A quick self-audit

The small mistakes that cost big interviews.

Recruiters spend seconds on a first pass. These common slips are easy to make and easy to fix — run through them before you hit send.

Target

Build

Tailor

Follow up

The audit

Ten things to check

Mixed date formats and tenses look careless. Read it aloud once before sending.

A summary that fits any job fits none. Name the role you're after.

Replace 'responsible for' with what changed because of you — numbers help.

One page for early career, two for experienced. Cut what doesn't support the target.

Text in images or text boxes can vanish in parsing. Keep it plain.

Use a sensible email address and a phone number you answer.

Echo the job post's actual terms for skills you genuinely have.

Short bullets with white space are read; paragraphs are skipped.

Trim old, unrelated roles to a line or drop them.

Tip

The AI review flags weak wording and gaps, and our templates keep layout consistent so you only worry about content.

Keep going

How applicant-tracking systems read your resume, and the simple rules that keep it readable.

AI review, ATS scoring, tailored suggestions and cover letters — the upgrades that move the needle.

A four-step method that turns a resume into interviews — target, build, tailor, follow up.

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