The master resume method for tailoring

A master resume is one document that holds everything true about your work: every role, every tool, every number, with more bullets than any single application needs.

How to use it

1. Write the master once. Include things you'd cut from a one-page resume.
2. For each job, copy it and keep the bullets that matter to that post.
3. Reword only to use the post's term for something you did.
4. Save the tailored copy under the company name, so you remember what you sent.

How often to tailor

Tailor when the post asks for things in a different order or with different words than your resume uses. For a role close to your last one, a light reorder is enough. For a role in a different area, rewrite the summary and lead bullets.

Why it keeps you honest

Tailoring only selects and rephrases from the master, so nothing new enters. That's also how TailorLock works: your master resume is the only source, and every output line is traced back to it.

Last checked 2026-11-14.