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A manifesto · why we're killing the resume

The resumeis a lie.

Anyone can write anything on a resume. Exaggerate it, embellish it, fake it outright — and the best storyteller gets the job while the person who actually did the work gets skipped. We built OnlyWorks to end that. It's the new resume: proof from your real work, not a list of claims you hope nobody checks.

The argument

Hiring is broken.
We know why.

A resume is a list of claims nobody checks. Whoever writes the best bullet points wins — not whoever did the best work.

So people exaggerate. They embellish. They invent. And now AI generates polished fake experience by the thousand, faster than anyone can read it.

The honest builder gets buried under fiction. We think that's backwards. So we replaced the document with the evidence.

The resume
  • Anyone can write anything.
  • Rewards the best storyteller.
  • Unverifiable by design.
  • AI fills it with fake bullets.
OnlyWorks
  • Built only from work you did.
  • Rewards the best worker.
  • Every skill AI-corroborated.
  • Can’t be faked into existence.
How it works

Three steps,
no friction.

OnlyWorks turns what you actually did into a report you can share — built from the work you capture during sessions you start.

01
step

Install

Download the OnlyWorks desktop app. Sign in once.

macOS (Apple Silicon + Intel) and Windows. Free to install for job seekers. Sign in with Google, LinkedIn, or email.

Download free
02
step

Capture

Start a session and work normally.

As you write code, run tests, ship features, build hardware, write docs — OnlyWorks captures your work during the session you started. Stop it whenever you want.

See what a report looks like
03
step

Share

Generate an AI-written report. Send the link.

Each report lives on your OnlyWorks Profile as one shareable link. Recruiters, clients, judges — anyone with the link can read it. Links expire by default after about 30 days.

View a sample report
What a report looks like

One link.
Whole story.

A report is a public-by-link page on your OnlyWorks Profile. Summary, key accomplishments, skills, strengths, next steps — everything someone needs to know what you actually did is on one URL.

  • Verified xN. Each skill is corroborated against your real captured work.
  • Shareable by link — anyone with it can read the report.
  • Yours to control. Choose what goes on your profile and who gets the link.
  • Time-boxed. Share links expire by default after about 30 days.
only-works.com/r/3kf9zq
● verified
Report · sample

Sample report

Anonymized example · what a report looks like
◆ Verified
Overview
Skills verified
8
Sessions
6
Accomplishments
5
Skills used
  • Backend development · Verified x4
  • Debugging & testing · Verified x3
  • Technical writing · Verified x2
  • Project planning · Verified x2
only-works.com/r/3kf9zqAI-verified report
For ONLYWEIRD '26 builders

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Register, install the desktop app, and run a session while you build. It's fully online. Here's the path, start to finish.

  1. 01

    Register for ONLYWEIRD

    Fill out the registration card to lock in your spot. The event is fully online.

    Register card →
  2. 02

    Install OnlyWorks

    Free desktop app for macOS and Windows. Sign in with Google, LinkedIn, or email. Takes ~60 seconds.

    Download →
  3. 03

    Start a session

    Open the app and start a session whenever you sit down to build. It captures your work until you stop it.

    See how it works →
  4. 04

    Build during the window

    Thu 18 Jun 17:00 ET → Sat 20 Jun 17:00 ET — a 48-hour window. Build whatever weird thing you want, fully online.

    See schedule →
  5. 05

    Submit your build

    From the dashboard. Add your demo, README, and repo URL before the window closes.

    Submission rules →
  6. 06

    Generate your report

    OnlyWorks turns your sessions into an AI-written report on your profile. Share the link with judges and recruiters. Judges score your pitch video; winners in July.

    See a sample →
When something goes sideways
We answer questions in < 24h.

Email weird@only-works.com · or drop into Discord (link in your registration confirmation).

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The creed

What we
stand on.

I

Proof beats prose.

A claim is worth nothing. The work is worth everything. We only build profiles from what you actually did.

II

You can’t fake having done it.

Every skill on your profile is corroborated against your real captured work. No corroboration, no badge.

III

The best worker, not the best writer.

The resume rewards whoever sounds most impressive. We surface whoever shipped the most. Those are not the same person.

IV

You run it. Not the other way around.

Capture only happens during sessions you start and stop. You decide what lands on your profile and who gets the link.

V

Free for the people doing the work.

Job seekers pay nothing. The report, the profile, the shareable link — all free. We charge the hiring side, not you.

manifest.json
{
"mission": "make work visible",
"capture": "session-based",
"verification": "AI-corroborated",
"output": "one shareable link",
"platforms": ["macOS", "Windows"],
"freeForJobSeekers": true
}
Verified

Stop describing
the work. Prove it.

The resume is the old way. Build your profile from what you actually did — and let the work speak for itself.

No credit card required