Beat the ATS. Land the Interview.
Score your resume 0-100 against any job description. Find missing keywords, hard skills match, and format issues that 99% of Fortune 500 ATS systems check.
1. Paste Your Resume
Copy and paste your resume text from PDF, Word, or any source. We never upload it - it stays in your browser.
2. Paste the Job Description
Copy the full job posting. We extract the keywords a real ATS would look for and check your match.
Analyzing...
Your score is being calculated based on hard skills, job title, soft skills, education, and other keywords found in the job description.
Match Breakdown
Keyword Analysis
Missing Keywords (0)
Matched Keywords (0)
ATS Format Compatibility
Resume Statistics
AI Improvement Suggestions
Personalized tips powered by Groq Llama 3.3 70B, focused on the missing keywords and weak categories in your resume.
Try a Real-World Example
Click to load a Software Engineer resume and matching job description. See your score instantly.
Applicant Tracking Systems filter resumes before a human sees them. Jobscan reports 75% match rate as the realistic target.
Hard skills (50%), job title (15%), soft skills (15%), education (10%), other keywords (10%). Reverse-engineered from real ATS.
Jobscan's free tier allows 1 scan per week. Resume Worded is paywalled. Ours is 100% free, unlimited, and never uploads your resume.
ChatGPT gives subjective advice. We compute a deterministic, exact-match ATS score - same logic real iCIMS, Lever, Greenhouse, and Taleo use.
How Our ATS Resume Checker Solves Real Problems
70% of resumes are rejected by Applicant Tracking Systems before a human ever sees them. Most job seekers have no idea why their resume gets no callbacks. Generic AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude) can give vague advice, but they cannot simulate the exact deterministic keyword matching that real ATS systems perform. Our tool solves this gap.
The 5 Priority Model That Real ATS Use
Jobscan reverse-engineered the scoring of iCIMS, Lever, Greenhouse, and Taleo - the ATS systems used by most Fortune 500 companies. The priority order is hard skills first, then job title, soft skills, education, and other keywords. We use the same weighted model. That means a 75% match score from our tool means roughly the same thing as a 75% from Jobscan - you are in the interview pile.
What AI Chatbots Get Wrong
If you ask ChatGPT "is my resume ATS-friendly?", it gives you generic advice like "use keywords" or "save as .docx". It cannot tell you that you are missing the specific hard skill "Kubernetes" mentioned 3 times in the job description. It cannot list the 12 missing keywords. It cannot compute a 0-100 match score that mirrors what a real ATS would assign. Our tool can - and it does this in under 100 milliseconds, entirely in your browser, with no upload.
Why We Are Different From Jobscan and Resume Worded
- 100% free, unlimited: Jobscan's free tier is 1 scan per week. Resume Worded is paywalled. We have no daily limit, no monthly cap, no paywall.
- No signup: Open the page, paste your resume, get your score. No email, no account, no credit card.
- Privacy first: Your resume text is processed in your browser. It is never sent to any server for the score. The AI suggestions button is the only optional call to a server.
- Same scoring model: 5-priority weighting, exact-match keyword extraction, just like Jobscan and the real ATS systems they studied.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a good ATS score?
Jobscan recommends 75% as the target. However, 65% is often realistic and still gets interviews. Scores above 80% may indicate over-optimization - stuffing every keyword from the job description into your resume. Aim for 65-80% with the missing keywords list as your guide.
Why does my score change between resumes and job descriptions?
The score is a measure of how well your resume matches a specific job description. A 90% match for a marketing role might be a 40% match for a data analyst role. This is exactly how real ATS work - they compare your resume against the specific job's keyword list. Always tailor your resume to the job you are applying for.
Does the AI suggestions feature upload my resume?
Yes, but only when you click the button. The AI suggestions call sends your resume and job description to our AI provider (Groq, Llama 3.3 70B) for personalized improvement tips. We do not store or log your resume. You can still get a useful ATS score, keyword analysis, and format check without using AI suggestions - those are 100% client-side.
What if my resume has tables, columns, or special characters?
Real ATS systems struggle to parse tables, columns, text boxes, headers/footers, images, and special characters. The format check section of our tool warns you about these issues. We recommend using a single-column, plain-text format with standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) and no images. Save as .docx if the employer accepts it.
Can I use this for cover letters too?
The tool is designed for resumes, but the same keyword-matching logic works for cover letters. Paste your cover letter as the "resume" and the job description as the "job description" to see how well your cover letter addresses the role. However, cover letter scoring is less standardized - recruiters read cover letters more freely than ATS scans them.