Meet David Buhler.

Prune.io was launched in 2024 by David Buhler, with a simple goal: to help job seekers better compete with the robots and algorithms standing between them and the hiring managers. David's unique perspective comes from having worked on both sides of the hiring process. He’s been a hiring manager, overseeing large teams of developers, and he's experienced the frustrations of being an unemployed job seeker, even collecting unemployment compensation himself. As a consultant through his own consultancy and having worked for some of the biggest companies—Vanguard, eBay, Deloitte, Fidelity, IHG, Cartoon Network, Siemens, and Dell—David knows the challenges job seekers face from every angle.

He created Prune out of a passion to make the process less painful, knowing firsthand how demoralizing it can be for bright, hardworking individuals to have their resumes lost in a sea of ATS algorithms. He understands that many job seekers don’t have the time, writing skills, or knowledge of ATS alignment to tailor their resume for each job application. And hiring a professional resume writer isn’t an option for everyone, especially when multiple resumes might be needed for different career paths.

What Makes Prune Different?

Prune offers the best resume and job posting extractors, data enrichment, and ATS-optimized print features available. These features save users several hours per application by ensuring critical sections like education and work experience are accurately picked up by ATS systems. Our built-in coaching assistant means you don’t have to hire an expensive writing coach—we provide excellent auto-suggestions that help you craft resumes, summaries, and cover letters that are not only ATS-friendly but also authentic to who you are.

Unlike many competitors who rely heavily on AI-generated content, Prune helps you create honest, personalized documents that reflect your true skills, achievements, and experiences. You won’t end up with a generic, AI-saturated resume that gets rejected for lacking authenticity.

What Makes Prune Different?

The Problem We Solve

The biggest challenges job seekers face today are quantity and alignment. With so many ghost job postings meant to give the impression that a company is hiring, it’s difficult for candidates to know which positions are real and worth applying to. And once they do, they’re left to navigate a complex maze of keywords and ATS systems, without overloading their resumes to the point where recruiters reject them for being too derivative.

Prune helps you solve these issues. Our data extractors are so advanced that they save you hours compared to making manual edits for every job posting. We ask for more detailed clues about your successes and weave those attributes into selling points that genuinely stand out. The result is a good, authentic resume that gives you a real chance to get noticed—without the frustration.

A Personal, Trustworthy Solution

We’re a small, private company based in Lititz, Pennsylvania. We’re not owned by a recruiting platform looking to harvest and sell resumes. We’re a family-run software company that cares about giving job seekers the tools they need to succeed. With Prune, you can feel confident that you’re getting a service designed to work for you—not against you.