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Como revisar currículo e carta de apresentação
Hiring managers spend seconds, not minutes, on a first pass through a resume. A typo, an inconsistent date format, or a mismatched job title is sometimes all it takes to land in the "no" pile — not because the mistake is disqualifying on its own, but because it signals carelessness on the one document you had complete control over. Here's how to actually catch those mistakes before you submit.
Why resumes are especially easy to get wrong
Resumes are edited more than almost any other document you'll write — copied between job applications, tweaked for each posting, reformatted, trimmed, expanded. Every edit is a chance to break something: a bullet point that no longer matches the tense of the ones around it, a company name spelled one way at the top and another way further down, a phone number left over from a previous version. The more times a document gets touched, the more places an old mistake can hide.
The checklist
- Consistent verb tense — past roles in past tense, current role in present tense, and don't mix within a single bullet list.
- Consistent formatting — same date format throughout (not "Jan 2023" in one line and "01/2023" in another), same bullet style, same heading capitalization.
- Contact info is current — email, phone number, and links actually work and belong to you.
- Company and title names match reality exactly — especially if you copy-pasted from LinkedIn or an old resume for a different role.
- No leftover text from a previous version — a different job title in the header, a cover letter addressed to the wrong company.
- Numbers are accurate and consistent — if you say you managed a team of 12 in one place, don't say 15 somewhere else.
- Read the cover letter and resume together — they should agree on dates, titles, and company names.
The single most effective trick
Change how the document looks before your final read. Export it to PDF, or switch the font, or read it on your phone instead of your laptop. Your brain treats "the same file I've been staring at for an hour" as already-read and skims it. A visually different version forces a fresh pass.
Read the cover letter last, not first
Cover letters get rewritten for every application, which makes them the most likely place to still say the wrong company name or reference a role you actually applied to last week. Proofread it last, and specifically check that every proper noun — company, role, hiring manager's name — matches this application.
Get a second set of eyes
You wrote this document, which means you're the worst-positioned person to catch its mistakes — you already know what you meant to say. A friend, a career center, or an AI proofreading tool that reads the text fresh will catch things you've read past a dozen times. Paste your resume or cover letter into Proofread Bot for an instant grammar, spelling, and clarity check with plain-English explanations for each suggestion.