Free ATS Resume Checker

An ATS resume checker is a tool that reads your resume the way an applicant tracking system does and tells you what it can and can’t make sense of. Ours parses your file, then scores it out of 100 across parseability, section structure, keywords, impact and completeness, and lists the specific problems it found in your document.

Yes. You can upload a resume and see your overall score and the top issues with no account and no payment. Signing up — also free — unlocks the full category breakdown and every issue, and lets you fix them in the editor.

It converts your file into structured data — name, contact details, job titles, employers, dates, education and skills — and stores it in a searchable database. Recruiters then search and filter that data, often by keywords and job titles. Whether a person sees your application depends on how well your resume was parsed and how closely it matches the role.

Usually not on their own. Most systems parse, sort and rank applications and leave the decision to a recruiter, though some employers add knockout questions or filters. The practical risk is quieter: if your resume parses badly, your details are wrong or missing in the database, so you never show up in the searches that matter.

Treat 80 and above as strong, 60 to 79 as decent with clear fixes available, and anything below 60 as a sign that something structural — usually layout or missing keywords — needs attention. Our score is an estimate of how machine-readable and recruiter-friendly your resume is, not the output of any employer’s specific system, so use it to find weaknesses rather than as a guarantee.

A text-based PDF exported from Word, Google Docs or a resume builder is read reliably by modern systems and keeps your formatting exact. If the job posting asks for a Word document, send a .docx. The one format to avoid is a scanned or image-based PDF, which has no readable text.

Use a single-column layout with standard headings, put your contact details in the body of the page, and mirror the wording of the job description for skills you genuinely have. Then make every bullet point show a result. Fix the issues this checker lists and upload the new version to see your score move.

No. Repeating keywords, hiding white text in the margins or pasting in the whole job description reads as spam to recruiters and is easy for modern systems to spot. Use the important terms naturally — once in your skills section and again in the experience bullets where they apply.

It is read once to score it and is not shared with anyone. If you choose “Fix it in the editor”, we keep the file for up to 7 days only so we can open it without a second upload, and delete it as soon as it becomes a resume in your account. Details are in our Privacy Policy.

Yes — that is the best way to use it. Scan your current resume, fix the highest-priority issues, and scan again. Because the categories and point values are fixed, the numbers are directly comparable from one upload to the next.