Lever Resume Parsing Wrong or Blank Fields
Quick answer
Lever fills the application from your resume; blank or scrambled fields come from multi-column layouts, tables or contact details in the header, and a single-column Word resume fixes it.
Most likely fix: Use a single-column layout
How to fix it
Try these in order — the most common fix is first.
1. Use a single-column layout
- Put name, city, phone and email as plain text at the top of the body
- Use headings Experience, Education, Skills
Did this fix it?2. Format each job consistently
- Employer, title, Month Year range, then bullets
Did this fix it?3. Correct the fields manually before submitting
- Scroll the Lever preview
- Overwrite wrong employer, title, email and phone fields
Did this fix it?
Symptoms
Name, email, employer or title are empty or in the wrong field after upload.
Why it happens
- Two-column layout, tables or text boxes
- Contact info in header or footer
- Creative section headings
- Scanned or image PDF
This guide also covers
- lever resume parsing wrong
- lever autofill resume wrong
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