Lever ATS Resume Guide

Lever outcomes improve when your resume is parse-safe + keyword-aligned + impact-driven.

Lever Friendly Checklist

Standard headings

Tools/skills explicitly listed

Bullets show outcomes (conversion, revenue, speed, cost)

No header/footer content

Dates in plain text (Month Year)

Parsing Breakers

Tables/text boxes

Columns

Fancy separators

Graphical skills bars

Portal Behavior

If the extracted fields look messy, simplify and re-export as DOCX.

FAQ

Why does Lever make me re-enter everything?

Does Lever read PDFs?

Should I include a Summary for Lever?

Where should certifications go?

How many keywords are enough?

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