Resume health
Resume Health Check: the fixes that matter most
Most resumes do not need a rewrite. They need stronger verbs, real numbers, fewer words, and a structure a recruiter can skim.
· 5 min read · By Isaac Daniel
What Resume Health Check reviews
It audits the parts of a resume that are both easy to measure and easy to fix: whether bullets start with action verbs, whether they include metrics, whether they are too wordy, and whether the overall structure is readable.
Start with action verbs
Every bullet should begin with a verb that describes what you did: Built, Led, Reduced, Designed, Shipped, Automated. Weak openers such as "Responsible for" or "Worked on" bury the action.
- Replace "Responsible for the checkout flow" with "Rebuilt the checkout flow".
- Replace "Helped with onboarding" with "Redesigned onboarding for 2,000 new users".
- Do not repeat the same verb at the start of every bullet.
Add a number to the bullets that matter
Metrics make impact concrete: percentages, dollars, users, time saved, volume, or scale. Not every bullet needs one, but the strongest bullets usually do. Use a number you can defend in an interview.
Cut the wordiness
Aim for roughly 12 to 24 words per bullet. If a bullet wraps to three lines, it is probably doing two jobs. Split it or remove the weaker detail.
Check the basics
- Contact details at the top: email and phone.
- Standard sections: Experience, Education, Skills.
- Dates on every role.
- One page for most candidates under ten years of experience.
- No long paragraphs where bullets belong.
PocketResume runs Resume Health Check on the resume it generates, then shows a score and a specific fix for each issue. The free web version on this site checks the same fundamentals without an account.
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