Free resume checker
Check your resume. Nothing leaves your browser.
Paste your resume or add the file. Tick checks it against plain resume rules and tells you what to fix, one line each. It doesn’t rewrite your resume.
Tick’s checklist
The rules Tick checks.
Email and city at the top
Plain section headings
One page, or two after 10 years
A short summary, or none
Dates on every role
No unexplained gaps
Bullets start with a past-tense verb
Each bullet names a result
A number in the top half
No “I”, “me” or “my”
No buzzwords
The rules Tick checks
Plain rules a reader notices in the first look. Tick checks each one in your browser and tells you the fix.
Has words a computer can read
If Tick can’t read the words, hiring software may not either.
Email and city at the top
The person who likes it needs to reach you and know where you’re based.
Plain section headings
Plain headings let a reader find your experience in seconds.
One page, or two after 10 years
Every extra page is more for a busy reader to skim past.
A short summary, or none
A long summary pushes your experience down the page.
Dates on every role
Dates show how long you did each job. Without them, a reader guesses.
No unexplained gaps
One plain line answers the question before anyone asks it.
Bullets start with a past-tense verb
Starting with what you did keeps each line about your work.
Each bullet names a result
A result shows what changed because you were there.
A number in the top half
A number near the top gives a quick reader something concrete.
No “I”, “me” or “my”
A resume is already about you. Dropping “I” leaves room for the work.
No buzzwords
Readers skim past these. A result says the same thing and proves it.
The numbers behind the rules
- Length: one page with under 10 years of work, two after that. A PDF’s pages are counted; pasted text counts about 750 words a page.
- Summary: 3 lines or fewer, at about 18 words a line.
- Gaps: 6 months or more between roles that no other date on the resume covers. Time since your last role doesn’t count.
- Buzzwords: the words Day60’s tailored resumes never use, unless the posting uses them.
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