Resume formatting
CareerOneStop, U.S. Department of Labor
Recommends a clear, consistent layout and presents a simple single-column design as a starting point for applicant tracking systems.
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PRINCIPLE
A useful diagnosis before you rewrite a single line.
A checker can surface readability, structure, and relevance problems. It cannot reproduce every ATS configuration or decide whether an employer moves your application forward.
DIRECT ANSWER
| Signal | How we use it | What it does not prove |
|---|---|---|
| Job description text | Identify requirements your experience can support. | Does not prove that a term is an automatic filter. |
| Your resume content | Locate real experience, tools, and outcomes. | Does not authorize filling in facts you did not provide. |
| WorqAI output | Prioritize a human review before applying. | Does not predict an interview or employer decision. |
Sources behind this guide
Open source
How do I write a resume for a federal job?
USAJOBS, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Recommends reading the announcement, showing how experience meets its requirements, using plain language, and tailoring relevant information.
BEFORE UPLOADING
A one-minute test you can run yourself
Select and copy all the text in your PDF, then paste it into a blank document. If job titles disappear or dates end up far from their roles, you have an extraction problem to fix before worrying about keywords.
- Keep your contact details in the document body, not only in a header.
- Name sections conventionally: Experience, Education, Skills.
- Replace skill charts and star ratings with plain text.
WITH A JOB DESCRIPTION
Matching is not copying
If the posting asks for SQL and you have used it, say where and for what. If you have not, pasting the word five times does not close the gap; it just moves the failure to the interview.
- Separate requirements you can demonstrate from culture-page language.
- Find the evidence in your history before adding a term.
- Leave out anything you could not defend in an interview.
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INCLUDED IN THE FREE PLAN
One diagnosis to find the problem. One resume to fix it.
The manual exercise helps you understand the issue. WorqAI runs the check on your real file and lets you turn the findings into a stronger or job-specific version.
1 free ATS analysis
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Build my resume freeIt does not guarantee interviews or invent experience. You review the final version.
Illustrative example
An analyst posting that asks for SQL, dashboards, and communication with Operations.
BEFORE
“Responsible for monthly reports for several departments.”
AFTER
“Automated the monthly inventory report in SQL and built a dashboard Operations used to review location-level variance.”
The rewrite connects the tool, the deliverable, and the person who used it. The details are fictional; replace them with your own.
FINAL REVIEW
What to confirm before you apply
- The text extracts completely and in the right order.
- Sections are clearly named and sensibly ordered.
- Every requirement you claim is backed by a bullet in your experience.
- Bullets describe actions and outcomes, not just responsibilities.
What no resume tool can promise
Every employer configures its ATS differently, and a person still makes the hiring decision. WorqAI checks readability, relevance, and job alignment; it cannot guarantee that a resume passes a filter or earns an interview.
Your resume is not marketing material
We process your file only to produce your result. An analysis run without an account is kept for at most 30 days, only to enforce free-tier limits and prevent abuse; documents you process with an account are stored in that account. We never publish your resume or turn your personal details into marketing examples.