United States
Build a resume that reads as American, not translated.
US hiring has its own conventions, and a resume written for another market gets screened out for reasons that have nothing to do with your experience. DraftlyCV formats to US expectations and scores you against the posting before you apply.
- • No photo, date of birth, marital status, or nationality — US resumes omit all of them.
- • One page for early career, two pages once you pass roughly ten years.
- • US spelling, month-year dates, and dollar figures for anything quantified.
- • Single column and standard headers so Workday and Greenhouse parse cleanly.
- • Free ATS score against the exact job description.
Mastering the American Corporate Resume Standard
Hiring in the United States is fast-paced, highly metrics-driven, and governed by strict anti-discrimination labor laws (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act). US corporate recruiters and sourcers expect a streamlined, single-column resume formatted on standard US Letter size (8.5 x 11 inches). If you have under 10 years of experience, a strict one-page limit is strongly enforced.
Never include photographs, headshots, date of birth, age, marital status, religion, gender, or full residential addresses. Including these details can force US recruiters to immediately reject your application to prevent hiring bias claims. Your contact header should only contain your name, city and state (e.g. 'San Francisco, CA' or 'Austin, TX'), phone number, professional email, and a customized LinkedIn profile link.
Dates must follow standard US formatting ('MM/YYYY' or 'Month Year', e.g. 'June 2021 – Present'). Financial metrics must be quoted in US Dollars ($) and all spelling must follow American English conventions ('summarize' not 'summarise', 'analyze' not 'analyse').
Beating US Enterprise ATS: Greenhouse, Lever & Workday
Over 98% of Fortune 500 companies and virtually all US venture-backed tech startups screen incoming applicants through applicant tracking systems such as Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, and iCIMS.
These systems convert candidate PDFs into raw parsed text trees. Creative multi-column tables, text boxes, graphic skill-rating bars, and floating icons frequently break extraction algorithms, resulting in an unreadable profile and automated rejection.
Use industry-standard section headings that US parsers expect: 'Professional Summary', 'Work Experience' (or 'Professional Experience'), 'Technical Skills', and 'Education'. Keep the typography clean with system fonts like Inter, Roboto, Arial, or Georgia.
Crafting High-Velocity Google XYZ Achievement Bullets
US recruiters look for measurable commercial velocity. Passive bullets like 'Handled day-to-day operations and team meetings' are discarded immediately. Every bullet point should follow Google's executive formulation: Accomplished [X], as measured by [Y], by doing [Z].
Strong example: 'Spearheaded the migration of customer onboarding flows from legacy PHP to React and Node.js, reducing drop-off rates by 34% and accelerating enterprise time-to-value from 14 days to under 48 hours.'
If applying as an international candidate, clarify your US work authorization status concisely in your professional summary (e.g. 'Authorized to work in the US for any employer' or 'Eligible for STEM OPT / TN / H-1B transfer') to immediately eliminate recruiter hesitation.
Frequently asked questions
One page for students and early career, two pages once you have roughly ten years of relevant experience.
No. US employers generally discard resumes with photos to avoid bias claims.
No, but listing a city and state, or 'Open to relocation', helps recruiters place you.
Yes, the first full check is free with no signup.