Generic résumé reviews catch generic problems. The problems that actually get you rejected are JD-specific — meaning a résumé that’s perfect for one role can be a hard reject for another.
To diagnose against one specific job, run through these four checks.
Check 1 — Seniority axis
- Read your most recent title.
- Read the JD level cues (“IC3,” “mid-level,” “no direct reports,” “individual contributor”).
- Are they at the same altitude? If not, seniority mismatch.
Check 2 — Execution-verb density
- Count execution verbs (ship, write, deploy) in your most recent role’s first 5 bullets.
- Count execution verbs in the JD’s “you will” section.
- Are densities close? If your résumé is strategic-flavored and the JD is execution-flavored, you fail the verb test.
Check 3 — Relevance / domain
- Read your most recent role’s domain. Read the JD’s domain.
- Match? If “B2C consumer mobility” → “B2B fintech,” you have a domain misread to address.
Check 4 — Tacit disqualifiers
- Read the JD’s “about the team” / reporting structure / team size lines.
- Does your résumé contradict those implications? If so, tacit disqualifier.
Or skip the manual check
Run a diagnostic. Two free runs. The output is the same four-axis read with evidence — and it doesn’t ask you to count verbs yourself.