Free ATS Resume Checker
Most resumes get filtered before a human reads them. See exactly which keywords you're missing — and your match score.
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Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) parse your resume as plain text and scan for keywords that match the job description. If your resume is missing the right terms — even if you have the skills — the system scores you as a weak match and moves you to the bottom of the pile before any human sees it.
The most common reasons resumes fail ATS: using synonyms instead of the exact terms the employer used ("managed" instead of "led"), listing skills in a format the parser can't read (tables, columns, headers), or simply not including keywords the job description emphasizes heavily.
What this tool checks
This free ATS checker extracts the most frequent and meaningful keywords from a job description and compares them against your resume text. It surfaces which keywords you're already using (matched) and which are missing so you can add them before submitting.
Important: This is a keyword-overlap estimate, not a simulation of any real ATS system. Different ATS platforms (Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Taleo) weight and parse keywords differently. Use this tool to identify gaps — not as a guarantee of how any specific ATS will score your resume.
How to improve your ATS score
- —Use the exact phrasing from the job description, not a synonym you prefer
- —Add missing keywords naturally — write them into your bullet points, not a keyword dump at the bottom
- —Avoid formatting that ATS parsers skip: tables, text boxes, headers/footers, graphics
- —Run this check for each job you apply to — keywords vary significantly between roles at the same seniority level