Sources, claims, and résumé wording

Different records answer different questions

A résumé compresses your experience for a specific reader. That compression can hide where a statement came from or how much its source supports.

River keeps the original material in a Source Artifact. A claim states a fact about your work. A Content item expresses that fact as résumé wording.

These separate records let you change the presentation while retaining the basis for the statement. They also make unsupported wording visible before export.

A project statement and its support

Consider a fictional project note that says, "Built a booking form with React." The note becomes a source, and a citation identifies that exact passage.

A claim can repeat the supported fact. A Content item can use the fact as an accomplishment under a project entry.

The note does not establish the number of users or a reduction in booking time. Adding either result would require additional support.

River's separation makes that gap inspectable. The presence of a citation alone cannot establish that every part of a sentence is supported.

Verification is an explicit decision

Source text can contain errors, outdated information, or an account that needs clarification. Importing the text preserves its origin without deciding whether the claim is accurate.

Verification records a reviewer's decision about a particular Evidence Revision and its citations. The rationale explains the basis for that decision.

An Owner attestation records your firsthand account. The attestation label remains visible because a personal account and an independent record have different origins.

AI-generated claims follow the same distinction. Accepting a candidate creates a Draft claim, which still needs review.

Job selection is separate from composition

A job target records the requirements in a posting. Evidence associations show which claims support those requirements.

A general job selection provides context without resolving a particular requirement. A requirement association connects a claim to a specific need.

A résumé draft uses selected Content items in its composition. Selecting a claim for a job does not automatically create that wording or place it in the draft.

Keeping selection separate gives you control over what the résumé emphasizes and what it leaves out.

Related guides

Create and review claims covers citations and review decisions.

Build reusable sections covers the wording that appears on a résumé.

Review states and export checks defines the states and warnings.