Free Resume Grammar Checker
Check your resume for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and phrasing errors for free. Polish bullet points and make a confident professional impression.
Craft Flawless, High-Impact Resume Bullet Points
Recruiters and hiring managers spend an average of six seconds scanning a resume. In that brief window, a single grammatical error, misspelled skill, or inconsistent verb tense can immediately disqualify an otherwise qualified candidate.
Resume writing has its own unique grammatical conventions: bullet points must lead with powerful action verbs, past jobs must use past tense while current roles use present tense, and word clutter must be eliminated to make metrics and achievements pop.
Make Text Better checks your resume text, summary statements, and experience bullet points—ensuring consistent tenses, eliminating passive phrasing, and highlighting your achievements with crisp, professional authority.
The Most Common Resume Errors We Fix
Tense Inconsistency Across Roles
Mixing past tense and present tense within the same prior job description.
Weak "Responsible for" Openers
Beginning bullet points with passive duties rather than decisive action verbs.
Punctuation Inconsistencies
Alternating between periods and no periods at the end of consecutive bullet points.
Buzzword Overkill & Clutter
Diluting genuine quantifiable achievements with empty corporate jargon.
Who Should Use This Resume Checker
- ✓ Job seekers preparing for competitive job applications and interviews.
- ✓ Recent graduates transitioning academic CVs into professional resumes.
- ✓ Career switchers highlighting transferable skills and key accomplishments.
- ✓ Executives refining board biographies and leadership experience summaries.
Why Make Text Better Delivers Better Resume Results
We never distort your job titles, dates, numbers, or company metrics. We sharpen the grammatical delivery so your authentic achievements take center stage.
Real Correction Examples
See how Make Text Better fixes errors and improves natural phrasing while keeping your exact meaning.
Responsible for managing a team of five people and was spearheading the weekly sprint planning meetings.
Managed a team of five and led weekly sprint planning meetings.
Increased the sales with 25% by implementing of a new customer outreach strategy.
Increased sales by 25% by implementing a new customer outreach strategy.
Collaborated with cross-functional partners to quickly fix customer bugs and also improving retention.
Collaborated with cross-functional partners to resolve customer bugs and improve retention.
How to Use This Tool
Paste your resume bullet points
Enter your experience summaries, profile statements, or bullet points.
Click Make It Better
The tool audits action verbs, tense agreement, and grammatical precision.
Copy polished bullet points
Paste your punchy, error-free bullets directly into your resume or CV.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should resume bullet points end with periods? ▼
Consistency is the golden rule. If your bullet points are complete sentences or contain multiple clauses, end them with periods. The most important factor is keeping the formatting uniform across every section.
What tense should I use on my resume? ▼
Use past tense verbs for past positions (e.g., "Led", "Designed", "Built") and present tense verbs for your current role (e.g., "Lead", "Manage", "Direct").
Does Make Text Better store my resume information? ▼
No. Make Text Better processes all text ephemerally with zero permanent storage, keeping your personal contact details and employment history completely private.
Is the resume grammar checker free? ▼
Yes, 100% free with no subscriptions or limits.