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I Let ChatGPT Rebuild My Demo Reel Resume – Clients Started Calling in 2 Hours

I’ve used ChatGPT for plenty of things — scripting videos, brainstorming thumbnail ideas, even planning my editing workflow. But I never thought about trusting it with something as high-stakes as my video editor resume. This time, I combined ChatGPT with Claude and Perplexity AI to see if AI could give me an edge in today’s ultra-competitive editing job market. Two hours later, I had messages from recruiters and studios who actually wanted to talk.

Turning a dated resume into a hiring magnet

My original resume felt like a project timeline from 2016 — too text-heavy, not enough punch. I asked ChatGPT to reframe my editing experience in terms of impact and results. Instead of “Edited YouTube videos for clients,” it became:

  • “Cut and optimized 120+ YouTube videos that grew a channel from 5K to 80K subscribers in under a year.”

It cut the fluff by 30% while making every bullet feel like proof of value instead of just tasks.

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