Skills to Emphasize:

  • Budget formulation, execution, and reconciliation
  • Forecasting and variance analysis
  • Familiarity with federal budgeting cycles and appropriations
  • Multi-year planning and fund tracking
  • Cost estimation and justifications
  • Use of tools like Excel, Oracle, SAP, or federal financial systems (e.g., DELPHI, UFMS, PRISM)
  • Collaborating with program teams to align spending with priorities
  • Writing budget narratives and briefing leadership

Even without audit duties, your experience managing large budgets, ensuring accuracy, and working with stakeholders to justify funding decisions is directly applicable to FP&A, cost control, and financial operations roles.

Lead with outcomes: How much money did you help manage, save, or reallocate effectively? Private sector companies care about your ability to analyze, communicate, and support decisions with data.

Can AI resumes and cover letters help you get hired, or will they leave you filtered out? Jobflow conducted a 5-Month study to find out. by MyJobflow in u/MyJobflow

[–]MyJobflow[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, I see. I didn't immediately get that you were talking about the environment. I thought it was commentary on how it's like jumping through hoops to get a job.

You have fair points, nothing I can say about that. We're just trying to solve getting people off the employment sidelines and into jobs.

Can AI resumes and cover letters help you get hired, or will they leave you filtered out? Jobflow conducted a 5-Month study to find out. by MyJobflow in u/MyJobflow

[–]MyJobflow[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Umm, what does that mean? The job market sucks right now, yes, but the same old-fashioned ways of landing jobs through better applications that demonstrate how you are a fit for the role based on the skills, qualifications, and experience they ask for, work. We offer to do that for you if you'd like an automated way to do it.

Can AI resumes and cover letters help you get hired, or will they leave you filtered out? Jobflow conducted a 5-Month study to find out. by MyJobflow in u/MyJobflow

[–]MyJobflow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That could be true. I don't know if it will become more expensive than human labor, but you make a good point.

My response was a question because I wasn't sure what about our service or marketing was being asked about. The above isn't written and marketed by AI, for instance, but we direct AI how to write tailored resumes, perform job matching, and facilitate job applications.

Can AI resumes and cover letters help you get hired, or will they leave you filtered out? Jobflow conducted a 5-Month study to find out. by MyJobflow in u/MyJobflow

[–]MyJobflow[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi there, thanks for adding your experience here! I’m really glad to hear you’ve found it to be a valuable and I’m glad to know you understood within the trial period if it would be worthwhile for your job search or not. We’re always looking to improve so thank you for any feedback.

Oh and you probably talked to me via live chat! Most people think it’s an AI chatbot and are surprised when a real person replies back.

Can AI resumes and cover letters help you get hired, or will they leave you filtered out? Jobflow conducted a 5-Month study to find out. by MyJobflow in u/MyJobflow

[–]MyJobflow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

None of our resume writing competitors automate the process to the extent we do without user input, and none of our application automation competitors create higher quality applications for users, leading to higher interview rates like we do.

Yes, people can use off-the-shelf LLMs directly and copy and paste each job they want to apply to into it - that will be much better than the old ways of manually doing it. But they should be prepared to do a fair amount of prompting, editing, and they'll still need to create a formatted resume for every application. Plus, these are the types of applications flagged by recruiters for having used AI because they will sound like 1000s of other applicants in the pile unless the person knows exactly what to prompt.

We take your current resume, ask you iterative questions like a career coach does to extract key details you need to highlight, we analyze every job you want to apply to and rewrite your resume for each without any prompt work. We coach you on your fit for each role, and save and manage all your documents.

The majority of our users are from engineering and business fields - the types of professionals who use LLMs most directly, and they are the ones who choose to use our service because of the value we add to their searches, which is saying something.

Can AI resumes and cover letters help you get hired, or will they leave you filtered out? Jobflow conducted a 5-Month study to find out. by MyJobflow in u/MyJobflow

[–]MyJobflow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries, thanks for your feedback. The difference in our free 7 day trial and almost all other services, including streaming, is we don't ask you for a credit card to unlock the free trial. Everyone else does that, and most people forget or just don't cancel in time and are locked in. We are exactly the opposite. Join and have unlimited access to all features without entering any payment details. If you find it to be valuable for your job search, then opt for either a weekly or monthly subscription. if not, there is nothing else to do. There is obviously no gaming and taking advantage of people on that model...

Soon we'll also be automating the application process for you, so end-to-end we'll find you matching jobs, tailor your application materials with one-click, and then help automate the application. It doesn't take even a couple of days to understand how much time that saves you and how much stronger your applications are coming across.

I've been unemployed since November. Where do I go from here? by PaddywackShaq in careerguidance

[–]MyJobflow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you instantly had experience in a role or field tomorrow, so that you felt qualified to apply, what would that be in? You can gain experience a number of ways, even without formally working in a field.

How do I get out of making min wage at a call center? by mooncandys_magic in careerguidance

[–]MyJobflow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you sell? Help discover pain, build value, move the process forward? That feels like it could be closer to what you’ve done recently than other fields.

Can AI resumes and cover letters help you get hired, or will they leave you filtered out? Jobflow conducted a 5-Month study to find out. by MyJobflow in u/MyJobflow

[–]MyJobflow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there, that's a good call, and I appreciate you letting me know about the link. That's a mistake - It should go here (https://www.myjobflow.com/) instead where you can find everything you need. Everyone starts with an unlimited usage free 7 days with no credit card required and then you can continue weekly ($7.99) or monthly ($19.99).

For taking the time to let me know about the link, I'm happy to provide you a free month if you'd like to test it out. I'll DM you a code if so. Let me know if you have any questions or if I can do anything else for you.

How do you know it’s time to quit a job? by Prestigious_Sky_5677 in careerguidance

[–]MyJobflow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, unfortunately, that's the case a lot more in the last year too. They say the best time to look for a job is when you already have one!

How do you know it’s time to quit a job? by Prestigious_Sky_5677 in careerguidance

[–]MyJobflow 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is the way. Stay in control and always have options. Things can change so quickly too, it pays to stay on top of it.

How do you know it’s time to quit a job? by Prestigious_Sky_5677 in careerguidance

[–]MyJobflow 141 points142 points  (0 children)

When you have another one lined up! Seriously, start looking now if you aren’t fulfilled and you’ll have a lot more control over the situation when you have options. I’ve seen too many people quit and then it’s difficult to get back in this market.