Free ATS resume checker
Check your resume against the job, not a generic score
Applicant tracking systems and recruiters both look for the job's own requirements. Our free check reads the posting you're applying to and shows, requirement by requirement, what your resume already shows and what it doesn't yet.
How it works
A free check in about two minutes
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Add the job
Paste the job description or its link, or search current openings by title and location.
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Add your resume
Upload a PDF or Word file or a LinkedIn profile PDF, or paste your experience as plain text.
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Read your match report
Each key requirement is marked shown, partly shown or missing, with a match score. Nice-to-haves are listed separately and don't count toward the score.
What the check looks at
The requirements of this one job
A resume can score well on a generic checker and still miss what a specific posting asks for. This check is always against a real job.
- The posting's key requirements: skills, tools, responsibilities, scope and certifications.
- Whether your resume shows each one clearly, only partly, or not at all.
- Whether you use the posting's wording for skills you do have (for example "CI/CD" rather than only "Jenkins").
- The same resume and the same job always get the same result, so you can compare jobs fairly.
ATS-friendly files
Formatting that applicant tracking systems can read
When you tailor your resume with us ($19 per job, paid once), every download is built to be read cleanly by software and people alike.
- One column, so text is read in the right order.
- Real, selectable text, never an image of text.
- Standard section headings: Summary, Experience, Skills, Education and Certifications.
- PDF, Word, web page or plain-text downloads, in Classic, Modern or Skills-first layout.
Questions
Plainly answered
- What is an ATS resume checker?
- An applicant tracking system (ATS) is the software many employers use to collect and search applications. An ATS resume checker compares your resume with what a job asks for, so you can see what's missing before you apply.
- Is the check free?
- Yes. The match score and the requirement-by-requirement report are free for every job, and you can see them before creating an account. A resume tailored to that job is $19, paid once, never a subscription.
- Will this get my resume past every ATS?
- No tool can promise that, and we don't. Each employer sets up its own system and its own recruiters decide. What we do is show you whether your resume covers what the job asks for, and give you a clean, standard file.
- Should I copy keywords from the job description into my resume?
- Only where they're true. Using the posting's name for a skill you really have helps. Adding skills you don't have can cost you in the interview. Our tailored resumes use only facts from your resume or your own answers, and flag anything without a source.
Related: tailor your resume to a job description, how to find resume keywords, the AI resume builder and pricing.