Resumify Featured On The Business Times

The Business Times featured Resumify in its Campus to Commerce video, positioning the platform as a Singlish-aware AI resume tool built by polytechnic students and NSFs to support disadvantaged job seekers.

Not just another startup

The Business Times did not position Resumify as another AI startup looking for attention. It featured the company in Campus to Commerce, a series about student-founded ventures building practical impact across Singapore.

That framing matters. It places Resumify inside a more serious conversation about what gets built, who it serves, and whether the work addresses a real barrier instead of chasing novelty.

From classrooms and camps to real-world impact

Resumify did not begin in a boardroom. It was built by polytechnic students and full-time NSFs who started with a harder question:

How do you make job searching fairer for people who are often overlooked?

That question has grown into a working platform built for people who usually face more friction before they even reach an interview, including:

• ex-offenders
• persons with disabilities (PWDs)
• individuals facing structural barriers to employment

An AI platform that understands more than just resumes

One of the clearest points in the Business Times feature is that Resumify understands Singlish and local context. That is not a cosmetic feature. It reflects a Singlish-aware AI system built around how people in Singapore actually speak and explain themselves.

With Chloe AI, users do not have to force textbook English or rigid phrasing just to get started. They can speak naturally, and the system interprets, refines, and structures that input into a clearer, job-ready resume.

From idea to real-world trials with Yellow Ribbon Singapore

Resumify is not a theoretical concept. The platform has already been tested in real environments through user trials with Yellow Ribbon Singapore, which is a more meaningful proof point than abstract product claims.

Those trials focus on helping ex-offenders:

• translate their experiences into structured resumes
• build confidence before applying for jobs
• navigate the job search process more effectively

That matters because it shows the product being used where confidence, clarity, and structure directly affect whether someone can move forward in the hiring process.

Backed by national support

Resumify has also received $24.1k in funding from the National Youth Council under the Youth Action Challenge (YAC) Season 5. This support has enabled the team to:

• scale platform development
• expand pilot testing
• strengthen partnerships with community organisations

It is a strong public signal that the mission, using AI to widen access to employment support, is both relevant and needed.

Balancing National Service, school, and a startup

One of the most compelling parts of the feature is the team behind it. Resumify is being built by founders who are studying, serving National Service, and building a startup at the same time.

That balancing act is not easy, but it says something important about the product. Resumify is being built from lived constraints, not from a distance. The commitment is not about convenience. It is about building something useful enough to justify the effort.

What makes Resumify unique

At its core, Resumify is not another AI resume builder that generates generic output and leaves the user to fix the rest. It is designed around:

• real-time, conversational guidance
• context-aware understanding of user input
• inclusive design for non-traditional candidates

With Chloe AI, resumes are not simply produced in one pass. They are:

• interpreted
• refined
• optimised in real time

That difference is what makes the product more useful for applicants who need support translating messy, real-life experience into something employers can understand.

More than a feature, a direction

Being featured in The Business Times is more than recognition for one company. It points to a broader direction for AI in hiring. The point is not automation for its own sake.

AI can also be used to:

• improve access
• reduce barriers
• create more inclusive systems

That is the deeper signal in the story. Local context, guided structure, and conversational support can make hiring systems more accessible for people who are too often filtered out before they have been properly understood.

Building forward

Resumify is still early in its journey, but the direction is clear. From local trials to national recognition, the goal remains the same: make job searching more accessible, more understandable, and more equitable for people who are usually asked to do the hardest translation work on their own.

Resumify is not just building resumes. It is building a system where more people can be seen clearly, understood fairly, and given a better shot at work.