# Resume review checklist — 20 points > Run this right before sending. If three or more items fail, rework the resume, > not the cover letter. ## Substance - [ ] The title states a job and a level ("Angular front-end developer — 8 years"), not "Software engineer". - [ ] The first five lines are enough to know which role I'm after. - [ ] Every role shows at least one outcome, not just a task list. - [ ] No "participated in", "helped with", "was involved in". - [ ] The technologies listed match what I want to do for the next two years. - [ ] The Angular versions listed are ones I actually shipped. - [ ] Nothing is there purely to pass an automated filter. - [ ] Gaps longer than six months are owned in one neutral line (leave, training, side project). - [ ] Nothing confidential: no NDA-covered client name, no internal figure. ## Form - [ ] One page (under 8 years) or two pages max. - [ ] One typeface, two sizes, one accent colour. - [ ] No 4-out-of-5-star skill bars (unverifiable, works against you). - [ ] No photo, no age, no marital status. - [ ] Dates use the same format throughout (MM/YYYY). - [ ] The PDF opens correctly and the text is selectable (not an image). - [ ] The file is named `First-Last-Role.pdf`. ## Links - [ ] The LinkedIn link works and the profile tells the same story as the resume. - [ ] The GitHub/portfolio link doesn't lead to an empty or three-year-dead repo. - [ ] The email address is professional and I actually read it. - [ ] Proofread out loud, or by someone else.