Strong controls
- The file type matches the posting instructions.
- Your name, email, phone, employers, titles, and dates are searchable text.
- Copied text appears in a usable order.
- Section labels describe their contents.
- Contact values appear as visible text; icons do not carry the information alone.
Context-dependent checks
- Columns preserve the intended order after extraction.
- Tables do not separate a title from its employer or date.
- Header and footer content still appears in extracted text.
- Special characters survive copy and paste.
- Graphics are decorative and do not carry required information.
Use the interactive version
The browser checklist records your answers on the page and explains why each item matters. It does not upload a file or store your results.
References
Sources used on this page
- Unsuccessful resume parseGreenhouse Support
Documents parse failures, a 2.5 MB parsing limit, and layout-related errors.
- Manually add a candidate or prospectGreenhouse Support
Advises recruiters to verify parsed fields and notes that embedded images or some layouts can produce incorrect imports.
- Recognize text in scanned PDFs with AcrobatAdobe Help Center
Explains that OCR adds a searchable text layer to a scanned PDF.
- What you may be missing when you search PDF documentsPDF Association
Demonstrates how PDF content order can differ from the order visible on the page.