Can I add experience that is not on my current resume?
Yes, if it is true and you can substantiate it. Add the real source details yourself rather than accepting an unsupported generated claim.
Truthful resume tailoring
Make each proposed claim traceable to your own record.
Tailoring should clarify relevant experience, not create it. A claim check keeps the original resume beside each proposed change so unsupported scope, metrics, tools, and ownership are easier to catch.
Claims that deserve a second look
- A result or percentage that does not appear in the source resume.
- Leadership, ownership, or decision authority added during rewriting.
- A tool, credential, or domain implied only because the job description mentions it.
- A team size, budget, geography, or customer segment without source support.
- Stronger certainty than the original experience justifies.
Supported, inferential, and unknown
Directly supported claims can point to a source passage. Inferential claims may be plausible but still require your confirmation. Unknown items should remain marked as gaps instead of being converted into polished assertions.
How to approve an edit
- Read the suggested statement without the surrounding job description.
- Find the work sample, memory, document, or original bullet that supports it.
- Confirm the scope, metric, date, and level of ownership.
- Remove or soften any detail you could not explain accurately in an interview.
What source-linking can and cannot do
Source-linking makes the comparison auditable, but it cannot independently verify events outside the documents you provide. You remain responsible for the accuracy and appropriateness of the final resume.
Questions, answered
Frequently asked questions
Are reasonable inferences safe to use?
Only you can confirm them. Treat inferred wording as a prompt to verify, not as established fact.
Does FitBrief verify employment history?
No. It compares the documents you supply and does not contact employers or external databases.