Why your CV still needs a human editor, not just a grammar checker

Grammar and spell-check tools are good at what they do — catching typos, flagging passive voice, suggesting shorter sentences. What they can't do is tell you whether your CV is actually making the case for you.

A human editor reads your CV the way a hiring manager does: looking for evidence, not adjectives. 'Managed a team' says nothing. 'Managed a team of six through a 40% revenue increase over 18 months' says everything a checker can't verify or suggest, because it requires understanding what's actually impressive about your specific experience.

The other thing a grammar tool can't do is cut. Most CVs are too long because everything feels important to the person who lived it. An editor's real job is often deciding what to leave out — which older roles matter less, which bullet points are repeating a point already made, and what's actually going to get read in the six seconds a recruiter spends on a first pass.

Tools are useful for a first pass. They're not a substitute for someone who's read hundreds of CVs and knows what makes one get a callback.