Resume Check

What should you check on a resume?

A good check isn't just about typos. These are the five questions most resumes fail on. Ask them about your own resume, honestly.

• Is it caused by an applicant tracking system? Copy the text of your resume into a blank document. Whatever gets lost or jumbled up won't be readable by the software either: columns, text boxes, a name in a colored bar.
• Do you list results or tasks? Read every line under work experience and ask yourself what it achieved. "Customer contact" says nothing; "cut front desk wait time in half" does.
• Is it not too long? Two pages is standard for someone with a few years of experience. Is there anything on page three an employer really needs to know? Usually not.
• Does the first line say what you are? Under your name should be your job title, your years of experience, and your strongest point, not "ambitious team player".
• Is there anything that no longer adds value? A course from ten years ago, a driver's license for a desk job, hobbies that have nothing to do with the job. That space is better used elsewhere.

What you get back when you upload it

Upload your resume and you'll get a rewritten version back in a template that passes the filter: tasks turned into results, shortened where it was too long, and without the sections that add nothing. Put it next to your old resume and you'll see exactly what's different. You can still adjust everything. If you want the result as a PDF and Word file, you pay a one-time fee for the download.

Get Your Resume Checked or Review It Yourself?

Checking it yourself works, with the five questions above and an hour of time. The tricky part is that you've read your own resume too many times: you no longer see what a stranger sees. Have it uploaded instead, and in minutes you'll get a version where those five points have already been addressed, and the difference will show you what was wrong.

Difference from Resume Improvement

A check shows you what's wrong with your resume. If you want a rewritten version right away, tailored to a job posting, check out resume improvement. It's the same upload; the difference is in what you do with it.

Frequently Asked Questions About a Resume Check

Is a resume check free?

Yes. You can answer the five questions above without us, and the upload is free too: you'll see the rewritten version fully on your screen. You only pay if you want to download it as a PDF and Word file, a one-time fee with no subscription.

How long does it take?

Checking it yourself takes an hour. Uploading takes seconds; after that, you'll go through the fields to see if everything was read correctly, and choose a template.

What happens to my resume?

Your resume is processed temporarily to create the new document and isn't stored permanently. What you upload isn't used for anything else. You'll find the details in our explanation of how resume data is processed.

Does it also work with an English-language resume?

Yes. You choose the language of the document yourself, separate from the language of this site. Applying to a US employer? Choose English; for an international position, you might choose another language.