Use a small reconciliation table
For each experience entry, compare five fields with the source document: employer, job title, start date, end date and first achievement. Mark a field checked only after reading it in both versions. A common failure is a date migrating to a neighboring role when the original uses columns. Correct the underlying entry before changing fonts or spacing, and leave uncertain information unresolved until you can check your own records.
Separate extraction from rewriting
First make the imported copy faithful to the source. Then save a backup and tailor a second version for the job. If you rewrite while correcting extraction, it becomes difficult to tell whether a changed title or missing number came from the parser or from your edit. After exporting, inspect the new PDF again: fixing the editable fields does not automatically prove the output has a readable text layer.
Verify high-risk facts first
Compare the imported name, contact details, employers, titles, dates, figures, and proper nouns with the original file. Check these fields before editing so an extraction error does not spread into later versions.
Check section ownership and order
Confirm that experience, education, projects, and skills have not moved because of columns, text boxes, page breaks, or line wrapping. Pay special attention to whether each title, employer, and date still belongs to the right entry.
Rebuild layout after the content is correct
Choose a template based on content density, then inspect widows, overflow, and awkward page breaks. Do not force one page by making the type unreadably small or deleting essential evidence.
Retest links and symbols
Open email, portfolio, and profile links. Remove invisible characters, malformed bullets, and spacing copied from the old document. Link labels should remain understandable even in print.
Keep the source and the edited version
The original is a factual backup; the import is an editable copy. Use clear version names and preserve a general master resume after tailoring applications so one job-specific file does not overwrite another.
Use claims you can explain and trace. Keyword matching should reveal wording gaps, never manufacture experience.