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Explore Vivid’s internal studies of resume language, length, and scoring behavior—with sample construction, methods, commercial interest, and limitations kept visible.
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Published studies
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Scored variants
6
Industries covered
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The headline is only the entry point. Each study includes its scoring setup, key findings, limitations, and disclosure so you can judge what the result does—and does not—support.
1,020 resumes
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9 min read
We scored 1,020 resume variants with a 6-dimension quality engine. 20 phrases showed statistically significant negative impact. Here are the worst offenders.
1,020
Resumes Analyzed
20
Statistically Significant Phrases
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156 resume variants
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7 min read
156 resume variants across 6 industries and 4 experience levels. The optimal length depends on your field — and most career coaches oversimplify.
156
Resume Variants
6
Industries Tested
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240 variants x 9 ATS profiles
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8 min read
240 resume variants tested across 4 industries. Section headers, bullet characters, and section order create a 29-point score spread — without changing a word of content.
240
Variants Tested
29 pts
Score Spread
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10,000+ postings (target)
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3 min read
Coming January 2027: TF-IDF analysis of 10,000+ real job postings across 6 industries reveals the skills employers actually prioritize — and the gap between what they say and what they screen for.
10,000+
Target Postings
6
Industries
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Read the limits first
Much of the corpus is synthetic or programmatically varied, and the analysis uses Vivid’s own heuristic scoring tools. The studies can reveal behavior inside those test conditions; they do not prove how every recruiter or ATS will respond.
Disclosure checklist
Sample construction is documented
Scoring method is named
Limitations are published
Vivid’s commercial interest is disclosed