Using AI to Draft Portfolio Copy Without Sounding Like Everyone Else
Hiring managers can hear generic AI copy now. The tells are familiar: "passionate about crafting seamless experiences", "leveraging cutting-edge technologies", and case studies where nobody made a hard decision. You can still use AI. You just cannot publish its first draft.
Give the Model Facts, Not a Personality
Paste the raw material: the metric, the constraint, the tool, the thing you rejected. Ask for a tight structure, not a vibe. "Turn these bullets into a 90-word case study. Do not add achievements I did not list."
If you ask it to "make me sound senior", it will reach for the same adjectives everyone else is using this month.
The Edit That Removes the Tell
Delete every sentence that could describe any other designer or engineer. If it survives without your name, it is filler.
Add one specific detail the model could not have known: a stakeholder objection, a bug you shipped, a number you are willing to stand behind.
Let AI Handle the Scaffold, Not the Claim
Outlines, meta descriptions, and alt-text drafts are safe uses. The claims — what you shipped and what changed — should come from your notes.
Read the final version aloud. If you would be embarrassed to say it in an interview, it does not belong on the site.
Key Takeaway
Use AI to organize what you already know. The sentences that get you hired are the ones only you could have written.
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