ATS Resume Checker

Upload your resume to see how well it will parse in ATS software, and get a checklist of quick fixes.

Upload your resume or drag and drop

PDF or DOCX, up to 5MB

Prefer to build a resume from scratch? Try the resume builder.

See Your Resume the Way an ATS Does

Most rejections never even reach a human being — an applicant tracking system filters resumes first, automatically. This ATS resume checker shows you exactly what it sees before you hit submit.

ATS resume checker showing a resume score gauge next to a list of formatting issues

How the ATS Resume Checker Works

Three steps, no account required to see your first score.

Upload your resume

Drop in a PDF or DOCX — the same formats this ATS resume checker and the resume builder both accept.

See your Resume Score

Get an overall score plus a category breakdown of what an ATS would flag.

Work through the checklist

Fix formatting, keyword, and section issues one at a time, right from the results.

Three steps of using an ATS resume checker: upload, score, and fix

A Resume Score Broken Down by Category, Not One Number

An ATS resume checker that only gives you a single score doesn't tell you what to fix. This one breaks the score into categories you can act on.

See how your resume compares against similar resumes, not just a flat pass or fail
Jump straight from a flagged issue into the resume builder to fix it
ATS resume checker results broken into formatting, keyword, and section score categories

Catch the Formatting an ATS Can't Read

Tables, columns, and graphics can look fine to you and still break how an ATS resume checker — or the real thing — parses your resume.

Flags formatting an ATS typically fails to parse, like text boxes and multi-column layouts
Checks whether the keywords from a job description actually appear in your resume
ATS resume checker flagging a multi-column layout an applicant tracking system can't parse

Open the Full Score Breakdown Any Time

Your Resume Score isn't just a number on a dial — click into it for a full breakdown with a tab for each category and a How You Compare panel.

"Explore my Resume Score" opens a detailed dialog with an issue-by-issue list
Each issue links back to the exact section of the resume builder that needs a fix
ATS resume checker score detail dialog with category tabs and a how-you-compare panel

An ATS Resume Checker for Every Kind of Application

The same free resume score applies whether you're applying to one company or fifty.

Before a mass application push

Run each tailored version through the checker so a copy-paste error doesn't tank your ATS score.

After a career change

Confirm your rewritten resume still reads clearly to an ATS built around old-industry keywords.

Before your first job application

Catch formatting mistakes early, before you've sent the same resume to a dozen employers.

Before a federal or government job

Federal applicant tracking systems are especially strict about formatting — check it first.

Four job seekers each running a resume through the ATS resume checker before applying

One Score, Several Categories

Every single check happens automatically, in the exact same place your resume already lives.

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Resume Score that updates as you fix issues

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File formats accepted — PDF or DOCX

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Cost to run your first ATS resume check

ATS Resume Checker vs. Guessing

Without an ATS resume checker, the only feedback most job seekers get is silence. This one tells you what to fix before an application goes out.

ATS resume checker
Applying and hoping
Tells you why a resume might get filtered out
Checks for missing job-description keywords
Flags formatting an ATS can't parse
Score you can track as you make fixes
Time to find out something's wrong
A few seconds
Weeks of silence
Cost to check
Free

ATS Resume Checker FAQ

Yes — upload a resume and get your first Resume Score without a credit card.

Find Out What an ATS Sees Before You Apply