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Free ATS resume checker
Compare your resume with a job description. See which of the job’s skills and keywords your resume mentions, which it does not, and whether its structure is easy for applicant tracking systems to read.
What this checker looks at
- Skills and keywords from the job.
Skills, tools and methods named in the job description, and whether your resume mentions them. The summary is a plain count, such as “mentions 14 of 22”, not a score out of 100.
- Structure a parser can read.
Contact details near the top, standard headings (Experience, Education, Skills), readable and consistent dates, signs of tables or columns, and icons that may be dropped.
- Concrete fixes.
Each problem comes with a specific change you can make, and a reminder to add only skills you really have.
Applicant tracking systems differ by employer and configuration. No tool can tell you how a particular employer’s system ranks you, so this is a guide, not a guarantee. The check uses fixed rules and no AI model.
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Questions about the checker
Is this the score an employer’s ATS will give me?
No. Employers use different applicant tracking systems and set them up differently, and no outside tool can see how a particular employer ranks applications. This checker shows which of the job’s recognised terms your resume mentions and flags structure that commonly causes misreads. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.
What exactly is checked?
Skills, tools and methods from the job description (from a fixed list of common terms, plus any skills the employer lists in structured form), and whether your resume mentions them. It also checks for contact details near the top, standard section headings, readable and consistent dates, signs of tables or columns, icons, and the file type when you upload one.
Do you keep my resume or the job description?
No. The text you paste or the file you upload is processed in memory to produce your result and is then discarded. It is not saved to a database or file, not logged, and not used to train anything. You do not need an account.
Should I add every missing keyword?
Only where it is true. Add a missing skill when you genuinely have it, and show where you used it in a bullet under that role. Adding skills you do not have may get past a filter and then fail the interview.
Which file format should I send?
Use what the employer asks for. Otherwise a DOCX or a text-based PDF exported from your editor is the safest choice. Avoid scanned PDFs and images, which contain pictures of text rather than text.
Is it really free?
Yes. There is no sign-up and no paywall on the results. To keep the tool available for everyone, each connection can run a limited number of checks per minute.
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