About this example
This example shows what the generator is told to do and what it checks, as described in the resume guide. A real draft is written by an AI model from your own profile, so its wording will differ from this one, and from one run to the next. When the model is unavailable you get a profile-based resume instead, which the guide also describes.
Below is the text of the ATS resume (.docx). The human-readable PDF has the same content in the template you pick. Neither this example nor any draft predicts how an employer's hiring software will rank a resume.
The starting profile
This is what Reese's profile holds after uploading a resume and reviewing the result.
Reese Sample
reese.sample@example.com · 555-0110 · Kansas City, MO
Summary
Journeyman electrician with nine years in residential and light commercial work.
Experience
Journeyman Electrician | Example Brothers Electric | May 2021 - Present
- Wire new homes and remodels from rough-in through final inspection, about 40 homes a year.
- Ran conduit and pulled wire for six light commercial build-outs, including two restaurants and a dental office.
- Install and replace residential panels and service upgrades up to 200 amps.
- Lead a two-person crew with one apprentice on most residential jobs.
- Passed every city inspection on the first try in 2025.
Apprentice Electrician | Sample Valley Electrical Contractors | Jun 2017 - Apr 2021
- Completed a four-year apprenticeship with 8,000 on-the-job hours.
- Bent and installed EMT conduit on commercial tenant improvement jobs.
- Assisted with troubleshooting and repairing lighting and receptacle circuits.
Skills
Residential wiring, Conduit bending, Panel installation, Troubleshooting, Blueprint reading, National Electrical Code, Commercial wiring, Service upgrades, Crew leadership
Licenses and Certifications
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction • Jan 2024
- Journeyman Electrician License, City of Kansas City, MO • Jul 2021
Education
- Certificate • Electrical Technology • Sample Metro Technical College • May 2017
The job posting
Reese picks this job from the shortlist and generates a resume and cover letter for it.
Commercial Electrician
Example Facility Services · Kansas City, MO
What you will do
- • Install conduit, wire, and devices in commercial tenant build-outs.
- • Read blueprints and follow the National Electrical Code (NEC).
- • Troubleshoot lighting, power, and controls problems.
- • Direct apprentices on job sites.
What you need
- • A journeyman electrician license.
- • 5 or more years of electrical experience, including commercial work.
- • Able to bend and install EMT and rigid conduit.
- • Working knowledge of the NEC.
- • A valid driver's license and a clean driving record.
- • An OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 card.
- • Experience with 3-phase power and 480-volt systems.
Nice to have
Lighting controls, Fire alarm systems, Master electrician license
The tailored ATS resume
The tailored resume uses the same section headings and order as the .docx BespokeJobs produces.
Reese Sample
reese.sample@example.com · 555-0110 · Kansas City, MO
Professional Summary
Journeyman electrician with nine years in residential and light commercial work, licensed by the City of Kansas City, MO, and holding an OSHA 30-Hour Construction card. Ran conduit and pulled wire for six light commercial build-outs, after bending EMT conduit on commercial tenant improvement jobs as an apprentice. Leads a two-person crew with an apprentice.
Experience
Journeyman Electrician | Example Brothers Electric | May 2021 - Present
- Ran conduit and pulled wire for six light commercial build-outs, including two restaurants and a dental office.
- Lead a two-person crew with one apprentice on most residential jobs.
- Passed every city inspection on the first try in 2025.
- Wire about 40 new homes and remodels a year, from rough-in through final inspection.
- Install and replace residential panels and service upgrades up to 200 amps.
Apprentice Electrician | Sample Valley Electrical Contractors | Jun 2017 - Apr 2021
- Bent and installed EMT conduit on commercial tenant improvement jobs.
- Completed a four-year apprenticeship with 8,000 on-the-job hours.
- Worked with journeymen to troubleshoot and repair lighting and receptacle circuits.
Skills
Commercial wiring, Conduit bending, National Electrical Code, Blueprint reading, Troubleshooting, Crew leadership, Panel installation, Service upgrades, Residential wiring
Licenses and Certifications
- Journeyman Electrician License, City of Kansas City, MO • Jul 2021
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction • Jan 2024
Education
- Certificate • Electrical Technology • Sample Metro Technical College • May 2017
What changed, and why
- The license comes first. The posting requires a journeyman license and accepts an OSHA 30 card, so the license moves to the top and the summary names both.
- Commercial work leads a mostly residential history. The six commercial build-outs move to the top of the current role, and the summary pairs them with the commercial jobs from the apprenticeship. The residential bullets stay, lower down.
- EMT conduit leads the apprenticeship. The posting asks for conduit bending, so the EMT bullet moves above the hours count.
- Crew leadership moves up. The posting has the electrician direct apprentices, and the profile shows Reese leading a crew with one, so that bullet moves to second.
- Skill labels are copied exactly. The posting says NEC, but the skill is copied from the profile as "National Electrical Code", so it stays spelled out. It moves to third in the skills.
- A weak opener is replaced. "Assisted with troubleshooting" becomes "Worked with journeymen to troubleshoot", which keeps the apprentice's role clear without overstating it.
- Facts are copied, not written. Name, contact details, job titles, employers, dates, education, and certification names come straight from the profile. The model only chooses their order where order can change.
Each requirement in the posting, and where the resume answers it:
| The posting requires | In the tailored resume |
|---|---|
| A journeyman electrician license. | The license comes first. |
| 5 or more years of electrical experience, including commercial work. | Commercial work leads a mostly residential history. |
| Able to bend and install EMT and rigid conduit. | EMT conduit leads the apprenticeship. Not claimed: Rigid conduit. |
| Working knowledge of the NEC. | Skill labels are copied exactly. |
| A valid driver's license and a clean driving record. | Not claimed: A driver's license and driving record. |
| An OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 card. | The license comes first. |
| Experience with 3-phase power and 480-volt systems. | Not claimed: 3-phase power and 480-volt systems. |
Each tailored bullet beside the profile bullet it was rewritten from:
| Tailored resume | From the profile |
|---|---|
| Ran conduit and pulled wire for six light commercial build-outs, including two restaurants and a dental office. | Ran conduit and pulled wire for six light commercial build-outs, including two restaurants and a dental office. |
| Lead a two-person crew with one apprentice on most residential jobs. | Lead a two-person crew with one apprentice on most residential jobs. |
| Passed every city inspection on the first try in 2025. | Passed every city inspection on the first try in 2025. |
| Wire about 40 new homes and remodels a year, from rough-in through final inspection. | Wire new homes and remodels from rough-in through final inspection, about 40 homes a year. |
| Install and replace residential panels and service upgrades up to 200 amps. | Install and replace residential panels and service upgrades up to 200 amps. |
| Bent and installed EMT conduit on commercial tenant improvement jobs. | Bent and installed EMT conduit on commercial tenant improvement jobs. |
| Completed a four-year apprenticeship with 8,000 on-the-job hours. | Completed a four-year apprenticeship with 8,000 on-the-job hours. |
| Worked with journeymen to troubleshoot and repair lighting and receptacle circuits. | Assisted with troubleshooting and repairing lighting and receptacle circuits. |
What it left out
Reese's profile does not support these, so neither the resume nor the cover letter claims them:
- Rigid conduit. The profile names EMT only.
- 3-phase power and 480-volt systems. The largest service in the profile is 200 amps residential, and the commercial bullets do not say what voltage.
- A driver's license and driving record. Not in the profile.
- Lighting controls, fire alarm systems, and a master license. None of them is in the profile.
Code checks only the resume's structure. Every entry in the Skills section has to match a skill in the profile, and every job title, employer, and date has to match an experience entry. A draft that fails either check is not used. Nothing checks the free text. The summary, the bullets, and the whole cover letter could still mention a skill, tool, or number the profile does not hold. Keeping them to the profile is an instruction to the model, not a check, so read every draft before you send it. If you do have a skill a posting asks for, add it to your profile before you generate.
The cover letter
Reese Sample
Application for Commercial Electrician at Example Facility Services
Dear Hiring Team,
The Commercial Electrician position at Example Facility Services lines up with the commercial build-outs I have wired at Example Brothers Electric: six light commercial jobs, including two restaurants and a dental office, where I ran the conduit and pulled the wire. I hold a Journeyman Electrician License from the City of Kansas City, MO, and an OSHA 30-Hour Construction card, with nine years in the trade across residential and light commercial work.
Your posting asks for someone who can bend and install conduit and work to the National Electrical Code. I learned conduit work during a four-year apprenticeship at Sample Valley Electrical Contractors, where I logged 8,000 on-the-job hours and bent and installed EMT conduit on commercial tenant improvement jobs. I also worked with journeymen there to troubleshoot and repair lighting and receptacle circuits.
Along with the commercial jobs, I wire about 40 new homes and remodels a year from rough-in through final inspection, and I install and replace panels and service upgrades up to 200 amps. Every one of those homes ends in a final inspection, so I am used to building work that has to pass. I read blueprints and work to the National Electrical Code on all of it, and I am ready to bring that to commercial work full time.
I would welcome the chance to talk about your commercial projects, the crews you run, and where I could help. I would bring the same care to your tenant build-outs. Thank you for your time and for considering my application.
Sincerely,
Reese Sample
- The first sentence names the role and the company, and the opening names the license the posting requires.
- The crew leadership and first-try inspection bullets are fourth and fifth in the profile, past the three highlights per role the letter sees, so the letter does not mention them.
- "I am ready to bring that to commercial work full time" is a statement of intent the profile does not hold. Keep it only if it is true for you.
- It runs 254 words, within the 250 to 350 the model is asked for, and closes by asking for a conversation and thanking the reader.
- The letter is written from a shorter view of the profile: the three most recent roles with their first three highlights each, the first 12 skills, the certifications, and education without dates.
Pay, openings, and your own resume
- See what employers advertise on the Skilled trades pay page, from live US job postings that list pay.
- Read how the generator tailors a resume, and check your current file with the free resume checker.
Upload a resume and BespokeJobs ranks live openings against it, then tailors a resume and cover letter like this one for any match you pick.
How this example was made: we wrote it by hand, following the instructions the generator gives the AI model and the checks it runs, rather than running the generator. A real draft from the same profile would word things differently.
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