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Resume Tense Checker and Consistency Check

For job seekers polishing a final draft. You get four consistency checks: first-person voice, bullet punctuation, date formats and verb tense.

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How to use

How to use the Resume Tense Checker

  1. Paste your resume as plain text into the box.
  2. Click Check consistency.
  3. Read the four checks and fix any marked as a warning.
Worked example

An example, step by step

You enter

A resume that writes dates as 2021 in one role, 01/2021 in another and Jan 2021 in a third, with three bullets starting Managing, Building and Leading.

The tool shows

Date formats warns that multiple date styles were detected and to standardise to one, and Verb tense warns that 3 bullets start with an -ing verb.

FAQ

Questions about the Resume Tense Checker

Should resume bullets be in past or present tense?

Use past tense for past roles and present tense for your current one. The tool warns when 3 or more bullets start with an -ing verb.

Should resume bullets end with a full stop?

Either style works if you are consistent. The tool warns when a noticeable share of bullets end with a period and the rest do not.

Is it okay to use I and my in a resume?

Resumes usually drop them. The tool flags 4 or more uses of I, me, my or myself.

Is the Resume Tense Checker free and private?

Yes. It is free, needs no sign-up and runs entirely in your browser, so what you type is not uploaded. You only sign in if you want to email a result to yourself or save it to your CareerByteCode profile.