Read for responsibilities, not just keywords
Identify the actual work: who you would help, the problems you would solve and the tools the role requires. Separate essential qualifications from preferences. A title alone is not enough to infer an employer’s needs.
Match each requirement to a fact
For a role that emphasises onboarding, look for a project where you worked on onboarding. Keep the organisation, dates and your actual responsibility. If you collaborated, do not turn the statement into a claim that you led the work.
Example: move relevant evidence forward
Original order: “Maintained the design library.” “Designed onboarding flows for a finance platform.” For an onboarding-focused role, place the second statement first. Both facts stay intact. Do not add a conversion-rate improvement unless you measured it and can support it.
Keep missing requirements visible
If the job requires a skill you have not used, do not insert it as a keyword. You can clarify adjacent experience in your application, but your resume should accurately describe what you have done.
Review the final PDF
Check your contact details, dates, role scope and page breaks. Select and copy the text to check reading order. Save the exact version you submit alongside the application.