Resume diagnosis
We show you exactly what's hurting your resume — and how to fix it.
Most resumes get rejected in under 7 seconds.
Qualification Match
84%
background maps to role
Resume Optimization
55%
partially optimized
Your background aligns with this role — but the resume may be filtering you out before a recruiter sees it.
Example diagnosis
Your experience may be stronger than your resume communicates — the gap is often in how it's framed, not what you've done.
Qualification Match
84%
background maps to role
Resume Optimization
55%
partially optimized
Your background is highly relevant and the resume reads well, but there's no measurable impact to anchor the experience.
Add quantified accomplishments with concrete numbers — percentages, dollar amounts, team size, volume, or time saved.
You are qualified. The resume just isn't communicating it yet — and that gap is fixable.
Diagnosis criteria
Recruiter signal clarity — Whether your value is immediately legible to someone who doesn’t know your background.
Role alignment — How closely your experience maps to what the specific job is actually asking for.
Buried strengths — Accomplishments that exist in your resume but aren’t surfacing where they need to.
Wording mismatch — Language that undersells your level or creates unnecessary friction for the reader.
Missing positioning — Whether your resume makes a clear case for why you — for this role, specifically.
Likely interview friction — Gaps or signals that will raise questions before you’re even in the room.
Partial diagnosis preview
Role-specific, actionable, and clear — not a vague ATS score.
Real example from a resume analysis
Qualification Match
84%
How well your background maps to this role
Resume Optimization
55%
partially optimized
Your background aligns with this role — but the resume may be filtering you out before a recruiter sees it.
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Examples of how qualified candidates can still get filtered out before interviews.
Role transition
Operations Manager → Project Manager
Qualification
78%
Optimization
49%
Recruiter read
Strong operational background, but the resume failed to communicate measurable ownership and scale.
What hurt them
Bullets described day-to-day responsibilities rather than outcomes — no dollar values, team sizes, or throughput metrics visible.
Role transition
Marketing Coordinator → Marketing Manager
Qualification
72%
Optimization
44%
Recruiter read
Relevant channel experience, but the resume read as execution-only with no strategic framing or measurable results.
What hurt them
Cross-functional contributions were buried in the final bullet of each role — which recruiters rarely reach on a first scan.
Role transition
Construction Supervisor → Senior PM
Qualification
81%
Optimization
51%
Recruiter read
Deep project delivery background, but the resume did not surface project scale, budget ownership, or stakeholder complexity.
What hurt them
Technical knowledge came through clearly — but cost savings, schedule recovery, and subcontractor scope were entirely absent.
Recruiter perspective
Resumes without measurable impact
Describing responsibilities without attaching outcomes gives recruiters no way to benchmark your contribution. Numbers convert — descriptions don't.
How recruiters actually scan
The first pass is 7–10 seconds. Position, formatting, and the first line of each role determine what gets read. Buried accomplishments don't exist.
ATS filtering before human review
At many companies, applications are matched against required skills and keywords before a recruiter ever opens them. Missing the right terms costs interviews quietly.
Experience framed without clarity
Strong work written in vague or overly technical language reads as weak to someone outside your exact context. Relevance has to be made explicit.
Resume language
Before
“Managed daily operations and coordinated with subcontractors to ensure project was completed on time.”
After
“Oversaw 4-site construction program managing 12 subcontractors, delivering $2.4M project scope on schedule and 8% under budget.”
Same experience. The second version communicates ownership, scale, and measurable outcome — the three signals recruiters use to assess seniority.
How it works
Drop in your current resume as a PDF or paste the text directly.
Add the specific role you're targeting so the analysis stays relevant.
Get a clear breakdown of what is likely causing you to get filtered out.
What you get
It diagnoses what's likely blocking you — based on how hiring decisions actually get made.
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