A 10-minute résumé check before you apply.

Open the job posting beside your résumé, set a ten-minute timer, and work through this page once. It will not predict an interview or an ATS score, but it can help you catch preventable problems before you submit.

Use it here, print it, or save it as a PDF. There is no signup, download gate, or email collection.

Top-third clarity

My name and current contact information are correct.My city and state are enough; I removed a full street address.The target direction is clear without an exaggerated title.My strongest relevant skills or experience appear early.Every link opens the profile or portfolio I intended.

Facts and chronology

Employer names, job titles, locations, and dates are accurate.Education, licenses, certifications, and expiration details are correct.Present and past tense match whether each role is current.Any employment gap is handled consistently, without inventing work.I can explain every skill, result, and responsibility in an interview.

Experience bullets

Most bullets begin with a clear action rather than “responsible for.”Bullets explain useful scope, context, or outcomes where available.Numbers are accurate and come from information I can support.Repeated duties are shortened so important work stands out.Industry terms are understandable to the intended reader.

Job alignment

I identified the posting’s most important responsibilities.Relevant experience is easier to find than unrelated experience.I used the employer’s terminology only where my background supports it.I did not claim required experience, tools, or credentials I do not have.The résumé still sounds like my real experience—not copied job-ad language.

Readability and file check

Section headings are familiar and easy to scan.Fonts, spacing, dates, bullets, and punctuation are consistent.No important text is hidden in headers, footers, images, or dense graphics.Page breaks do not separate a heading from its content.The file opens correctly in the format requested by the employer.

Privacy and final send

I removed Social Security, financial, medical, and identity-document information.I excluded passwords, verification codes, references’ private details, and salary history.I checked the employer name and role in any tailored text.I ran spellcheck and then read the résumé once without editing.The filename is professional and does not reveal unnecessary private information.

A 10-minute résumé check before you apply.

Spend two minutes on each pass.

Check the top third

Verify the facts

Strengthen the bullets

Compare the posting

Run the final scan

Check what a careful reader can actually see.

Top-third clarity

Facts and chronology

Experience bullets

Job alignment

Readability and file check

Privacy and final send

Use the smallest level of help that solves the problem.

Make the final corrections and apply.

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