What the reviewer checks
- Structure — section order, length, white space, font sanity.
- Action verbs — replacing "responsible for" with "shipped / scaled / led".
- Quantified impact — every bullet should have a number, percentage or dollar value.
- Keyword fit — alignment with the role you're applying for.
- ATS readability — clean text extraction (no images of text, no fancy columns).
- Tone and consistency — tense, person, capitalization.
Step-by-step
- 1Open the Resume Reviewer.
- 2Paste your full resume text — including dates and bullets.
- 3Optionally paste the job description you're targeting.
- 4Click Review.
- 5Read the feedback in order: structure → impact → keywords → polish.
- 6Edit and re-run until the score plateaus.
Resume bullet rewrites the model loves
- Before: "Responsible for marketing campaigns." After: "Launched 6 paid campaigns, lifted MQLs 38% in Q2."
- Before: "Worked on payment integration." After: "Shipped Stripe + Razorpay checkout, cut failed payments by 22%."
- Before: "Helped with hiring." After: "Screened 140 candidates, hired 6 engineers in 90 days."
ATS rules to follow in 2026
Most large employers still parse resumes with an ATS before a human sees them. Use a single-column layout, standard section names (Experience, Education, Skills), and PDF export — but a PDF generated from text, not a scan.
Avoid header/footer text (parsers often skip it), tables, text inside images, and uncommon fonts.
How recruiters and ATS systems actually read resumes
An applicant tracking system scans your resume for keywords from the job description, ranks candidates by match, and surfaces the top scores to a human recruiter. The human then spends roughly six seconds on the first pass: top third of the page, job titles, company names, dates. Anything below the fold or buried in dense prose is invisible on that first pass. A good resume answers two questions in those six seconds — what role are you targeting and what evidence do you have that you can do it — and reserves the rest for the second read.
What the AI reviewer checks
- Keyword coverage against the role you're applying for — are the skills in the job ad actually visible in your resume?
- Action-verb strength — "led, shipped, designed, grew" beat "responsible for, worked on, helped with".
- Quantification — how many of your bullets carry a number (users, revenue, percent change, headcount)?
- Formatting hygiene — consistent date format, no orphaned bullets, no mixed font sizes, no graphics that break ATS parsing.
- Length match for experience — 1 page for <8 years, 2 pages for senior, 3+ only for academic CVs.
What the reviewer cannot judge
The reviewer cannot tell you whether your target role is right for your career, whether your salary expectation is realistic, or whether the company is a good cultural fit. Those questions need a mentor, a recruiter you trust, or a peer who works in the industry. Use the AI reviewer for the surface — make sure the resume passes the ATS and survives the six-second test — and use humans for the strategy underneath.
FAQ
- Is the Resume Reviewer free?
- Yes — no signup, no credit card.
- Does it store my resume?
- No. Text is sent to the model, scored and discarded.
- Can I review a non-English resume?
- Yes, the model handles all major languages.
- How long should my resume be?
- 1 page for under 8 years of experience, 2 pages beyond that. Never 3.
- Should I tailor my resume per role?
- Yes — at minimum, mirror 5–10 keywords from each job description in your Skills + Summary sections.
- What's the most common red flag?
- Bullets without numbers. Recruiters skim — quantified impact is what makes you stand out.