Lever resume tips. A short form, so the resume does the work.
Lever's standard application form asks for your resume, name, email, phone, location and current company, and recruiters can search the text Lever parses from your resume. With so few fields, the file you upload does most of the work.
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/ What we checked
What the Lever docs say. Each point links to its source.
The default form
Lever's standard application form asks for resume, full name, email, phone, current location and current company. Full name and email are required by default, and employers can make the other fields mandatory.1
Your resume fills in the location
The current location field is filled in from your resume. If you don't upload one, or the location can't be parsed, you pick a location from a list instead.1
Recruiters search parsed text
Lever's search covers parseable content attached to candidate profiles, including resumes, and a Resume filter limits a search to text parsed from the resume.2
Applying from LinkedIn
Where the employer uses Lever's LinkedIn Apply Connect integration, you must include a resume if the employer's form requires one and answer any required custom questions before you can submit.3
/ What trips it up
Four things to fix before you upload.
General guidance for resume parsers in most applicant tracking systems, not specific to one vendor.
Tables and text boxes
Many parsers skip or merge text inside them, so job details can end up in the wrong field or go missing.
Headers and footers
Contact details placed there may not reach the application form. Put them in the body, under your name.
Creative section names
“My Journey” instead of “Experience” makes job history harder to split into entries.
Mixed date formats
Start and end dates can land in the wrong fields. Pick one format, month and year, and use it everywhere.
/ Applying through Lever
Tips for Lever applications.
Run the highlight test
Open your PDF and try to select a line of text. If you can't, the file is probably an image; re-export it from your editor before you apply.
Make the short form count
With only a few fields, the resume does most of the work. Keep your current title, company and city at the top so they match what you type in the form.
Use the extra-info box
Many application forms include an optional free-text field. Two or three sentences tying your experience to the role act as a short cover letter.
Use the job post's words
Recruiters can search the text of your resume, so name the skills and tools from the post that you really have, spelled the way the post spells them.
/ Checklist
Before you hit Upload.
Not sure your file passes? Run the free ATS check or look up keywords for your job.
- A .docx or text-based PDF
- Text you can highlight, not an image
- Name and email clearly at the top
- City and current company match the form
- Portfolio links written out in full
- Optional questions answered in a sentence or two
Other systems
All ATS guides/ Questions
Lever, answered.
Something else? support@launch-cv.com
What does Lever's application form ask for?
By default: resume, full name, email, phone, current location and current company. Employers can add their own questions and make more fields required.
How do I know if my resume can be read?
Try to highlight the text with your cursor. If you can't select it, the file is probably an image, and most applicant tracking systems can't read text from images. Re-export it from your editor as a text-based PDF or .docx.
Why does my resume's wording matter so much on Lever?
Lever lets recruiters search the text parsed from resumes. If your resume names a skill the way the job post does, a search for that term can find it.
/ Sources (checked Nov 2026)
Where this comes from.
Only Lever's own public help pages, documentation and announcements. Each employer configures its own system, so what you see may differ.
- 1.Configuring your Lever application formLever Help Center · Checked
- 2.Searching the database for candidatesLever Help Center · Checked
- 3.Enabling and using the LinkedIn Apply Connect IntegrationLever Help Center · Checked
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