Free ATS Resume CheckerFix it before you apply
Almost every large employer screens applications with an applicant tracking system. See what yours reads: a score out of 100 straight away, then the exact lines to fix with a free account.
- Keyword matching
- Format checking
- Results in 8 seconds
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What we score
One score out of 100, five category breakdowns, and the exact lines to change in each.
ATS readability
Whether your text comes out in the order a human wrote it. Multi-column layouts, text boxes and header/footer content are the usual culprits when a parser scrambles a resume.
Resume essentials
Whether the sections a recruiter and a parser both expect are present and clearly labelled - contact details, experience, education and skills.
Experience & impact
Whether your bullets show outcomes rather than duties. The check looks for measurable results and flags the statements that read as a job description.
Writing & brevity
Whether the resume can be scanned quickly. Overlong bullets, filler phrasing and inconsistent tense all get called out with the line they appear on.
Skills & keywords
Whether the skills you actually have are findable in the text. A skill mentioned only inside a paragraph is far weaker than one a recruiter can search for.
Job description match
Paste the posting you are applying to and the report adds a keyword match: which required skills appear in your resume, which are missing, and where to add them.
How it works
Three steps, about a minute. Upload the resume you already have.
- 01
Drop your resume
PDF or DOCX, straight from your desktop. No template, no rewriting, no formatting rules to learn first.
- 02
Add the job description
Optional. Paste the posting and the report also scores how well your resume matches the keywords that role actually asks for.
- 03
Fix and re-check
Work through the prioritised list, then run it again to confirm the score moved before you send the application.
What's a good score?
Four bands. The top one starts at 86 and is deliberately hard to reach - a band everyone hits would tell you nothing.
Get Your ATS Score
Find missing keywords and resume issues in seconds.
Send it as it is.
Small edits will take it to the top band.
Fix the flagged items before you apply.
Rework the top items before sending this out.
Fix what the report flags, then run it again to confirm the score actually moved before you apply.
Why resumes get filtered
The issues the checker looks for first, because they cost people interviews without ever showing a symptom.
Two-column layouts
Designed resumes often read left-to-right across both columns once parsed, mixing your job titles into your skills list. It looks fine to you and like noise to the system.
Details in the header or footer
Some parsers skip header and footer regions entirely. Put your phone number and email in the body of the document, not in the page furniture.
Skills only inside prose
A recruiter searching their database for a skill matches on the term. If it exists only inside a sentence about a project, it is much less likely to surface.
Tables and text boxes
Content inside a table cell or a floating text box frequently extracts out of order, or does not extract at all. Plain paragraphs and bullets survive every parser.
Duties instead of results
“Responsible for managing the release process” tells a reader nothing. The same line with a number in it is what separates a shortlist from a rejection pile.
Non-standard section names
Creative headings like “Where I've Been” instead of “Experience” stop a parser recognising the section, so its contents may never be filed correctly.
Trusted by job seekers
Thousands of job seekers run their resume through this before they apply.
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What the score means, what happens to your file, and where the limits are
What is an ATS resume checker?
An applicant tracking system is the software most employers use to receive and filter applications. An ATS resume checker reads your resume the way that software does, then reports what came through cleanly, what was lost, and which keywords are missing. It shows you the version of your resume a recruiter's system actually sees.
Is the ATS resume checker free?
Yes. Your score is free without an account, and a free account adds the full report with three checks a day - enough to scan, fix and re-scan before you apply. You do not need a paid plan for either.
Do I have to sign up to check my resume?
Not for your score. Drop your resume on this page and the check runs in your browser: the file is not uploaded, and you see your score out of 100 and how many fixes it found. A free account unlocks the full report - the exact line to change for each fix, your five category scores and a job-description keyword match - and keeps your history so you can compare versions.
What is a good ATS score?
On our scale, 71 and above is strong and 86 and above is very strong. Between 51 and 70 there are specific issues worth fixing before you apply, and below 51 the resume needs rework. The report always names what to change rather than leaving you with just a number.
What file formats can I upload?
PDF and DOCX. PDF is the safer choice for most applications, but the checker reads both and will tell you if the text could not be extracted cleanly from the file you uploaded.
Does a high score guarantee an interview?
No. The score tells you your resume parses cleanly and covers what the role asks for, which removes a category of silent rejection. It cannot judge your experience against other applicants, and no tool can promise an outcome.
Do you keep my resume?
Nothing leaves your browser until you have an account. After that your checks are saved to your own dashboard so you can compare versions over time, and you can delete them whenever you want.
Still have questions? Email us at support@interviewgpt.in