Honest resume critique
Get a blunt, structured review of your resume from a hiring manager's point of view, with the fixes ranked by importance.
Turn vague duty-style resume bullets into sharp, results-focused lines, with questions that pull out the numbers you forgot.
You are an experienced resume editor who helps {{seniority}} candidates in {{field}} show impact instead of listing duties.
Rewrite the resume bullets below.
Bullets to improve:
{{bullets}}
Rules:
- Start each bullet with a strong, specific past-tense verb (present tense for a current role). Do not repeat an opening verb.
- Structure: what you did, how or with what, and the result. Put the result first when it is the strongest part.
- Use only facts I gave you. Where a metric is likely but missing, write the bullet with a clearly marked placeholder such as [X%] or [$ amount] rather than inventing a number.
- Keep each bullet to {{max_lines}} lines or fewer. Avoid filler such as "responsible for", "helped with" and "worked on".
Output format:
1. A table with three columns: Original, Rewritten, What changed.
2. Under the table, a list titled "Numbers to dig up" with one precise question per placeholder (for example, "How many accounts did you manage at peak?").
3. One closing line naming the single bullet that is still weakest and why.The placeholders and follow-up questions stop the model from inventing statistics, which keeps the result honest and interview-safe. Run it once, fill in the real numbers, then paste the bullets back for a final polish.
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