Free Resume Checker - Get an ATS Score in Seconds

Yes. 100% free with no premium tier, no trial period, no email gate, and no 'unlock the full report' upsell. Every part of the result - overall score, category breakdown, suggestions - is shown immediately and in full. You can also one-click improve your resume in our free builder afterwards.

PDF and DOCX, up to 5MB. The legacy .doc format (older Word files) is not supported - please save your resume as .docx and upload again. If your PDF is a scanned image, we'll tell you so and offer to help you rebuild it (because real ATS systems can't read scanned resumes either).

Two layers. First, a deterministic structural pass checks for parseable contact info, machine-readable dates, standard section headers, quantified bullet points, and reasonable length. Then an AI pass evaluates content quality, specificity, action verbs, language professionalism, and tailoring. The two layers combine into a 0-100 score plus five category sub-scores.

No. Your file is processed in memory and discarded after the analysis returns. We don't write uploaded resumes to disk, we don't log their contents, and we don't keep any copy of the parsed data on our servers. The parsed result only goes back to your browser.

Applicant Tracking Systems (Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Taleo, iCIMS, etc.) are software employers use to filter resumes before a human sees them. To pass through, your resume needs parseable text (not images), standard section headers, machine-readable dates, and clean structure. Our checker tests all of these mechanical signals before evaluating content.

Yes. Click 'Improve in Builder' on the results page and your resume content is automatically imported into our free builder. You can apply the suggestions, edit any section, switch templates, and download a new PDF - all free, no signup.

The checker works with resumes in any language. The AI detects your resume's language automatically and parses it natively. The suggestions are written in the language of the page you're on.

About 10-20 seconds for a typical 1-2 page resume. We process the file in memory and run a single AI call that combines parsing, scoring, and suggestion generation.

Above 80 means your resume is structurally sound and well written - the main thing left is tailoring it to each specific job posting. 60-80 usually needs a handful of concrete fixes (metrics, headers, date formatting). Below 60 typically points to something structural, like a scanned PDF or a two-column template, that could get the resume rejected before a human ever reads it.

No, and we won't pretend otherwise. A high score means your resume can be read and parsed cleanly by software and skimmed quickly by a recruiter - it removes the mechanical reasons a resume gets filtered out. Whether you land the interview still depends on your actual experience, how well it matches the role, and the job market for your field.

Not yet - the current version scores your resume on its own structure, content quality, and general strength, without matching it against one job description's keywords. It will still flag generic phrasing and duty-only bullets, which are the biggest reasons a resume fails keyword matching in the first place regardless of the specific posting.

It covers the same core ground - ATS compatibility, structure, and content quality - for free, with no signup, no email, and no locked results. We don't do job-description keyword matching the way some paid tools do, but every score, sub-score, and suggestion we do generate is shown in full immediately, which isn't always true of the free tiers of paid competitors.

Read the category breakdown first - it tells you whether the problem is ATS compatibility, structure, content, achievements, or language quality, so you're not guessing where to start. Fix the structural issues first (file format, headers, dates), since those can block an ATS outright, then work through the content suggestions. One click sends everything into our free builder so you can apply the fixes directly.

Yes, as many times as you want. There's no limit, no cooldown, and no signup required between checks. Many people upload, fix two or three of the top suggestions, and re-upload to confirm the score improved before applying for jobs - that's exactly what it's built for.