Have your application proofread: cover letter and CV

Why a flawless application matters

Application documents are a work sample in your own cause. Before any conversation takes place, your cover letter and CV give an impression of how carefully you work. Surveys of recruiters regularly list spelling mistakes among the most common reasons for rejection, even ahead of gaps in skills. A swapped letter, a missing comma or a misspelt company name can stand out more than you expect. Unlike a term paper, this first impression cannot be corrected once the application has been sent. If you have your application proofread, you cut avoidable language errors before the documents reach the company.

Which application documents the check covers

We check spelling, grammar and punctuation in the documents you submit. These can include your cover letter, CV, motivation letter and, on request, attachments such as a short profile. In the cover letter the focus is on complete sentences, correct references and confident comma use. A CV check also looks at language details in the individual stages: are date formats consistent, does the style switch unintentionally between noun phrases and verbs, and are company names spelt the same way throughout? Professional proofreaders check such points systematically across all documents, so the whole application reads as one consistent package and not as a collection of separately edited files.

Proofreading or editing for your application?

Which service fits depends on the state of your documents. Pure proofreading removes errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation. If content and wording are already right, this check is the best choice. If you also want more active, concrete and convincing wording, choose editing. It can also improve typical stock phrases such as “I hereby apply for…”. No new content is written in either case. If you are working on a motivation letter for a university place or scholarship, editing is the better fit too. Before you upload, you can decide clearly whether a pure error check is enough or whether you want a stylistic revision.

Prices: what does it cost to proofread an application?

Standard proofreading costs €1.90 per standard page of 1,800 characters, with a delivery time of 5 days. A complete application with cover letter and CV usually runs to only 2 to 4 standard pages, so proofreading normally stays well under €10. If you also want style improvements, editing costs €4.90 per standard page. What counts is the actual length of your documents and the service you choose. The price calculator for proofreading and editing shows the cost in advance from your documents.

Typical mistakes in cover letters and CVs

Our proofreaders know the mistakes that come up again and again. They include a missing comma after the opening line, mixed tenses within the stages of a CV and different spellings of the same company name. An old date also stays behind easily when you reuse a template. An error in the name of your preferred employer is especially serious, because it catches the eye immediately. When you check your own text, such spots are often overlooked: you know what you meant to write, so your brain reads it correctly. A second pair of eyes breaks that pattern.

How the proofreading of your application works

First you upload your application documents as a Word or PDF file. Then you confirm the page count we have worked out and the service you want. You receive the corrected version back with Track Changes, so every adjustment stays visible and can be accepted or rejected individually. Nothing is changed silently, and you stay in control of your cover letter, CV and motivation letter. If a job advert is about to close, express proofreading with delivery in 48 or 24 hours is available.