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Since ChatGPT launched in November 2022, job seekers have had a free tool that drafts resumes, cover letters and LinkedIn profiles in seconds. Novoresume looked at how US Google searches for the career professionals who offer that help have changed since.
We analyzed US Google search volume for 34 searches for career professionals, from resume writers and resume reviewers to interview coaches, career counselors and career coaches, plus 24 searches job seekers use to do the work themselves and four general job searches. The data runs from October 2022, the month before ChatGPT launched, to September 2026. For each search, we compared a typical month of the year ChatGPT launched (October 2022 to September 2023) with a typical month of the latest 12 months (October 2025 to September 2026).
Key Findings
Searches for resume and LinkedIn profile writers: down 47%. Across 19 searches, from 67,730 in a typical month to 36,155. Searches for a "resume writer near me" fell 77% (4,400 to 1,000), "resume consultant" fell 74% (4,400 to 1,150) and "best resume writing services" fell 64% (3,600 to 1,300).
Searches for resume reviewers: down 28%. From 9,540 in a typical month to 6,910. "Free resume review" fell 63% (2,400 to 880).
Searches for interview coaches: down 16%. Career counselors and advisors: down 9%. "Interview coach" fell from 1,900 in a typical month to 1,600, and career counselors and advisors from 23,100 to 21,040.
Searches for career coaches: up 17%. From 23,460 in a typical month to 27,405, the only one of the five groups whose searches grew. "Career coach" rose 22% (14,800 to 18,100).
Searches for help writing a resume: down 39%. Cover letter searches: down 24%. Help writing a resume fell from 452,850 in a typical month to 275,600, and cover letters from 990,000 to 748,000. Searches for "resume" itself held at 550,000 in a typical month in both periods.
Job searches: up 37%. Searches for "jobs", "jobs near me", "hiring near me" and "job search" rose from 3,727,000 in a typical month to 5,094,000 over the same period.
42.6% of US adults aged 18 to 64 used AI tools the last time they updated their resume. That is from Novoresume's Resume Report 2026, a survey of 2,000 US adults.
Searches for Career Professionals Since ChatGPT
| Career professional | Oct 2022 to Sep 2023 | Oct 2023 to Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 to Sep 2025 | Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resume and LinkedIn profile writers | 67,730 | 65,115 | 63,315 | 36,155 | |
| Resume reviewers | 9,540 | 11,070 | 8,860 | 6,910 | |
| Interview coaches | 1,900 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 1,600 | |
| Career counselors and advisors | 23,100 | 24,400 | 33,950 | 21,040 | |
| Career coaches | 23,460 | 26,360 | 30,540 | 27,405 |
Source: Novoresume analysis of US Google search volume (Google Ads data), October 2022 to September 2026.
Career Professional Searches Ranked by Change
| Rank | Search | Career professional | Oct 2022 to Sep 2023 | Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | resume writer near me | Resume and LinkedIn profile writers | 4,400 | 1,000 | |
| 2 | resume consultant | Resume and LinkedIn profile writers | 4,400 | 1,150 | |
| 3 | resume writing services near me | Resume and LinkedIn profile writers | 2,400 | 720 | |
| 4 | resume services | Resume and LinkedIn profile writers | 8,100 | 2,650 | |
| 5 | best resume writing services | Resume and LinkedIn profile writers | 3,600 | 1,300 | |
| 6 | resume writer | Resume and LinkedIn profile writers | 14,800 | 5,400 | |
| 7 | free resume review | Resume reviewers | 2,400 | 880 | |
| 8 | career counselor near me | Career counselors and advisors | 4,400 | 3,250 | |
| 9 | career coach near me | Career coaches | 4,000 | 3,250 | |
| 10 | career advisor | Career counselors and advisors | 2,900 | 2,400 | |
| 11 | resume review | Resume reviewers | 4,900 | 4,400 | |
| 12 | resume writing service | Resume and LinkedIn profile writers | 20,150 | 18,100 | |
| 13 | career counselor | Career counselors and advisors | 14,800 | 14,800 | |
| 14 | career coach | Career coaches | 14,800 | 18,100 | |
| 15 | career coaching | Career coaches | 4,400 | 5,400 |
Searches with 2,000 or more in a typical month from October 2022 to September 2023.
Source: Novoresume analysis of US Google search volume (Google Ads data), October 2022 to September 2026.
Searches for Resumes, Cover Letters and Jobs
| Type of search | Oct 2022 to Sep 2023 | Oct 2023 to Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 to Sep 2025 | Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Help writing a resume | 452,850 | 398,900 | 358,950 | 275,600 | |
| Cover letters | 990,000 | 852,000 | 804,000 | 748,000 | |
| Resume checkers (software) | 9,450 | 14,650 | 14,100 | 9,250 | |
| Resumes, builders and templates | 1,593,200 | 1,665,250 | 1,704,300 | 1,609,850 | |
| Job searches | 3,727,000 | 4,291,500 | 5,850,500 | 5,094,000 |
Source: Novoresume analysis of US Google search volume (Google Ads data), October 2022 to September 2026.
Methodology
- Source
- Google Ads search volume for the United States, in English, month by month from October 2022 to September 2026, retrieved through DataForSEO on October 28, 2026.
- Searches
- 34 searches for five kinds of career professionals, and 28 searches job seekers make themselves: 24 for resumes, resume help, cover letters and resume checkers, plus four general job searches ("jobs", "jobs near me", "hiring near me", "job search"). Searches naming a resume builder, resume-writing company or job board are not included.
- Calculation
- For each search, the median month in each 12-month period from October to September ("searches in a typical month"), so a one-month spike cannot inflate a result. A group's figure adds up its searches. Change compares the year ChatGPT launched (October 2022 to September 2023) with October 2025 to September 2026.
- Close variants
- Google gives some close variants one shared figure. "Interview coach" and "interview coaching" return identical monthly numbers, as do "career counselor" and "career counseling", so each pair is counted once. Google's figure for "resume writer" also covers "resume writing".
- Table 2
- Searches with 2,000 or more in a typical month from October 2022 to September 2023, ranked by change.
- Survey
- Novoresume's Resume Report 2026 surveyed 2,000 US adults aged 18 to 64 in May 2026 through Pollfish, weighted by age and gender to be representative of the US population.
