r/resumes rules, stats, and what to post

This community exists for one thing, getting help with your resume. The description points people to the wiki and the sidebar for resources and info, so the regulars expect you to read those before asking. The people posting here are job seekers who want feedback on their resumes, and the people answering are folks who have been through the job hunt themselves. The rules make the purpose clear, this is a help room, not a place to sell anything. If your post does not in some way help someone with their resume or their job search, it does not belong here.

The rule that decides everything for a founder is “No advertising or soliciting users”. It bans promoting your resume builder, job search tool, job board, or any similar tool, posting a link to your own website or LinkedIn, posting links to free or paid services like resume writers and builders, linking questionable or unrelated websites, and even naming other services or writers in a post or comment. That last part matters, because you cannot slip a competitor or your own product in by name. “Do not use AI generated content” is the second hard wall, and it says if you do not have the expertise to advise others you should not be contributing. “Anonymize your documents before posting” requires censoring real names, addresses, phone numbers, and emails before you post any document. “Use the right title format AND the right flair” means your post needs the proper flair and the proper title structure when asking for resume help. “Keep your posts and comments PG-friendly and constructive” bans profanity, verbal assault, harassment, and non-constructive advice. “No karma farming” removes posts made just to generate karma, and stealing a popular post can get you banned.

A good post here is a genuine act of help with no string attached. Share what you learned from hiring, screening resumes, or running interviews, written in your own words, and make the advice useful even if the reader never learns who you are. Answer questions in the comments about what makes a resume weak or strong, and do it without naming any tool, service, or website. If you post a document as an example, censor every personal detail first. Use the exact title structure and the correct flair the community asks for. If you want to be known here, be the person who gives solid, human, experienced advice over and over, and let your username do the rest.

The fastest way to get removed is any form of promotion, so no links to your site, your tool, your LinkedIn, or any service, free or paid, and no naming services or writers even in a comment. Do not post AI generated content, the rule is explicit and the reasoning is written right into it. Never upload a resume with real names, addresses, phone numbers, or emails visible, censor them first. Do not post without the right flair and the right title structure, and do not repost stolen popular content to farm karma, because that can end in a ban. Keep everything civil and constructive, since profanity, harassment, and non-constructive advice are all removed.

The AI rule is the one that stops me here, because it bans AI generated content outright and says people without expertise should not contribute at all. That tells me this room wants lived experience, not polished output, and I respect that even if it makes marketing harder. It is also a community where one leaked phone number on a resume screenshot is a real problem, so the anonymizing rule is not paranoia, it is care.