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Open toolSee how applicant tracking software may read your resume. Get a score, a keyword match against any job post and a short list of fixes, all inside your browser.
FreeNo uploadNo AI, no sign-upPDF, DOCX, TXTAn ATS resume checker shows you how a resume looks to the software that screens it before a person ever does. This free tool reads your resume in your browser, compares it with a job description if you paste one, and gives you a score out of 100 with a plain list of what to fix. Nothing is uploaded and there is no AI involved.
It takes less than a minute, and you can repeat it for every job you apply to.
ATS stands for applicant tracking system. It is the software many employers use to collect applications, store resumes and let recruiters search them. When you upload a resume, the system usually pulls out the text, tries to sort it into fields such as name, jobs, dates and skills, and saves the result. A recruiter then searches or filters those fields.
Two things can go wrong. The software may fail to read your file properly, so your experience lands in the wrong place or goes missing. Or your resume may simply not contain the words the recruiter searches for. This checker looks at both.
One honest note: there is no single "ATS score" that every employer sees. Different systems work differently, and many do not rank or reject people automatically at all. Think of this score as a health check for your resume, not a prediction of any company's decision.
| Check | What it means |
|---|---|
| Keyword match | How many of the key skills and terms in the job post also appear in your resume. |
| Sections | Whether standard headings such as Experience, Education and Skills can be found. |
| Contact info | An email, a phone number and, if you have one, a LinkedIn link. |
| Impact and action verbs | Bullets that start with verbs like "Built" or "Reduced", and numbers that show results. |
| Format and readability | Garbled characters, scanned pages, mixed date styles and very little readable text. |
| Length | A rough word count that fits one or two pages. |
With a job description added, keywords carry the most weight. Without one, the score covers structure only, and the tool says so on the results page.
80 and above is strong, 65 to 79 is good, 50 to 64 needs work, and below 50 means something basic is missing or unreadable. Do not chase 100. A resume that reads well to a human and lands around 80 to 90 is in good shape.
Green terms appear in your resume. Red terms were found in the job post but not in your resume. Add a red term only when it is honestly part of your experience, and use the same wording the employer used. If the post says "customer success" and your resume says "client care", the match may be missed.
Open "See the text the checker read from your file" to see what a parser sees. If columns are jumbled or words are cut apart, a real ATS may struggle too. That is a strong hint to simplify the layout.
Follow the employer's instructions first. If they do not say, a clean DOCX is the most widely readable choice, and a PDF exported from Word or Google Docs is usually fine too. The problem files are PDFs made from a design tool or a scanned page, because the text may be stored as shapes or images. If you only have a PDF and need a Word copy, try the PDF to Word tool, and use the Word Counter to check your length.
A resume holds your name, phone number, work history and address. This tool reads the file inside your browser, so it is not sent to our server and we never see it. When you close the tab it is gone. If you are not sure, load the page, turn off your internet and run a check with pasted text.
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It is a tool that reviews your resume the way applicant tracking software might: can the text be read, are the standard sections there, and do the right keywords appear. It gives you a score and a list of fixes.
Yes. It is free with no sign-up, no email and no limit on how many times you check. It also runs without any paid API.
No. Your file is read inside your browser and the analysis happens on your device. Nothing is sent to our server or stored.
No. It uses fixed rules and keyword matching written in JavaScript. That keeps it free and means your resume never goes to an AI service.
No. Real systems differ by employer and their scoring rules are private. This score is a guide to help you fix common problems, not a prediction of any company's decision.
PDF, DOCX and TXT, up to 10 MB. The tool checks the real file content, so a renamed image or an old .doc file will be rejected. You can also paste your text.
It is optional. Without one you get a structure score. With one you also get a keyword match showing which terms from the job post your resume has and which it lacks.
The tool picks skills, tools and repeated terms from the job description, ignores filler words, and then looks for each one in your resume. Common word endings are handled, so 'managed' and 'managing' count as the same word.
80 and above is strong and 65 to 79 is good. A score in the 80s with a resume that also reads well to people is a solid target. You do not need 100.
Most often the PDF is a scan or was exported as images, so there is no real text inside. Export a text-based PDF from Word or Google Docs, or upload a DOCX, and try again.
No. Add a keyword only when it is true for you. Stuffing in skills you lack can get you through a filter and then fail at the interview.
It cannot see the visual layout, but the text preview shows how your content reads when extracted. Jumbled order or broken words there are a sign to simplify the design.
Yes. The page works on phones and tablets, and you can paste text if your phone makes picking a file awkward.
Yes. Copy the iframe code from the embed box on this page and paste it into your site. No API key is needed.