ATS Resume Checker
See your resume the way applicant tracking systems do — the text they extract, the details they fill in and the problems that get resumes lost — then compare it with a job description to find the keywords you’re missing.
At a glance
- Reads your PDF or Word (.docx) resume the way ATS software does and shows the text it extracts and the details it fills in — name, email, phone, location, LinkedIn, experience, education and skills.
- 40+ checks in four groups — readability, contact details, sections and dates, and content — with an ATS score out of 100 and a plain-English fix for every problem.
- Finds what trips parsers up: two-column layouts, layout tables, text boxes, headers and footers, icon fonts, spaced-out headings, scanned pages and garbled text.
- Job match: paste a job description to see which hard skills, soft skills and keywords you’re missing, and whether you meet the job title, years of experience and degree it asks for.
- Recognises 350+ skills in the spellings people use (Power BI / PowerBI, Node.js / NodeJS) and the headings Indian resumes use, such as Educational Qualifications and Positions of Responsibility.
- Private: your resume is read in your browser and never uploaded. Free, with no sign-up and no limit on checks.
Step by step
How to check your resume for ATS
- 1
Add your resume
Drop the PDF or Word file you send to employers, or paste the text.
- 2
Read the score and fixes
Start with critical problems and warnings — each one says what to change.
- 3
Look at the ATS view
See the text and details the ATS extracts. Jumbled lines mean the layout needs simplifying.
- 4
Match a job
Paste the job description to find missing skills and keywords, then add the ones you really have.
Features
Everything you need, nothing you don’t
See what the ATS sees
The extracted text and parsed fields show exactly where a layout scrambles or hides your details.
Fixes, not just a score
Every warning says why it matters and what to change, most important first.
Keyword match
Skills and keywords from any job ad, counted in the job and in your resume.
Made for Indian resumes
Understands Indian formats and flags Aadhaar or PAN numbers, date of birth and other personal details.
Checks the real file
Text boxes, tables, headers and image-only pages only show up in the PDF or Word file itself — so that is what it reads.
Private
No upload and no account: your resume never leaves your device.
What ATS software needs from a resume
| Check | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Real, readable text | Scanned or image-only resumes come through empty. |
| A simple layout | Columns, tables and text boxes can mix up or hide text. |
| Standard headings | Experience, Education and Skills tell the ATS where each detail belongs. |
| Contact details in the page | Some ATS ignore Word headers and footers. |
| Dates on every role | They are used to work out your years of experience. |
| Keywords from the job | Recruiters search and rank candidates by skills and job titles. |
ATS myths
- “An ATS rejects most resumes automatically.” Most systems only reject through screening questions you answer while applying, such as location or notice period. Otherwise recruiters decide — but they find candidates by searching what the ATS extracted, so a resume it reads badly rarely comes up.
- “You need a special ATS template.” A clean, single-column PDF or Word file with standard headings works with every major ATS. Elaborate designs are what cause problems.
- “Add as many keywords as you can.” A person reads the resume after the search. Add only skills you really have, and show them in results.
- “PDFs aren’t ATS-friendly.” Modern ATS read text-based PDFs well. Scanned PDFs and image-heavy designs are the problem — this checker shows which kind yours is.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is an ATS score?
Is my resume uploaded anywhere?
What is a good ATS score?
Why is my job match low?
Are two-column resumes bad for ATS?
Should I send a PDF or a Word file?
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