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Level and region change the recommended length and which personal details to leave out.
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What you'll get
The review runs up to 20 checks, the things a busy recruiter looks for in the first minute. Each one measures something on your CV, compares it with a range for your career level and region, and tells you how it was worked out. The checks are fixed rules, not AI, so the same CV always gets the same result. For the lines that need work, you also get a suggested rewrite to adapt, written by an AI model that's told never to add facts you didn't give.
The share of your bullet points that include a number (aim for 40% or more) and that start with an action verb (70% or more). "Responsible for the website" and "Rebuilt the checkout, lifting orders by [X%]" read very differently to a recruiter.
How many bullet points you have, for each recent role and in total, how long each one is, and your word count, against ranges for your career level (entry, mid or senior).
Filler and duty phrases such as "responsible for" and "team player", "I" and "my" in bullets, the same verb used again and again, present tense for past roles, and common spelling mistakes.
Paste the job ad and the review lists its keywords with a tick or a cross for each one on your CV. With just a job title, it uses a list of skills common in ads for that role.
Work experience, education and skills present; a summary of the right length; sections in a sensible order; a start and end date for every role, most recent first, and gaps flagged.
Contact details, and personal details such as a photo, date of birth or marital status: expected in some countries, out of place in others (the UK, Ireland, the US and Canada).
Your CV gets a score from 0 to 100: the weighted share of the checks it passes. Each fix shows how many points it's worth, so you know where to start. The same CV always gets the same score, so after you edit, re-checking shows exactly what changed. Checks we can't judge (for example, bullet points in a PDF whose layout we couldn't read) are left out of the score rather than counted against you.
| Score | Band |
|---|---|
| 85 to 100 | Ready to sendStrong, specific and tidy. Tailor it to each job and apply. |
| 70 to 84 | Good, with a few fixesA solid CV. The high-priority suggestions will make the biggest difference. |
| 50 to 69 | Needs some workThe basics are there, but bullets probably describe duties rather than results. |
| Below 50 | Needs major workKey sections are missing or thin. Start with the high-priority fixes, then review again. |
A high score does not guarantee interviews, and a low one does not mean you are a weak candidate. It means the CV is not showing your experience as well as it could. Fix the high-priority items first, then review again.
This is what a review looks like. It is a made-up example for a made-up junior marketing CV, so you can see the format before you try it.
Needs some work
A clear, well-organised CV for a junior marketing role, but most bullets describe tasks rather than results, so it undersells the experience.
"Responsible for social media accounts" describes a duty, not what changed because of you.
Say what you did and what happened as a result. Use a real figure if you have one.
Example: fill in the [brackets] and keep only what’s true for you
Planned and posted content for 3 social accounts, growing Instagram followers by [X%] in [period].
The summary opens with "Hard-working team player", which every reader has seen many times.
Lead with your role, your strongest skill and the kind of job you want.
Example: fill in the [brackets] and keep only what’s true for you
Marketing assistant with two years of social media and email experience, looking for a content marketing role.
The job ad asks for "email marketing", which the CV only mentions inside a bullet.
If you have used it, add it to your skills list in the same words as the ad.
This feedback is written automatically and can be wrong. Use your judgement before changing your CV.
Feedback is only useful if it is easy to act on. If you built your CV in the free CV builder, every suggestion has a Fix in editor button. It opens your CV at the right section, such as your summary or work experience, with the suggestion and its example right next to it, ready to copy.
If you uploaded a PDF, choose Import into the editor and fix it. We sort your CV into the editor's sections, copying your own words rather than rewriting them, and your review comes with it. Your name, email, phone and links are filled in from your file in your browser, so they are never sent for review. If the editor already holds a CV, you are asked before it is replaced. Check each section afterwards: text read from a PDF, especially a two-column one, can end up in the wrong place.
They answer different questions, and most people benefit from both. The free ATS resume checker asks "can software read my file?": it looks for columns, images, unusual headings and missing contact details, runs entirely in your browser and needs no account. This review asks "is my content convincing?": it reads what you wrote and tells you how to make it stronger. Run the ATS check on your final PDF, and use the review while you are still writing.
Yes. You need a free account, which includes 1 review a day. Pro gives you 5 a day. Building your CV and downloading it as a PDF never needs an account.
Each review costs us money to run, so a free account lets us give everyone a fair daily allowance and stop automated abuse. Accounts are free, need no payment details, and you can delete yours at any time.
The checks run on our server and in your browser, without AI. For suggested rewrites, only the few lines that need work (with emails, phone numbers and links removed) and the job title you enter go to an AI model running on Cloudflare, which does not use them to train models. We do not store your CV. Rewrites are kept for 7 days under a one-way code so the same request is not paid for twice; for CVs saved to your account we keep the scores for your score history.
Yes. Save or export it as a PDF and choose "Upload my CV (PDF)". The PDF is read in your browser and only its text is sent, when you ask for a review. A scanned CV or a photo of a CV has no text to read, so export it again from the program you made it in.
No. "Import into the editor and fix it" sorts your CV into the editor's sections, copying your own words. It has its own allowance (3 imports on the free plan, more with Pro) and does not count as one of your reviews. Check each section after importing, as text from a PDF can land in the wrong place.
No. It tells you what to change and gives a one-line example for some suggestions. Anything you need to fill in yourself, such as a number, is shown in [square brackets]. You decide what to use, and you only keep what is true for you.
Yes, for CVs and resumes: set "Where you're applying" to US and Canada for one-page resume rules. The checks are tuned for English; suggested rewrites come in the language of your CV.
No. The score measures how well your content shows your experience: impact, length, language, sections, dates and job keywords. It cannot tell you how a particular employer's software will rank you. To check whether software can read your file, use the free ATS resume checker, which runs in your browser.