How to write a résumé with AI — privately

A résumé is one of the most personal documents you’ll ever write — full of employers, dates, and accomplishments you might not want sitting in a third party’s logs. Here’s how to get AI’s help while keeping it private.

1. Use a tool that can run locally

The single biggest privacy decision is where the AI runs. A tool like edgar can run the model on your own Mac, so your history never leaves the device. That’s categorically different from pasting your résumé into a website.

2. Give it your raw materials, not a blank prompt

Good output needs good input. Drop in your old résumé, a job description, and a few notes on what you’re proud of. edgar reads them for context and drafts from your material — not a generic template.

3. Draft in one pass, then refine

Skip the ten-step wizard. Generate a full first draft, read it in a single view, and then tighten. edgar’s one-pass flow is built for exactly this: see the whole thing, then keep, drop, or edit.

4. Keep your voice

AI résumés fail when they sound like everyone else’s. Tell the tool to preserve your phrasing and tone, and review every line — the goal is your résumé, faster, not a robot’s.

5. Export cleanly

You want a real .docx you can send, not copy-pasted text. edgar exports a clean document, and when editing an existing file, never overwrites your original.

Private by default, frontier when you want it. Meet edgar →